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Re: Becoming A Gym Teacher
Posted by joe on 5/14/08
On 12/13/05, Anonymous wrote: > On 12/06/05, Stephanie wrote: >> Hi!! I'm a twelve year old girl and I want to become a >> gym/health teacher...What courses do I need to become this? >> ¿? Thanks!! > > Dear Stephanie, > Great! It can be a great career if you take it seriously. Be > prepared to study a lot of science (Biology, Anatomy, > Physiology, Kinesiology and Exercise science, just to name a > few). Then you must be proficient in all sports as well as > fitness and games. You must know all the rules for major > sports and be able to coach/demonstrate a wide variey of > athletic skills. You will aslo have to take a number of > classes that will develop teaching skills as well as overall > education classes. > When you graduate, plan on getting a master's degree as most > school districts require one now. It is a very hard field to > get started in as well, because there are a lot of people > who want the job and are qualified and there just aren't > many jobs in each school district. Maybe two or three at a > large high school, usually just one at a typical elementary > school and somewhere in between in a average middle school. > > Be prepared to move to where the jobs are. > > An Urban School District Physical Education Teacher
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