tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455840.post112619513026513575..comments2022-04-07T14:38:18.274-05:00Comments on CoachDANNY's Blog: EducationDannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15466261124777179965noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455840.post-1126297994003121112005-09-09T15:33:00.000-05:002005-09-09T15:33:00.000-05:00Free labor for the government > reduced taxes > he...Free labor for the government > reduced taxes > healthier kids > better work ethic > <BR/><BR/>I'm looking for the problem here. Help me out. LOLDannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466261124777179965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455840.post-1126296646729897292005-09-09T15:10:00.000-05:002005-09-09T15:10:00.000-05:00It is not a bad idea to combine phys ed with agric...It is not a bad idea to combine phys ed with agriculture or some other type of manual skill, as long as the students get to keep what they've made. Otherwise it's yet another source of free labor for the government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455840.post-1126216317612977672005-09-08T16:51:00.000-05:002005-09-08T16:51:00.000-05:00I completely agree with you about 'gym' class. The...I completely agree with you about 'gym' class. The past gym education served to push more people AWAY from activity, than toward it. <BR/><BR/>Physical WORK! That's the ticket. No more gym class. How about FARM life class.<BR/><BR/>Oh, wait. No more 'real' farms left in US. Corporate owned now. Seems like we've outsourced almost everything.Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466261124777179965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7455840.post-1126214602243903102005-09-08T16:23:00.000-05:002005-09-08T16:23:00.000-05:00I know there are many students and teachers who wo...I know there are many students and teachers who would agree with you. Unfortunately, it seems that the people who are in the best position to make changes are the ones who are least motivated to do so.<BR/><BR/>My all-time favorite teacher was my third-grade teacher... she used "revolutionary" teaching methods like multi-disciplinary projects, and self-paced learning. My mother hated her and thought she was a flake. On the contrary, I learned more in third grade than in the other four years of elementary school combined. Not just reading, math, and spelling, but stuff about nutrition, the metric system, US history, perseverence, conservation... all stuff that she wasn't required to teach us, but we "accidentally" learned anyway.<BR/><BR/>I think she actually lives somewhere near me; I should look her up.<BR/><BR/>However, I do not recommend a typical gym class for teaching confidence in physical abilities. My experiences in gym class had the opposite effect. It wasn't until I had been out of school for many years that I finally became convinced that I did not pose a major public safety menace just by walking down a flight of stairs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com