We hauled our gig this afternoon for maintenance. The seventh grade did it. Of course I helped, but they did all the work. Samantha volunteered to cox, understanding that it would be the most challenging maneuver she had yet seen. My place was backing the trailer down the ramp. The kids brought the gig over, we hooked her up, and pulled her out. It really was that simple.
For anyone involved with boats hauling is just one of those routine things that you do. For these kids it was an opportunity to see how it’s done. An opportunity to try something challenging that has real world need and real world results. When she was out they asked intelligent questions because they were genuinely curious.
This simple act is experiential education. These kids will be a part of the reality of running this world some day. We owe them as many real world experiences as we can possibly offer them to prepare them for that time.
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