It is late posting. I worked at WVU National Youth Sport Camp as a sport instructor over the summer in 2015. There were approximately 200 students. Some of them had disabilities and we tried to include them in our camp so that they can receive education with kids with disabilities. Students learn various sports such as Tae Kwon Do, Tennis, Badminton, Soccer, Lacrosse, Basketball and other physical activities. I saw kids enjoying participating in the activities. It was a great experience and fun to work. This is the picture after class. Kids loved breaking a board. They lined up and waited to break the board. :)
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This class occured last summer for PETE master's students. I had interacted with them through online and finally met them on campus. I went over basic skills in Tae Kwon Do in the class. Everyone looks excited to learn and teach the skills in their school. I recently heard from one of master's students that he is teaching martial arts now at his school in San Jose after learning Tae Kwon Do from me. Martial art can be a good unit for K-12 students. There is a misunderstanding of Tae Kwon Do that Tae Kwon Do is increasing aggression and violence. However, this is totally not true because there is no evidence regarding relationship between Tae Kwon Do training and violence. Also, Tae Kwon Do focuses on inner peace and mediation as well as protection of oneself, not attacking others. In the master's Tae Kwon Do class, I asked their opinion about perception toward Tae Kwon Do and teaching it their school. All teachers said they would like to teach Tae Kwon Do at their respective school, but since they are not skilled enough to teach Tae Kwon Do, they have not been able to teach it. Also, they believe positive effect of teaching Tae Kwon Do on students' motor skills and affective domain. Why do PETE programs not teach Tae Kwon Do to PETE majors?
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