All About Jess
Jess Smith's Personal Reflection
At K-State
"Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle." Christian D. Larson
After I graduated high school and transitioned into college, I got to the point where I didn't really like physical activity. I believe that my family had a huge impact on me. My dad doesn't enjoy physical activity. Instead of simply choosing to live a healthy lifestyle, he jumps from diet to diet, and goes from period with little or no physical activity to short bursts of periods with a lot of physical activity. My mom's not very big on physical activity either, so my brothers and I were never raised with the example of regular physical activity.
I run for those who can't...
But when I began working with the adults with special needs, I realized how much I took for granted. How much we all take for granted. I realized that I am so blessed to be able to do so many things that I don't take advantage of. So I started running for myself, but also for those that aren't able to run. It was always the little things that would motivate me to run: the beautiful sky, the open countryside off the gravel roads, or just thinking about how so many people don't have that same opportunity.
Interest and Getting Involved...
I have only heard great things about this class, and I am extremely excited to learn more so that I am able to apply it to my own classroom and students sometime in the future. I want to participate as much as I can, learn as much as I can, and take the great examples that we are bound to learn from this class and be able to apply them in the future! I just want to be able to make a positive impact on my students' lives and help them to learn while having fun and staying healthy.