Gensemer spent well over 30 years teaching both in Pennsylvania, where he is from, and in Colorado. Living in Pennsylvania, he taught at McCaskey High School in Lancaster, then moved to Denver where he taught at the University of Denver. After that, he finally found himself back in Pennsylvania teaching at Edinboro University in Edinboro. For him, the subjects of sports classes and physical education had great potential to change lives for the better.
“There is nothing else in school that deals with those life issues,” said Gensemer, mentioning various potential aspects of the course.
Among them, the retired teacher mentioned the potential to teach nutrition, life choices, and both mental and physical health. He explained that it can not only teach young people how to use their bodies, but to carry on a healthy and active life and approach life decisions in a wholesome way.
Gensemer cites his childhood in a small town in Pennsylvania as the source for his views on life and the subjects he taught. Growing up among groups like the Amish, Gensemer learned powerful life lessons.
He said, “Small town life stayed with me forever, and those values stayed with me too.”
He explained that “living around and with people whose values are apparent” had a deep effect on him. “I liked the way they treated each other.”
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