▲ THE MOST IMPORTANT OF TEACHING P.E.

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.