Feel-Good Friday: Teaching Children Water Safety and How to Swim Builds Confidence

I have recently taken up kickboxing and am thoroughly enjoying it. Having crossed over to the tail end of 50, I now seek out new ways to move my body and push myself to learn new things. Kinetic activity is also not my natural comfort zone, so doing something that is inherently uncomfortable is serving the benefit of creating new neuropathways in my aging brain.

Not to mention, with all of the deep dives I do into the dirty world of politics, punching and kicking a bag is a wonderful antidote to screaming into the void.

With all the bad news that comes out of public schools, and especially from certain public school administrators who seem to care more about COVID money and unions than they do about the children they are supposed to be educating, this week’s Feel-Good Friday pays homage to a principal who cares about children’s lives, their safety, and does the necessary work of teaching them to embrace new things and stretch beyond their comfort zone.

Local ABC13 in Toledo, Ohio reports:

Hundreds of local students are dipping their toes into an experience that is completely new.

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