tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post4314110220718778451..comments2023-09-28T03:28:17.063-04:00Comments on 3 Ring Binder: And the rest...Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771612031280593noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-72397750321589966352008-07-31T16:18:00.000-04:002008-07-31T16:18:00.000-04:00You don't know the half of it! But I will rise ab...You don't know the half of it! <BR/><BR/>But I will rise above my desire to pick on small children (collectively known as "the boys") who at least have the courtesy not to physically violate my child's space even if their errant behavior takes all of teacher's time and attention to control! <BR/><BR/>Phew - glad I rose above it. <BR/><BR/>These rinky-dink local lake swimming lessons have been okay for the last few years. She's behind in her stroke development but can <I>actually swim</I>. This is a bonus given her pool - gene pool, that is.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178771612031280593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685065582281848343.post-52606691250189897932008-07-31T15:24:00.000-04:002008-07-31T15:24:00.000-04:00I'm not a fan of group classes. My kids did 3 grou...I'm not a fan of group classes. My kids did 3 group sessions at the Y and didn't learn to swim. I ended up putting them into private lessons. Shira started swimming like a fish, but Ben still could not swim. I realized that every time the instructor wanted him to do something he didn't want to do, he batted his baby blues at her and she backed down.<BR/><BR/>mean mom then found another swim instructor, a male this time who coaches a swim team. Ben was swimming before the first lesson ended, and he was as mad as hell with me for foisting this tyrant onto him. LOL. I Learned my lesson. This summer I signed them up for more swim lessons (more stroke development than anything else). This instructor was also a male, swim team coach. The difference in my kids' swimming is amazing.Shezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165727341717139605noreply@blogger.com