This article is very useful for people who want to become a physical education (P-E) teacher or for people who simply want to learn more about the profession. It explains what it is like to be a P-E teacher, what they are doing, how much they're getting paid, etc. I am motivated to write about this subject because sports have always taken an important place in my life. I really like sports, and I am good at them, which I think is really important when you want to become a P-E teacher. I also like to teach other people what I know and what I like, so teaching sports is something very interesting for me.
Physical education teachers are responsible for the education of primary and secondary school students in physical activity and healthy lifestyle. Being a P-E teacher can sometimes be fun, but it can also be hard and frustrating when students are not well cooperating. You need to be strict, energetic and focused on at the same time.
In general, physical education teachers instruct students in various physical activities, games and good health and nutrition practices. They plan courses and adapt them for each class of students depending on their age. Then, teachers must motivate the students to participate in the different activities. During these activities, teachers must evaluate the students on their level of participation, attitude, and performance. If students have any difficulties executing the activities, it is the responsibility of the teacher to go help them and give them tips to get better. P-E teachers have a regular schedule and pass most of their time in a gymnasium or in the school yard playing games. When they're not at either of these two places, they are working in their office.
P-E teachers work in primary and secondary school all around the world. There are many physical education teachers working in the same schools.
To become a physical education teacher, you'll need to go to university and get a bachelor's degree in health education, physical education, or athletic training. This will normally take four years to be completed. During these years, you'll learn many different useful aspects you must master to become a good physical education teacher going from how to plan lessons to learning the human body anatomy and what alimentation people should have to be healthy.
Physical education teachers earn about as much money as other teachers. The average salary on a P-E teacher is between 60,000$ and 65,000$. The salaries depend on the teacher's experience and there is also a small gap between primary and secondary school.
The main thing that is expected for a P-E teacher to add to his bachelor's degree is to keep a good physical health. Since his job is to teach kids to have a good health, it should be normal for a physical education teacher to make an effort and be a model for them. Other than that, a teacher who played sports for many years can be very useful for teaching from his experience.
Being a P-E teacher doesn't present a lot of dangers. The main risk of danger for them is to physiclaly hurt themselves while doing physical activities. There are many possible causes to get hurt, but not doing a proper warm-up before a physical effort or doing too much effort in a certain activity are the two main causes.
Chances that physical education teachers will be replaced by robots soon are pretty low. First of all, students getting that class need a dynamic teacher, which I don't think can be well-done by a robot. P-E teachers also must be athletic people to be able to show students the proper movements and techniques that need to be done.
P-E teachers don't retire at a specific age. Most of the time, they will retire at approximately 60 years old. If they do later than that, their physical health and movement capacity probably won't be good enough to be a model for the students and play sports all day long for five days a week.
In conclusion, becoming a physical education teacher interests me a lot since I love playing sports and keeping a good physical health. It also motivates me to become a P-E teacher because of the good conditions, including the summer break and holidays, and the good salary. If everything works as I want, I should be able to become officially a teacher and start giving kids my knowledge in four and a half years.
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