Can you grade on effort in Physical Education?
As simple as it sounds, the question of weather you can or can't grade on effort in a Physical Education environment is something that...
Sharing Positives and Negative about this Year
SO...I want to apologize for not posting anything in quite some time, but I am planning on getting back to posting more. First, if you...
Summer Goals
With Summer just around the corner, there are a number of routes educators can take in terms of what they will be doing. Here is my...
Is "Free Time" in P.E. always Bad?
Everyone who has ever taken a Physical Education class can tell you a story involving free time in the gym. We all know the...
Nobody is perfect
After completing our first 9 weeks, it brings us to a great point in our school year to sit back and reflect on how things are going so...


Fitness Clubs at School!
This is officially the time of year when Johnson-WIlliams Middle School kicks of our "Cougar Fit Club"! This is a very important time of...
Student Fitness vs. Teacher Fitness
How can we ask our students to be mindful of their own fitness and well being when there are many teachers out there that do the exact...
My experience with a health class in its first year so far
This year at the the school that I teach is the first year in many that we have had an opportunity to give the students what they...
Dealing with trouble Middle School Students in class
Looking back into my 1st year teaching 4 years ago I have had some interactions with students that we can call...memorable. I will never...
Technology in P.E.
Good afternoon. To those of you who just started back with students I hope you had an amazing day! This is one topic that I have been...