Touro University California is a university under Jewish auspices founded upon the universal values of commitment to social justice, intellectual pursuit, and service to humanity. As such, Touro University California is dedicated to the following:
When I think about how the work I’ve done in this program fits with Touro’s values, I think about how the underlying primary objectives for all my classes have always been to play with sportsmanship, be a good teammate and cultivate positive social skills. Simply put, I call it learning to "play nice.” In Touro terms, I always try to instill an “acceptance and appreciation of diversity” among my students. Obviously it is of the utmost importance to be accepting and appreciative of different cultures, but from the PE perspective, my mind goes straight to the goal of instilling an understanding among my students that there will always be a diverse range of athletic ability within any PE class - everybody has different ability levels and we must be supportive and understanding of all of our classmates regardless of how skilled they are within a certain sport or activity. One of the primary motivators of choosing the research project I did was also the hope of teaching something to my students that could hopefully make an impact on them for the rest of their lives. Running/ fitness smartphone applications are not going away any time soon, and hopefully my research project gave them the introduction to this technology they need to continue to experience the benefits that they have to offer for a long time. In Touro terms, the idea is to “increase their intellectual inquiry and passion for lifelong learning” (and health). Lastly on a personal note, shoutout to Touro for being founded with the help and support of the Jewish community, and being committed to these ever-so-important values. While I currently do not consider myself a very religious person, I was raised culturally Jewish and have always been proud of it, but can’t help but feel even prouder now to be getting my Masters degree from Touro. Shalom!
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Lynda Bergner
4/14/2021 09:10:45 am
I like how you spoke about the diversity in athletic ability, that is how I feel about the diversity in someone's academic ability. There will always be diversity and range in students academic ability, and our job as teachers is to meet students where they are at and help each individual improve from their starting off point. We have to remember that every student comes to us at different levels so we have to design programs taking those levels and abilities into account.
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Erica
4/15/2021 09:31:01 pm
Dustin,
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Jason
4/17/2021 05:47:42 pm
Awesome. As I look on our journey, this was meant to be for you. Great work— and I love / agree with the commentary on diversity!
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