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Out of all the presentations, I think this might have been my favorite. I don’t think it was the most interesting material, but the way it was presented was perfect for my type of learning. I was engaged the whole lesson and felt very comfortable. I believe the comfort level came because I didn’t have to sit in a chair the whole period and listen to someone else talk. I had opportunities to get up and move around and be involved in discussions. I don’t think my interests were the only ones being met either, most of the MI’s were used, and lots of different activities were used so everyone should have been engaged.

A lot of the material I had learned before, but there were a couple things that fascinated me. First, I like the idea of dress codes. I think if it is started right from the beginning, it will help so many students feel more comfortable around their peers and allow all of them to truly understand each others personalities; rather then be judged based on what they wear. Second, as a health educator and a huge advocate for physical activities, you would think I would be all about mandatory sport participation. But I’m actually more for developing a broad base of clubs and other organizations that meet all the students’ interests. I love the idea of having no cuts in middle school, but if it’s a big school, a lot of these students are eventually going to get cut in some sport in high school. So I believe it is better to help them find something that interests them early, and give them a chance to explore an interest that may lead to much bigger things for them. Plus, I’m living in the perfect world and believe that everyone will smarten up someday and realize that health is the most important subject and require it and P.E. class at every grade level, so the students will understand the importance and be involved in daily physical activities. Lastly, I do not agree with separate sex education. It may have many benefits, and improve learning, but I believe it would be a huge social set back, especially for the boys. I went to school with girls my whole life, and it wasn’t until my junior year in high school before my face stopped getting red from just talking to a girl, I can’t even imagine what I would have been like if I only went to school with guys.

I really don’t have any complaints at all about this presentation. Maybe the armadillo game was not the best idea for my competitiveness, which is defiantly something I struggle to control. There also might have been a few things I would have liked to discuss in more detail, but I understand that the time was tight and there was more to do. This is a topic that probably could go into deep discussion for ever. Overall, really good job, it was fun. I will defiantly take some of the concepts to the class with me; I’m interested in seeing if the sixty second rule really works.