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Article: High impact, low risk: ten strategies to teach responsibility.(physical education)
- Article from:
- JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
- Article date:
- February 1, 1999
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The idea of teaching responsibility through physical education has recently received a resurgence of importance. For some (Hellison, 1995), this calls for a total curriculum focused on personal and social responsibility goals through physical activity. For others (Graham, Holt/Hale, & Parker, 1998), it is one aspect of teaching fitness and motor skills. Regardless of the perspective, there are many subtle, non-invasive techniques to gradually teach students to be responsible for their own interests and conduct.
Initially, ideas about teaching responsibility may seem scary because they necessitate a relinquishing of control to students (one must experience responsibility to ...
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