How it went: Bringing my uni to Physical Geology

bikemaniac22 · 2007-10-12, 10:59 AM

Hey,

I live 1.8 miles from the middle school I teach at and just got a 26" Muni to do the job of commuting.

The first day I rode it to school I hid it under my desk in my classroom so as not to cause a distraction, but the students naturally found it (eighth graders frolic and run about everywhere, seeing angles of a classroom that you never though imaginable.)

Given that the class was lost anyway, I started riding around the room, and while I'm nowhere near as gifted a cyclist as TrialsUni, I did notice that while atop a unicycle, there were no disruptions and I had their attention like you wouldnt believe.

On my ride home from school that afternoon some of my students were skateboarding in an abandoned parking lot, so I went over and jumped up some stairs (one at a time) and then rode back down to their wild cheers. I havent had a single behavior problem from the skateboard population of students since then.

Moral of the story: add 'classroom management tool' to the long list of a unicycle's capabilities.

BillyTheMountain · 2007-10-13, 10:52 PM

Great story, great moves!!

You deserve an A+ in Physical Geology!!

Billy

sutton629 · 2007-10-15, 01:51 PM

i used to ride to middle school about four years ago. still today people come up and are like "your the kid that rode that to HP?" i just laugh because it was so long ago. no one ever forgets unicycles.

TrialsUni · 2007-10-15, 05:18 PM

haha, i enjoy the remarks and all of the additional little stories in this thread.

oh man, i forgot to mention NAUCC 93 and 99, John. I lived in Adrian then, but had no clue that those events even went on here! Then again, I wasn't within the city limits (a mile out), and didn't ride until October 31rst 2000.

patmoore · 2007-10-16, 10:11 PM

Ironically I taught Physical Geography at the University of South Florida* in the early seventies. I had learned to ride a uni in the mid sixties but had gotten away from it. I would have welcomed a demonstration such as yours!

*Ranked #2 in the AP College Football poll! They didn't even have a football team when I was there.

2007-10-12, 10:59 AM	#1
bikemaniac22 bikemaniac22 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Alden, Ny Posts: 2	My classroom Hey, I live 1.8 miles from the middle school I teach at and just got a 26" Muni to do the job of commuting. The first day I rode it to school I hid it under my desk in my classroom so as not to cause a distraction, but the students naturally found it (eighth graders frolic and run about everywhere, seeing angles of a classroom that you never though imaginable.) Given that the class was lost anyway, I started riding around the room, and while I'm nowhere near as gifted a cyclist as TrialsUni, I did notice that while atop a unicycle, there were no disruptions and I had their attention like you wouldnt believe. On my ride home from school that afternoon some of my students were skateboarding in an abandoned parking lot, so I went over and jumped up some stairs (one at a time) and then rode back down to their wild cheers. I havent had a single behavior problem from the skateboard population of students since then. Moral of the story: add 'classroom management tool' to the long list of a unicycle's capabilities.

2007-10-15, 01:51 PM	#3
sutton629 Ride For Fun Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 19 Posts: 416	i used to ride to middle school about four years ago. still today people come up and are like "your the kid that rode that to HP?" i just laugh because it was so long ago. no one ever forgets unicycles. __________________ Scuba Uni

2007-10-16, 10:11 PM	#5
patmoore SEXagenarian Snowboard Racer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Newington, CT Age: 63 Posts: 368	Cool! Ironically I taught Physical Geography at the University of South Florida* in the early seventies. I had learned to ride a uni in the mid sixties but had gotten away from it. I would have welcomed a demonstration such as yours! Ranked #2 in the AP College Football poll! They didn't even have a football team when I was there. __________________ My Gallery* "When you're over the hill, you pick up speed!" Online uni sales at www.suburbansport.com

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