Eric Kruger - Student Teaching Week 8

During this week, we have been closing up on our first aid unit and watching the first aid video (22.A.4c). This has been a change of pace as we have been in a classroom and not doing any physical activity. The students have become visibly anxious and do not want to be in this unit anymore. I made sure to remind them that this is important material and that one day this may come in handy for them as you never know what type of situation may come up. I used some personal experiences with some subjects that were presented in the video as well as asked the students if they had anyone in their family that had suffered from specific topics that had been brought up. This seemed to hit home for them a bit more and help refocus the students for the rest of the unit.  Along with this, it prompted the students to open up a bit more and start to have a bit more discussion pertaining to the content matter. When talking about what to do in a heart attack situation, we started the conversation on your overall health and how it contributes to something like a heart attack (23.B.4a). I want to challenge myself to have more in depth conversation within class, even in normal physical education units. The students seem to get more out of the content and it is able to resonate with them better when you are able to have those type of discussions.