Time Is Now For Teen Fitness Teachers

What are we really saying with teen fitness teachers. Most of you are probably thinking physical education. Or perhaps the personal trainer discussion. No to both. Let me tell you a story first. We attended our Open House at our local high school this week. It was in most part your basic back to school night. However one teacher stood out. I won't mention their name as I don't have permission but suffice to say this individual made an impact on the parents.

By teen fitness teachers we are expanding the topic to cover the pure fitness towards academic excellence. This teacher experienced unparalleled failure with his first few weeks of the new year. This instructor has over 140 students throughout the day and had a project due on a certain day. They all do right?

So, on the due date the multiple classes filed in one by one and low and behold they failed to turn in 45 projects. Across the board failure in this educators mind and never seen before in 25 years plus of teaching our children. For those fortunate enough to turn in their projects, less than 10 percent received a grade. The rest failed with Zero points for a project that had over 300 points weighted on it.

Was the project too hard? No. It was simple. It was so simple that this teacher even laid it out in easy to follow instructions. So what happened here? Folks, this is what is happening everywhere across our great Nation of America. ATD or attention to detail is a lost art. Academic excellence is not something that our High School students (with exceptions of course) are focused on. They just want to get by. This teacher cares.

This instructor showed the parents that we are a major part of the solution and thus the current problem. We signed the class sheet in week one of the shool year agreeing that we had reviewed all the course requirements.

I realize that this is not a simple point and blame exercise. Hardly that at all. But you know what. If we have more educators like this one focused on teen fitness teachers roles then we will have future generations progressing in a much better direction with academic excellence as a motivator not something to stray away from.

I want to thank all Teachers who strive to speak freely and address their students and community of parents with the truth. No matter how hard it is. What happens early in High School last a life time for most children entering adulthood.