Article: In light of the editorial in the April 2007 issue, what if any standards for personal fitness, motor skill competence, and content knowledge should PETE programs establish and enforce for future teachers?(Issues)(physical education teacher education)

Exemplary physical fitness should be a criteria for admission into a physical education teacher education (PETE) program. As a Fulbright Exchange professor in Nigeria, I was impressed with the physical fitness requirements for admittance into the PETE program. Later, when I taught at National Taiwan Normal University, the PETE program also had criteria for acceptance. Students in these two universities looked fit and had good motor skills that were further developed through their coursework. Acquiring the content knowledge reinforced their understanding of their body and the acquisition of greater motor-skill competence. Standards could result in better prepared ...

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