Eric Kruger - Student Teaching Week 6

During this week, I was able to have the head of the P.E. department observe me during one of my classes. The class that she observed is the class that I would consider my trouble class. The students in this class to not work well and will put minimum effort into the games and drills. This was deliberate on my part as I wanted her feedback on how I could address these issues, even if it meant that I was hit for points on the observation. After the class I spoke with her and she did indeed tell me that it was a rough class and lesson. I told her too that I knew it would be and that I wanted her to see this class for that exact reason so I would be able to improve myself and find was to break through to a class of this nature.
Another hurdle that I have faces over the past week was a student in my swim unit. Bring that we are required to have a certified swim instructor teach the lessons, I am tasked with taking the non-swimming students the the fitness center for their daily activity. We have a student that has refused to get in the pool or participate in the fitness center as well. I had come to find out that he has and IEP that is behavioral based. I was able to talk with his case manager and find ways to work around this. We have since made up a specific program for him that seems to be working well (20.C.4d).
One thing that I want to make sure to get across to the swimming class is the effect that it has on them throughout the day and why they should be doing it (20.A.4a). Being that swimming is a unit that most high schoolers do not want to participate, it is going to be important for them to see the benefit of the unit and what it can do for them in the long run.