At our elementary school, the physical education teacher, Mrs. M, takes her job very seriously. Admittedly, we were a little skeptical at the beginning of the year because we were inundated with flyers and forms from Mrs. M, explaining the various fitness clubs and programs at the school, although my skepticism pertained more to the lack of communication from other departments versus being directed at her enthusiasm and commitment.
The duo quickly expressed their love for Mrs. M. They quote her. They imitate her. They have even asked to join the running club, whose membership requires a 7:00 am arrival one day per week. (We will consider that activity in future years.) Mrs. M blocks off each Wednesday for running, and the class runs laps. The girls, who just last year looked shocked when their softball coach asked them to run to the end of the softball field and back, have gotten very excited about running in PE each week. To help them, we always plan to wear exercise clothing on Wednesdays and our best running shoes.
This week in the car pool line, Mrs. M called to the girls to have them tell me how many laps they ran this week. "Seven!" they said. Mrs. M explained that seven laps equates to almost 1.5 miles.
1.5 miles!
"They just kept going and going," she said.
"My mouth was soooo dry," Lauren told Skip later.
Mrs. M's enthusiasm is clearly infectious, and I need to be running laps with the class each week.
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