Dre Allen

Dr. Elbel

Dre Allen

=Dew

I find myself in entire accord regarding the points you
stress on the curriculum. But I have a hobby which I trust will
gain more attention in the curriculum == that of safety educatione
Physical education should teach that safety education is a most
important phasee It is through physical education that safety is
taught in relation to fire drills, swimming, canoeing, hiking,
horseback riding, and so forthe If youth is to be conserved,
safoty education with all of its implications must be included in
the school curriculum. Now, the next two points might well be
discussed as a single unit » the fully trained and accredited
teacher, and the coach a member of the faculty. What are your
ideas on these two items, Ed?

While the state board of education acts as the accrediting
ageney for teachers in the schools, it might be well to mention
that it is as important to have the teacher as well trained in
physical education, if she is responsible for teaching it, as in
any other subje@t in the school curriculum. There is a specific
teaching job to be done and the untrained teacher usually falls
short of the edueational objective of the physical education
curriculum. Regarding adequate teacher training, the Kansas Health
and Physical Education Association has a competent committee at
work with the hope of preparing a suggestive curriculum for the
teacher training institutions of the state with the hope that it
will serve as a guide for the training of teachers of physical
educati one

The Kansas High School Athivities Association demands that
the coach be a member of the faculty, and why should that not be
the case? If athletics are to be sufficiently educative (and no
one will deny but that they offer great possibilities in this
respect) they should be kept in the school program, The entire
control, administration and coaching must be in the hands of
regular, wellequalified faculty members. While much can be said
in this respect, it might be sufficient to mention in passing that
there are many reasons to believe that the well-trained physical
educator has certain qualifications as a coach that are lacking
in many men who have had the training of another nature and have
turned to coachinge

Thank you, Dre Elbel, I see that our time has drawn to a
close, but we hope to continue along these same lines next weeke

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