SUNY Cortland Mini-Conference

On October 10, 2008 I had the privilege of attended the SUNY Cortland Mini- Conference for Physical Education. Our PED 255 class opened the conference with an introduction that we created which followed with a fun game called mix-mix mingle-mingle to get the audience loosened up. I thought we did a good job setting the stage for an emotional speaker named John Passarini. In 2000 John was named the Adapted Physical Education National Teacher of the Year. He also received the Disney Outstanding Teacher Of The Year award in 2003. Later on he was featured on the Wayne Brady show for his big heart and touching relationship with a little girl by the name of Katie Lynch. Not only is John Passarini an outstanding teacher but he is an outstanding person with a huge heart. Overall I was extremely moved by Johns speak. To me John Passarini personifies the reason I entered the Physical Education major here at SUNY Cortland.