Dave and kids on Bear Mountain
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Northwest Connecticut. Dave and I did a quick hike up Bear Mountain and found 30 amazing 6th graders with their teachers up on top. These kids had done a longer walk than we had to get there and they were in great spirits and wonderfully well behaved. Dave tought middle school geography for 39 years and has seen lots of kids but these kids were exceptional, even in his experience.
We spent the rest of our hike (down) wondering what school these kids were from (we forgot to ask) and how we might clone the teachers, parents, and kids to spread the good vibes elsewhere. Or, it might have simply been that they were so tired from the hike the edges were knocked off their behavior.
Whatever the cause, these kids were great.
