Joseph Economico
Physical Education Teaching Philosophy
As a future physical educator, my most important belief that I will uphold is inclusion. I
believe that all students deserve equal opportunity to learn and thrive in a physical education
setting so they are able to live a physically active lifestyle. Inclusion is all about finding ways to
make sure ALL of your students are learning, having fun, and able to participate, and that is why
it is so important to me. A physical education classroom should be based on equity so students
are able to get the same opportunity’s to practice, learn, and perform the skills that they need to
be successful. Students being proficient in the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective domains is
extremely important for their overall success and learning in physical education, and living a
health and active lifestyle. Many educators do not focus on all three domains and think because it
is physical education that they only need to focus on the psychomotor domain, when in the grand
scheme of things, students being knowledgable about the skill they are performing, along with
the attitude and relationships with peers will help students be more well rounded in their social
life, fitness and their execution of the skills that need to be performed. Students in my class will
understand the importance of all three of these domains and why they are so important and
depend on each other.
I will be a very active teacher that is always searching for the best way for all of my
students to learn and be successful throughout their time in my class. I will create an inclusive
and respectful learning environment for all my students so no one is uncomfortable or feels out
of place while they are learning. My class will be a safe space for students to speak their mind
and perform skills without having the thought of possibly being judged or made fun of for what
they are doing. As for assessments, students will be measured on their learning by doing pre and
post tests, exit slips, and de briefing questions throughout class that I will administer so they are
able to continually retain the information that they learn inside and outside of class. This will
give students practice in all three domains instead of just working on the psychomotor. As a
teacher that interacts with all grade levels in the school, I am going to be encountering many
different races, ethnicities, backgrounds, and levels of ability. This brings me back to why an
inclusive environment is my most important belief in physical education. Every students is
different and unique in their own way, and this is why inclusion is so important. All students
deserve equal opportunity to learn and excel in school and if there is an issue about a student
being able to learn, then changes need to be made to accommodate for them.
Every student is important and equal. I care about all my students learning and making
sure they are included in all the lessons no matter their abilities or backgrounds which is why I
will create an enjoyable and safe learning environment for all students to succeed and feel
comfortable. Physical education does not stop after you graduate and that is why it is so
important for all students to be able to learn how to live a physically active and happy lifestyle in
the time that we have with them. If a student goes through all their years of school feeling left
out and excluded from the rest of the physical education class, it will most likely lead to them not
enjoying being physically active and they can end up going into the adult world without knowing
how to be health and fit.
Work Cited
https://news.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/staff-bulletin/all-in-diversity-inclusion-and-equity-in-
education/