Tell me why?

It's always dangerous when a student ask why? But what do you tell them when they ask why do I need to read and write in physical education class?
Answer: Well first of all, physical education class is about total fitness. Reading and writing makes your brain healthy. It's like lifting weights for your brain. Its a skill just like swinging a bat. The more you read and write the easier it becomes and the better you get at it. Now if you want to get technical, writing and/or typing is a fine motor skill which is focused on in physical education. This is a skill typically taught at a younger age, but mastered as we grow older. And reading is vital. How will we know the rules to a game if we can't read them? What about the history of the game? Statistics? To learn all these things, and many more we must read. Physical education is a mix of all the other subjects a student has throughout the day. So, of course we have to read and write in physical education. Why not?

Ethic of Excellence?

Ethic? What's that? and Ethic of Excellence? Eh?
Ethic of Excellence is a culture, and a good one. A positive spirit that's always striding to be the best it can. Having students and teachers with high performance and moral character. An ethic of excellence is contagious. One teacher has got it and soon it’s infected other teachers and trickled down to the students. The administrators even eventually catch it and then it’s even released into the community. The community is transformed into hard-working, volunteering, change-making individuals. Essentially, the community becomes better because of the educators that have instilled and created this ethic of excellence.

I'm currently enrolled in Content Area Reading at the University of Mount Union. I figured since I already had this blog that I would continue any assignments or add any extra tips on here I have or gain from this class.
My first assignment was to read Ohio Core and respond to it.
So here we go:
How I'm learning and how my parents were taught are TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THINGS! The standards were different, technology was practically non existing and they were basically pumped out of school on an assembly line. Today, every things changed. If you don't have a computer, be prepared to make the public library your second home or fail. Kids have cell phones, laptops, kindles, and Ipads. Ok, so you already know all this, but what you may not know is how the requirements are changing. Starting with the class of 2014, every student will be required to take 20 credits, units, or classes (whichever you prefer to call them) before they can grab that diploma. Students are now be required to think differently and at a higher level along with solving real life problems.
Honestly, I couldn't agree more with these changes. My generation knows everything's always changing. And if it's not, than why isn't it?! With the strides in technology will come great strides in education. It's only a matter of time.