My Score?

Some of you might not know this about me, but I taught gymnastics all through high school and college. Yes, I took gymnastics as a kid, but I wasn't very good. I think that my inability to be a natural, however, did help me to be a better teacher. Kids were always afraid of the balance beam more than the other equipment. It's high. It's skinny. It can be scary, especially once you become more advanced and are learning tricks. It was never my favorite, but I could tolerate it for sure. I always felt sorry for those kids, however, that couldn't tolerate when I was teaching. Traci was one of those kids (Do you remember her, JWS?). I remember her well with her long, blonde hair and skinny as a rail. She was a good little gymnast, but she hated that balance beam. I saw this video a few months ago and it has stuck with me since that time. I guess it's something that I can understand with my background in gymnastics and my memory of teaching kids like Traci.



Sometimes I think that "my score" is SO LOW. I would like to be able to say that I could at least score a 5.0, but I am a work in progress. I'll keep working on my "routine." Will you?