Health Lesson Gone Wrong

A LOVELY picture of me given to me by a student!

Years ago, I was teaching a lesson in Health and the topic was obesity. We talked about how obesity can even affect children if they are not active and choose to only do activities like watching TV or playing video games all the time. We watched a video about kids making choices to have an active or inactive lifestyle and had a wonderful discussion around why we should choose to be active.  
I felt though obesity was an unfamiliar term, the kids really understood what the lesson was about. I couldn't help but smile when a student said to me "I really enjoyed this lesson! I learned so much! I can't wait to tell my parents all about it!" I thought to myself, "Wow that is so great!" What a proud teacher moment for me! Well, my sense of pride quickly faded when I asked her "What will you say to your parents about what we learned in Health class?" She said, "Oh, that's simple. I will just say Mrs. Romualdi gave a fantastic lesson today on why she doesn't want any of us to be OBEDIENT!" You can't make this stuff up! I quickly clarified. Obedient, YES! Obese, NO! 
Sending you a smile,

​Dana

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