Okay – so maybe this title doesn’t quite describe me, but after today I’m one step closer. :-)Today my team got our 120 sixth graders onto buses and head out to Ski Gull, the local ski hill. I’ve never down hill skied, and quite honestly I wasn’t very excited about making my debut in front of my students. It turned out, however, to probably be the BEST way to learn. My kids cheered me on, and the instructors were awesome. (However – I don’t know how many times I had to get the darn, “Oh, you’re not a 6th grader?” Grrr.)\u00a0<\/p>\n
It didn’t take long to get ready for the bunny hill, although I wasn’t as fast as many of my students. Soon, though, we graduated from the tow rope to the ski lift and my group was off. I am so proud of our students. They were great to each other – constantly encouraging one another and reminding us all that we were all going to fall. Today, it seemed, it didn’t matter whether you were one of the “cool” kids or not – everyone worked so well!<\/p>\n
I suppose I should mention that we had one student break a leg and another sprain an ankle. Ouch! So I’ll be praying for their speedy recoveries. (They’re 2 great kids!)\u00a0<\/p>\n
I suppose, now, that skiing will be on my list of things to try again. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Okay – so maybe this title doesn’t quite describe me, but after today I’m one step closer. :-)Today my team got our 120 sixth graders onto buses and head out to Ski Gull, the local ski hill. I’ve never down … Continue reading