By Evan Ewing CHARLES BECK General Facts Historical

By Evan Ewing CHARLES BECK

General Facts Historical Time Period: The western frontier expansion � Lived from 17881866 � Studied at the University of Berlin � Got Ph. D. from the University of Tubingen �

Important Accomplishments � Most Important Accomplishment: First recognized teacher of physical education in the US in 1825, came to New York from Germany in 1824 � Developed a program of German gymnastics at Round Hill School in Massachusetts

Interesting Facts � Became a teacher of literature at Harvard University � Established 1 st gymnasium in the US � His gymnasium hosted the 1 st school gymnastics program in the country

Philosophy � Beck believed in the gymnastic philosophy � The gymnastic philosophy basically says that a strong state could only develop from the education students get from participating in gymnastics

Philosophy Continued �I agree in the sense that it could help students become more well rounded, and stay out of trouble �I don’t think that it is the only way to develop a strong state, but I do think that it would help.

Sources � http: //www. bing. com/images � http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Karl_Beck � Introduction to Physical Education Fitness and Sport/ Daryl Siedentop. – 7 th ed.

Questions for Class � What prestigious university did Charles Beck teach at after being a physical education teacher? � What was Charles Beck’s most important accomplishment? � What did Beck create that was the first in the United States?