r/PhysicalEducation

As the title says, I graduate in a few weeks from Queens College with a degree in PE K-12. The thing is it wasn’t until student teaching where I realized being a teacher is just something I don’t have an interest in doing right now. Not even subbing.

There were some decent days, but most of my entire experience has been me dreading going in day after day for something I don’t have interest in. I enjoy fitness and helping people improve their lives but not in a classroom.

I always hear people say, “It gets better when you have your own classroom”, but I don’t want to take that chance.

I just wish I had figured this out before spending all this time and money on this degree.

My mom is a teacher and is really pushing me to start looking for jobs but I want to try and do something else. I’ve applied/taken other city jobs like FDNY, and I plan on taking the DSNY exam when it comes out.

Does anyone have any recommendations of other careers/jobs I can do with a physical education degree? Doesn’t even have to completely PE related, just a decent salary for someone fresh out of college. Any help would be appreciated, thank you!

Next year I will be moved from the high school level to elementary. I have a meeting tomorrow at my new site to find out my schedule and meet some of the staff. What are some questions I should ask while I'm there to help better prepare for the transition?

May sure is “March-ing” but that’s okay, almost over.

I got tenure this year, and I remember telling myself that after I got tenure, I would leave D75 to teach general ed. I teach PHYS. ED. I have a great job, I do summer school every year. But I never saw myself as a career teacher in D75.

Is there anyone that started out D75 and then switched to gen ed PHYS ED? Or even classroom teachers. What was your experience like.

The only thing that bugs me in D75 and I’m sure PHYS Ed or other specials in Gen Ed elementary can relate, but I am nothing more than a prep teacher and I’m very much over it.

Hi all. I have accepted position at a small elementary school teaching special areas. My background is in art education, which I will be teaching, but I will be expected to teach PE as well. We don’t have a curriculum for PE, and while I have some ideas, I have never taught PE before. I am not sure where to start. Does anyone have any recommendations? Is there a great book I should read, a YouTube channel I should check out, some magical PE trick that makes the year magical? 😂 I would love some help. Thanks!

The dreaded mile run… just mentioning that it’s coming up soon brings an influx of parent notes excusing their child from PE each day due to ailment xyz. Or “I’m sick/hurt and my mom said you can call her but her email didn’t work so she couldn’t tell you.”

Do parents really believe that out of the blue their kid has a crippling injury that only affects them at PE? (And of course they can still play at recess) Or do they just “not care about PE cause it’s not a real class” as the kids like to say.

How do yall navigate this? Allow a parent note to excuse for a week, and then demand a DR note for anything further? Then just have a makeup day the following week where all the kids without a DR note have to do it?

This is my first year in the gym - had lots of classroom experience but haven’t fully updated my wardrobe to fit this new role lol.

It’s going to be warm tomorrow. I teach grade 6-8 gym. What can I wear instead of pants or joggers?

Can I wear lululemon hotty hot shorts (4inch inseam)? Or a Kyodan golf skort? I’d pair either with a school logo tshirt and a vest for the cooler morning. It will warm up by second period. I don’t want to be sweating all day and all week.

The other gym teacher is a male (around the same age as me - early 30s) and he ALWAYS wears shorts - even in the winter. His shorts are the 5-7inch inseam lululemon athletic shorts. I know there’s an unspoken kind of rule for what teachers can and can’t wear and men definitely have it easier, so I don’t want to wear something that will get looks… but there hasn’t been a female gym teacher at this school for a WHILE so I can’t even ask around to what she has worn.

Hello everyone,
For the past 20 years, I have been an elementary classroom teacher, but next year I’m excited to be transitioning into our new elementary PE teacher role. Over the years in the classroom, I’ve started each school year by doing home visits. It has always been a great way to build relationships, get to know families, and create excitement for the upcoming school year.
I’m wondering if any PE teachers have done something similar. With a caseload of 400+ students, I know it wouldn’t be realistic to visit every student, but I’m looking for ideas on how I could create a similar connection with students and families at the start of the year.
Thank you!

No idea what to do! most pe masters programs in New York have a prerequisite of a pe teacher certification!

Is my only option getting an another bachelors degree?!?? in pe

I want to find another way to get my initial pe certification!

Thanks :)

I teach K-8 PE at my school in AZ. One of my former female students is coming back in town and I want to hold an all-girl assembly to promote girls in sports. For so long now, I’ve seen these little rough and tough girls come into kindergarten and love sports and games, compete with the boys, play hard, etc. Then, around 4th grade, they start to act like they have no interest in playing anything.
This former student of mine just finished her first semester as a D1 athlete (basketball) at the U of A. Towards the end of her high school career, she was in Australia at the Australian Institute of Sport and traveled with the 19u National Team last summer.
So I want to bring her in, have her talk to the girls about the benefits of team sports, what it really takes to play at the next level, and how she has seemed to overcome this self-doubt phenomena that I have seen just stop some girls in their tracks.

I guess the whole point of this post is, what questions should I be asking to kind of get that out of her? Thanks for reading this.

I teach HS Weight training at a public charter school. Usually, I teach 4 sections of Weights but this upcoming year I will only have 3. I want to make sure my role at the school stays relevant and am going to pitch to the principal that adding another pe elective to the school curriculum is helpful. I was thinking a class that would be less intense than weights, and not just a high school PE class. This would be like a wellness/life skills/nutrition health type of class. 2-3 days a week of lessons and 1-2 days of basic fitness. I need to attract more students, and maybe this will help. I need to stay full-time for insurance and the salary.

any ideas ?

What does each allow to teach? Are they completely separate? Is there overlap? Im a computer teacher looking to switch. Id like to teach PE... prefer HS but Middle wouldn't be an issue. Which license would give me the most opportunity?

We wear shorts, red polo top or red sports top and non marking tennis footwear.

If we forget then you get spare shorts and a top and do it barefoot.

So I am looking for a program could be anywhere in america where I can get a phsyical education degree with teacher credential the fastest. Anybody have any idea, it seems like texas has good ones?

Im looking for suggestions on programs (free or not) that are specific toward High School weight training for our PE/Fitness/Wellness Program. Any experience out there? The hard part is the school does not allow cell phones so this would have to be done on paper or using their school issues ipad. Class size is 8-16 and we have the usual (albeit smaller scale) weight room equipment.

Thanks