“To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.”
Some may question this experiential learning as a springboard for teaching, but I will never. I predict with certainty that my students will be engaged in learning with all content areas and I feel a genuine responsibility toward making that happen with the Iditarod as the vessel through which the content flows.
Diane Johnson, the director of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, summed it all up for me when she shared a life changing quote from one of her dear friends who said, "You can have an interesting life and share that interesting life with others." I will be forever indebted to the National Education Association Foundation for allowing me to assist in meeting their goal which reads, "Help us help kids know more."
Now, let's hit the trail...the Iditarod Trail, that is!