Thursday, April 19, 2012
Taking Adapted Courses
In today's society, I feel that we are a bigger melting pot now more than ever! Everyone is so different, whether it is sexual orientation, race, or people who have disabilities, there is not one person that is exactly the same. One great course I feel all students need to take here at Slippery Rock is Intro to Adapted. Even if you do not have an Adapted minor, Intro to Adapted is still a requirement for Physical Education Majors. It is very eye opening and makes you realize that you will be dealing with students with disabilities and not every classroom setting will have a teacher's aid to help. The class is very hands on and lets you work with people who have disabilities. I know that it made me re think the minor I am currently trying to obtain. Any thoughts on the Adapted Minor?
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If you are not so far into your schooling I would say you should do the adapted minor. If I came to SRU straight out of high school I definately would have done the adapted minor, but I think it's a little too late for me to get into it now since Im a junior. I believe you have to have 120 service hours to complete the minor, which is a lot, but if you could do it it would be worth it.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that the adapted courses/minor are so eye opening and beneficial to all P.E. majors. I ended up spending two extra semesters working with the intro to adapted exercise sessions as a volunteer. I just enjoyed the experience so much and it really helped me to develop personal, teaching, and problem solving skills. As far as the adapted minor, I've heard that it is fantastic and very worthwhile, though I have not taken it on myself. But that's just because I am kind of lazy and want to finish school quickly.
ReplyDeleteI feel you Kailin. I had Intro to Adapted Physical Education last spring and I had a great time in the class. Not only in the class to you get to teach but you get to meet great kids. The kid I worked with autism but the class was full of kids with a variety of disabilities. That class will definitive help me in the future.
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