By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Forget pull-ups, rope-climbing and all the other stereotypes. Physical education is much different these days. It’s not a glorified recess where students establish their dominance during a game of dodgeball, and it’s far more than a set of drills that determine who can run the fastest and jump the highest. Today’s physical education classes focus on overall wellness, fitness concepts and healthy habits that can lead … [Read more...] about No more pull-ups; UNK prepares future PE teachers through active learning
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UNK students lead physical education classes for home schoolers
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Nearly 100 home school students visited the University of Nebraska at Kearney every Friday this school year for physical education. “It’s a great opportunity for both our students and the local home school students because they don’t have high quality physical education in their curriculum. It’s a great opportunity to teach them lifetime skills,” said Patrick Mattfeld, physical education graduate student. Home school … [Read more...] about UNK students lead physical education classes for home schoolers
