Most of our teachers, the good ones and the bad ones, we remember for life for the way that they make us feel. I hope that, to most of my students, I am the good one worth remembering.
Today, my son's Archery teacher told us at the end of open archery that she would not be back next year. She has taken a job in western Ohio. Although we have only known her for a short time, she has had a great impact on our lives. Riley started Archery in September. He was so excited, but did not want to shoot right handed. I allowed him to shoot left handed in order for him to be comfortable in the class and not have a meltdown on the first day. He made it through the beginning class and onto intermediate we went. The teacher suggested that my son switch and shoot right handed because he is right eye dominant. I insisted that he switch, and although he resisted at first, practice paid off, and he could finally see that he was a better right hand shot.
After the intermediate class, the last three weeks have been open archery. My son has gone to every session and stayed the whole two and a half hours. That is five hours at the archery barn a week. He has spent a great deal of time with his archery teacher, and she has taught/tutored him a great deal. It has worked to his advantage in that he has mostly been the only one there or one of a handful of kids. He really didn't have to take turns and could shoot every round. The practice has paid off, and the last two days, my son has been shooting balloons from 10 yards. With five shots, most of the time he can hit all four balloons on the target!
Thank you Miss Ronda for helping my son to realize that he has a talent, can be athletic, and giving him confidence in himself and his skills. Although we will continue to come to the archery barn and take classes and lessons from others, things will not be the same without you. You will be missed immensely!
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