The question I have to answer in this post is this: If you were not limited by the demands of the national/regional curriculum, what would you say is the most important thing you would teach your students about your subject (in a CLIL context)? How would you assess their learning?
I think the
most important thing of my subject is that the P.E. teacher has a lot of time
for making his/her students understand how important the physical activity is for human health (physical and psychologycal health). Nowadays we know that a regular physical
activity can make that we have a good quality of life. It’s our responsibility, as teachers, to promote something which is key for a happy life. And P.E. teachers teach this subject for more than 10 years … and when the children finish secondary school, a lot of
them stop practicing physical activity.
The truth
is that only P.E. is not sufficient physical activity for a child, we have to
make them love physical activity and create a habit in them; they have to
practice activity out of the school. Moreover, 2 hours each week isn’t
sufficient for a kid! I think the school should teach minimum 3 hours each
week, but… this is not the issue.The most important of my subject is that the physical activity well done is one of the best things for each human being, and you have to teach all your students to understand when the physical activity is well done. They have to be critical with their surroundings, practice sport respecting everything and enjoy all the benefits the physical activity could provide them.
In a CLIL
context, Physical Education has to be a tool for the mental and physical health
of the kids when they cooperate, compete (fair play) and play alone or with their
mates. And try to better oneself... I think it’s necessary and you can teach
it in all the languages you want.
How would I
assess their learning? Depending on all the content and values we work but… I
think that.. .in the end, if a student proves that he understands why physical activity is so important and he practices it regularly and… he is
critical with the things that happen in our life, they are learning what they
need to learn with the subject. You can put the mark that you want, but this isn’t
the real and useful aim of the subject.
I want to
assess the learning with projects, with their real habits (there are a lot of
different physical activities, I understand not everybody likes football or
volleyball but… there are sports for everybody… so it isn’t an excuse) and with
their own reflections and correct behaviour. I will assess them spending time
with their learning and doing a good job as a P.E. teacher.
