Life lessons from the cross country team
Today I did a test run in my endless passion for teaching with another unique situation : I am becoming a driving instructor. With a private company in my city, I am going to be riding in cars with high school kids as they are in their quest to obtain their first driver's license. A rite of passage for all of us. Today, with the owner of the company in tow to observe both me and the driver, we pulled into a high school and picked up a junior. He was there to do his summer practice for his participation in cross country running. He also said he participates in swimming as well as track, but due to the Corona Virus he was not able to do his swimming as planned. I was very lucky, he was really a great driver and didn't seem nervous or unsure of things as he said he had driven quite a bit in the past. I was pleased to see that this was the case over time as we coasted over country roads with waves as dips. We also passed the westside mai...