now and then johann bernhard basedow 1723-1790 ∗first to recognize the importance of exercise...
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Now and Then
Johann Bernhard Basedow1723-1790
∗First to recognize the importance of exercise
∗Required a specific uniform for his students to allow unrestricted
movement
∗Offered a camp for 2 months during the summer for the children
∗Was known as a difficult man to work with
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Charles Beck1798-1866
⋆Friend and follower of Jahn
⋆Was hired to teach Latin and Physical Education in the form of
German gymnastics
⋆Became the first official Physical Education teacher in
America
Diocletian (Dio) Lewis1823-1866
♣ Did more to promote physical education than any other single
individual♣ Wanted the feeble, old, fat, frail and women to have a system they
could use♣ Opened the Normal Institute of
Physical Education in Boston♣ Invented bean bags and wooden
dumbells♣ Also used music to enhance his
exercisesFor More Information go to:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Diocletian_Lewis
Dudley Allen Sargent1840-1924
☺ Invented over 80 machines, using pulleys & weights
☺ Contributed to anthropometric measurements
- He took these measurements and compared them with standards at a given
age, whereupon a series of prescribed exercises was given to meet the demands
of each particular case
School Time Games
Midnight Roll Ball
Puss in the Circle Spider
Huntsman Brownies and Fairies
Frog in the Sea The Lost Child
Run for Your Supper Crows and Cranes
Rules Formation – Two lines of players, the same number in each line, back to back and
about one yard apart The Game – One line is
designated as the crows, the other cranes. If the teacher
calls out “cranes” the cranes will turn and chase them.
Those tagged go over to the other side. Should the teacher
call, “crows the play is reversed. The side having the greatest number of players at the end of the playing times
wins.
Do you ever wonder where some of the
words we use in physical education
come from?
Exercise – From the Latin words “ex” & “arcere,” to
restrain.
Gymnasium – From the Greek word “gumnasion” or “gumnazein” meaning
to exercise naked.
Kinesiology – From the Greek words “kinesis”
movement .
Physical Education – From the Latin words “physica,”
physics and “educatio.”
Physiology – From the Greek words “phusio,” nature and ology for branch of learning.
Flexibility – From the Latin word “flexus”, to bend.
◉ 1820s Some American schools integrated P.E. into their curriculum
◉ After the Civil War, many states required that schools teach physical education
◉ For the first time, specialized training was offered for physical education
instructors
◉ In another first, colleges offered intercollegiate sports such as rowing,
football, and track and field
◉ The Olympic Games were restored in 1896, after a 1,400-year interlude
Old PE Looks Like This New PE Looks Like This
Large groups, limited equipment
Athletes are leaders Skill related Teacher directed Emphasis on
competition Grades based on
attendance, dress, skill, level, fitness scores
Small groups; adequate equipment for active participation
All students have opportunities for success
Health related Teacher as coach/guide Emphasis on cooperation Grades based on self-
improvement, self-evaluation; peer assessment, skill rubrics
- Should Include the Following Three Things
⊛ Opportunities for students to learn (time, equipment)
⊛ Meaningful Content (variety, understanding)
⊛ Appropriate Instruction (inclusion, practice, assessment)
-Importance at each level:www.aahperd.org/naspe/
pdf_files/pos_paper/pe_critical.pdf
The purpose of physical education is for all students
♦ To learn and develop fundamental movement skills
♦ To become physically fit to participate regularly in physical activity
♦ To know the implications of and the benefits from involvement in physical
activities
♦ To appreciate the value of physical activity and its contributions to a healthy
lifestyle
• The percentage of overweight children has more than doubled since the early 1970s.
• Physical inactivity and poor diet account for an estimated 300,000 deaths per year.
Inactive children are more likely to become inactive adults.
• The cost of overweight and obesity to the U.S. economy is $117 billion annually in direct and indirect medical costs.
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Why is Physical Education So Important?
Here's Why ... ☼ Reduced Risk of Heart Failure ☼Improved Physical Fitness ☼ Weight Reduction ☼ Good Health Promotion ☼ Self Discipline ☼ Skill Development ☼ Improved Self - Confidence ☼ Stress Reduction ☼ Increase Their Love of School and ☼ ☼ Performance in Academics ☼ Development of Lifetime Skills and Activities
Most schools require students to change into athletic clothes of their own while others require
a uniform. Uniform Consist of
◦ White t-shirt◦ Shorts in the school color◦ A change of shoes
Uniforms can vary depending on the school.
Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a
healthybody, it is the basis of dynamic and
creative intellectual activity. Therelationship between the
soundness of the body and the activities of the
mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do
know whatthe Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the
peakof their capacity when the body is
healthy and strong."
- President John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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