The “Twister!”

I think the most rewarding thing about teaching is watching the kids grow.  That and messing with their minds.

One of my kids, the “Twister” is all energy.  Remarkable since the kid is just six years old.

Why yes, I don’t have a child of my own.  Why do you ask?

I know better.  We’re also expecting our first child in June and a lot of parents are pretty happy that I’m finally going to get mine.

What I mean by the energy comment is that in a class that ranges from a dozen to a dozen and a half kids they can all manage to stay in a stance for at least thirty seconds.  Not the Twister.

At first I thought the kid was . . . I don’t know.  I’ve taught autistic students, students with ADHD, students that were just plane contrary.

No problem.

The Twister?  I was thankful that I had an assistant to keep reign on him.  I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do short of stapling his feet to the floor.

And then I saw it.  It was in his eyes.  It was in his motion.  It was in his desire, it was in his heart.

He was trying AND he was succeeding.  He made a point of showing me that he could do his form, all by himself without any help.  This had been a challenge for us.

And he met it.

He’s still got the energy of a tornado but now I know it’s going the right way.

Just watch out for the Twister!