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What Resiliency Means as a Marine

SHAPE America

This shared struggle not only builds physical toughness but also reinforces the mental and emotional endurance necessary to face real-world challenges with confidence and strength. Discipline and self-control keep me committed to my goals, while emotional intelligence, teamwork, and leadership remain keys to my teaching.

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Teaching Students to Overcome Adversity

Active Schools Us

It teaches us valuable lessons, builds character, and can help us reach our highest potential. Adversity teaches us valuable lessons about ourselves, the power of endurance, and the importance of occasional discomfort. The goal is for anyone to realize that they never have to back down when faced with adversity.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Remembering Lillian Wald in Celebration of Women’s History Month 2024

Relentless School Nurse

Wald’s journey began in 1893 when, as a young nurse from the New York Hospital Training School, she embarked on a mission to teach home nursing to immigrant families in New York’s Lower East Side. Witnessing the dire living conditions and lack of healthcare access, Wald was inspired to make a difference.

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Jump Rope Activities For Elementary PE

PLT4M

These activities also promote cardiovascular endurance, agility, and perseverance, making them a valuable part of any PE curriculum. Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more! Download Now! Demonstrates jumping rope in a non-dynamic environment.

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PaceTrek Program Gets Students Moving

Physical Education Update

As he performs ultra-endurance runs across different countries, states and geographical areas, students are invited to watch his progress on his website, and log enough combined miles so they match the distance he’s run. It’s a great way to teach students about other places, while developing a fitness habit.

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Teaching Students to Overcome Adversity

Gopher Sport

Use adversity as an opportunity to get better, grow stronger, to change, to heal, to learn, to teach. It teaches us valuable lessons, builds character, and can help us reach our highest potential. Adversity teaches us valuable lessons about ourselves, the importance of discomfort, and the power of endurance.

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16 Bowling Activities for Physical Education

Gopher Sport

Muscle Engagement: Lifting and rolling a bowling ball works various muscle groups in the arms, shoulders, chest, and legs, building strength and endurance. The primary goals of teaching Bowling in Physical Education do not include teaching the routines of how you play at a bowling alley.