Regarding Girl’s 8th Grade PE
Roger Atlas
Hello everyone,
I know we are gathering soon to discuss shared experiences and collect hints.
My issue is so specific to my class, I thought I would ask opinions electronically rather than use time during the mid-service meeting.
I am teaching three classes of girl’s PE once per week.
I will not award you extra points for observing that I am the least sports oriented nerd you ever met.
However, my school is short a teacher and I need to fill in.
Here is my situation.
I have done individual activities like hopscotch and jump rope and it went well.
I did “capture the flag” which is similar to a rather chaotic form of touch football.
It was ugly.. It was totally WWF RAW type ugly.
The girls became very competitive and almost brutally attacking the other team.
I expected them to draw blood.
Has anyone else experienced something similar in team sports here?
Is this behavior the norm?
Is it part of the culture in Namibia and I need to accept it?
Should competitive team games be avoided here?
Any comparison to your school situation would be appreciated.
Roger
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