ACTIVITIES in Physical Education

Physical Education

I've had a very fun time in the gym with all the activities. The other day we got to play this new game called bunker ball, it's like a form of baseball bat ball and other activities all combined into one, it was so much fun for the whole class we all got to work tougher while having fun, while doing physical activity. The activities range from bat ball all the way to football or weightlifting. Everything includes everyone. The activities are team based and skillful. They show what you can do and what you can work on. 6th, 7th and 8th, grades were always so much fun in PE, everyone is always included. The community in the class is so great. No matter what grade I was in, I always thought it was really fun and was a class I looked forward to each year!. The benefits of PE and its activities is team building and leadership. This is highly used in real life and I think PE expresses this the most. All activities in PE use team building to achieve a uncommon goal with common people. This can be used in jobs where team leadership or being with a team is used the most.

Mandalay Middle School teaches and uses PE differently and more effectively than other schools because of the reason for team bonding and leadership. Nick Accardi, a Teacher's Assistant (TA), Said “PE is one of the best subjects to take, every activity builds team bonding and leadership skills.” I think this is very needed in life, this can help you later in life with getting a job and or finding things to do that requires a team or a team leader. When I was in the gym, I experienced this myself. My team and I were put into a situation where we had to work together to win the game, I was the team leader and had to put my team into positions to achieve the game goal of getting the highest amount of points. This environment challenged me to take lead in some of the activities or help my team to get to that final goal. As a great Quarterback for the Denver Broncos once stated,“It takes common people to achieve uncommon goals.” This is a very true statement, this is expressed a lot in the PE environment, it is always shown, even though students may not see it it is being used. This life skill is needed everyday. You need a team to achieve goals or things that need to be done.

In Mandalay Middle School, we create an environment that's safe for everyone. We also include everyone. In PE, I think this is expressed more than any other class. Everyone will be included because that is the Mandalay way. Nick Accardi stated “Everyone's opinion is expressed and shown in activities regarding PE.” This shows that everyone is included and that their opinion is expressed during activities. This can be used very highly in life, in a job you need to work with people and ask them to express themselves. This text, High school Insider stated, “Opinions that are expressed and used create a better environment and understanding of activities in different eyes or the way people see things” (Insider 1). This really shows how much PE can be beneficial and needed for a student. A lot of things can be said about PE but learning and seeing things in different points of view or in different shoes is really important, it can be used in so many ways regarding after school, like jobs, your friends, your seeing these people everyday you are constantly talking to them and coming up with ideas wile you are on a team, the activities express this much needed thing the most!

As an IB community, Mandalay has many connections between the community in PE, we always show our love and creativity with the subject we are learning about. Showing this creativity in PE and in the world is highly needed, "creativity allows us to view and solve problems more openly and with innovation." This was said by NYCI, a youth organization to help improve the environment in school. This organization is constantly coming out with articles that involve teachers and students showing what they see everyday in school and how maybe it can be fixed or the facts behind what they see everyday. Showing love for PE is also a very needed thing, PE shows us that being healthy is the best part of life, being happy and a healthy body is very very important in life. Cranbrook school stated, "Keeping healthy will also help you keep free of chronic diseases, like heart disease and cancer. Some more key advantages of eating healthily and working out regularly are that you will live longer, have more energy in daily aspects of your life and you will also be keeping medicine bills down." This shows that having a passion for staying fit or healthy is very needed, this relates to PE a lot because of the way the activities are used and provided to students. PE challenges students and maybe some teachers to eat healthy and stay healthy.

In the end, PE and its activities are very needed! They show us team bonding, leadership, safe environments, including everyone, love and creativity, everything that was stated is used in everyday life. In school I love to express this everyday in PE and can not wait for the next subject we are going to learn. Learning is important and needed and PE helps a lot with it.