My philosophy for any level of physical education is to create an environment where students can comfortably express their likes, interest, and creativity through movement-based activities. Students should experience activities, which push them outside of their comfort zone, to only realize they were able to accomplish a task they couldn’t accomplish before walking into my classroom. A problem is nothing but a mental hurdle and it is my passion to encourage students to see past these obstacles. 

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Elementary physical education plays a crucial role in a child's physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development. Students grow exponentially from novice movers to competent movers in an incredibly short period of time. Throughout these years, it is essential for students to develop a solid foundation of gross locomotor, non-locomotor, manipulative, and non-manipulative movement patterns. Elementary students must participate in traditional sports-based activities, non-traditional activities, competitive and non-competitive activities as well as individual activities. Bridging this gap from being a novice mover to a competent mover for a youngster is a true passion of mine which can be witnessed through an exciting, enthusiastic, but structured learning environment. 

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As an educator, it is essential to always aspire to be better in all facets of teaching. It is always a personal goal to be more efficient, but not sacrifice quality when instructing students. Clear, concise, but detailed-oriented instructions to enable my students to move as much as possible are of the utmost importance to me and should be at the forefront of every class.