303 I+wan%27t+to+know+how+many+of+you+allow+your+students+to+call+the+class+gym+or+P%2eE%2e++I+believe+by+pushing+the+kids+to+call+it+physical+education+we+send+a+strong+message%2e++I+would+like+to+know+more+physical+educator%27s+beliefs+on+this+subject%2e
304 P%2eE%2e+Forum%3a++RE%3a+%26quot%3bgym+or+P%2eE%2e%26quot%3b%0aI+have+always+asked%2frequested+that+the+class+be+referred+to+as+P%2eE%2e%2fPhys%2e+Ed%2e%2fPhysical+Education%2e%0aWhy%3f%3f%3f%3f%3f%3f%3f%3f%3f%3f%3f++Because+I+do+not+teach+about+the+%26quot%3bgym%26quot%3b%2d%2d%2dI+teach+about+how+to+move+more+efficiently%2c+how+the+skeletal+system+is+designed+to+work%2e++I+told+my+Princiapl%2c+when+she+1st+arrived+that+I+am+a+teacher+and+my+subject+is+Phys%2e+Ed%2e%2e++I+slowly+taught+all+to+refer+to+my+class+by+its+proper+name+vs+the+slang%2e%0a%5cmail%7bgpribble4%40home%2ecom%2cgpribble4%40home%2ecom%7d%0aGwen
351 My+students+mainly+refer+to+physical+education+class+as+gym+class%2e++My+classes+are+truly+more+than+just+gym+class%2e++I+explain+to+my+students+just+what+physical+education+class+truly+entails%2e++I+have+often+defined+physical+education+to+my+students%2e++I+now+believe+they+all+know+what+physical+education+class+involves+as+well+as+what+it+means+to+be+physically+fit%2e++They+sometimes+call+me+%26quot%3bMr%2e+Gym%26quot%3b+though%2e
378 I+want+my+students+to+call+my+subject+physical+education%2c+PE%2c+Phys%2e+Ed%2e%2c+or+the+like+because+my+goal+as+a+physical+educator+is+to+educate+the+psychomotor%2c+cognitive%2c+and+affective+aspects+of+children+not+teach+them+about+gym%2e++The+term+gym+seems+to+imply+that+our+job+is+to+teach+them+about+the+gymnasium+instead+of+sports%2c+social+responsibility%2c+fair+play+and+physical+activity%2e++It%92s+not+wrong+for+students%2c+teachers%2c+parents%2c+and+administrators+to+call+a+PE+teacher%92s+subject+gym+class%2e++They+do+this+%28probably%29+because+they+have+not+been+told+differently+%28i%2ee%2e%2c+they+have+always+known+PE+as+gym%29%2e++Our+job+as+physical+educators+is+to+inform+students%2c+teachers%2c+parents%2c+and+administrators+about+PE+and+of+our+goals+as+PE+teachers%2e++Then%2c+we+must+implement+a+worth+while+program+%28appropriate+content%29+that+is+beneficial+to+ALL+students%2e++If+we+can+be+successful+in+this+aspect+people+will+begin+to+understand+why+we+call+it+Physical+Education+instead+of+gym%2e+++%0a%0aMatt+Johnson%0aPhysical+Education+Teacher+Certification+Major%0aKent+State+University%0a%5cmail%7bmkjohnso%40kent%2eedu%2cmkjohnso%40kent%2eedu%7d
396 In+response+to+this+question%2e%2e%2e%2e%2e%2e%2emost+people%2c+including+classroom+teachers%2c+believe+referring+to+Phys+Ed+as+%26quot%3bGym%26quot%3b%2e%2e%2eis+not+and+should+not+be+viewed+as+a+putdown+or+as+a+devaluing+of%2e%2e%2ethat+instead+it+probably+came+from+the+words+%26quot%3bGymnasium+or+Gymnastics%26quot%3b%2e++Untrue+my+friends%2e%2e%2e%2e%2e%2e%2e%2efor+I+have+done+a+bit+of+research+on+this+and+found+that%3a+At+the+very+first+Olympics+the+word%2fterm+gym+was+used+in+reference+to+and+is+actually+means%3b+%26quot%3bin+the+nude%26quot%3b%2e++Ta+Ta%0aSolution+to+the+%26quot%3bGym%26quot%3b+dilemma%21%0aI+taped+a+documentary+of+the+1st+Olympics%2e%2e%2ea+PBS+special%2e%0aGwen+Pribble%0aSo%2c+all+may+stand+corrected+and+may+correct+all%2c+for+we+do+not+want+to+speak+of+nudity+at+school%2e+Right%3f+Right%2e+%28o%26quot%3bGwen
426 When+I+read+this+question+I+had+to+respond%2e++I+am+currently+student+teaching+so+I+am+not+yet+a+real+teacher%2c+but+I+strongly+agree+that+we+are+physical+educators+and+we+do+not+teach+a+gym%2e++We+teach+P%2eE%2e++I+think+it+is+important+for+the+students+to+realize+this+as+well+as+other+teachers%2e++We+are+not+just+here+to+play%2c+but+we+are+educating+and+having+fun+at+the+same+time%2e++Therefore+it+is+physcial+education+not+gym%21
428 I+agree+with+you+Melody%2c+PE+is+a+subject+taught+in+school+and+it+should+be+addressed+as+PE+just+like+the+other+subjects+such+as+English%2c+Science+et%2e+Gym+is+the+venue+for+PE%2e
435 The+most+pressing+issue+is+not+what+we+call+our+class+but+the+quality+of+teaching+and+are+all+students+achieving%2e%2e%2e%2e+I%27ve+seen+some+really+fancy+names+Exercise+Science%2c+Movement+Performance%2c+Physical+Education+%2e%2e%2e+but+the+fancy+names+don%27t+hide+the+poor+quality+in+some+of+these+schools+%28programs%29%2e+I+say+you+call+your+class+what+you+want+and+focus+on+what%27s+going+on+from+day+to+day+and+you+will+make+your+program%2c+regardless+of+what+you+call+it%2c+something+all+of+your+students+will+be+proud+of+%2e%2e%2e