Volleyball season can be considered well underway, as we are three days into our annual summer camp. Half of the girls in attendance will be trying out for my volleyball teams, and all are very talented! Even the ones brand new to volleyball are shaping up incredibly well. Today, we grouped the athletes into teams of differentiating ability levels and allowed the teams to scrimmage. It is always so rewarding to hear a new volleyball athlete describe how exciting it is to get a serve over the net, or to nail a pass during a game! This is why I love being a health and physical educator. Looking forward to the year ahead!
My name is Kaiti Meade, and I am about to begin my third year as a health and physical educator in DeKalb County! Last school year, after breaking my foot incredibly badly, I switched to teaching health full-time, and this will be my first full year in a health classroom. There's a rumor going around that this year I'm getting a classroom! For the last two years, I taught health in a former closet, upstairs from the gymnasium at my school. The closet has no heat, no air, no windows, no intercom... during my first year, it didn't even have a white board! I've made it work, and most of my students report that they love health - despite the classroom situation. Some students even grow to enjoy the secluded nature of the closet. But, but, but - I am SO excited that the rumors may be true and we may be getting a change of scenery! Either way, I think it is time to start making my closet more of a classroom. Some of the ideas I'd like to implement this year (and will ...