Hey everyone,
My name is Amanda Arrant and I am from Hooper Utah. I enjoy playing just about any sport and like to be active. I started playing soccer when i was 4 years old and continued on and was able to play soccer for 2 years at Western Nebraska Community College. While there i had to have surgery on both my shins for a rare case of what is called Compartment Syndrome. I love spending time in the outdoors and camping, fishing, hunting, and horseback riding. I also enjoy photography and take pictures everywhere I go. I love to travel and hope to be able to see the world one day.
I was drawn to physical education and health because it has been a big part of my life and I hope to pass on my passion for being active and healthy for life to my future students. The way i was raised is so different then the way many kids are raised today. I spent the majority of my free time outside, but now it is so common for kids to sit down in front of a TV for hours playing video games. I hope to expose my future students to different sports and activities in hope that they find something they enjoy to get them out of the sedentary life style. I also hope to teach them skills that they can carry with them for the rest of their life, so that they can maintain a healthy lifestyle.
I like the idea of blogging and using a blog when I become a teacher. I think it is a great way to communicate and receive feedback from peers and also in the future from parents of the students i will teach. It also allows for them to know what is going on in class and what upcoming events there will be. Everyone in this day in age loves to be able to access everything via internet, so blogging is just another form of literacy that I believe can be very useful.
