A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after a success.

    I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology, with a concentration in Physical Education, from California State University, Sacramento in 2004.  Then I earned my single-subject Physical Education teaching credential from the same college in 2005.  Currently, I am pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Kinesiology from Fresno Pacific University.
    I have been teaching physical at a small school district
 in Northern California for nine years.  I currently teach 6th-8th grade.  I  also teach our student leadership class.  I  enjoy my job very much and, except for motherhood, can't think of any job that is better suited for me.  I work hard
to provide a quality physical education for all of my students.  I try to model the same qualities for my students that I do for my son.  I use "teachable moments" to promote self-sufficiency, respect, responsibility, compassion, patience, and hard work.    

Here is the link to my teacher webpage:

http://rsm.plusd.org/subsites/Wendy-Markusen

Here are some great PE blogs I follow: