Teachers who are unicyclists.......

Unibugg · 2009-06-08, 11:00 PM

Or shouldn't that be unicyclists who are teachers?

In many parts of the world students are or will soon be getting out of school for the summer. Whether your break is a few weeks or a few months, whether you are a kindergarten teacher or a university professor here's to you!

May your vacation be filled with lots of safe, exciting, and enjoyable hours on the unicycle.

Unibugg
Elementary School Teacher 5th grade
Florida

Summer Plans: a little tutoring/ volunteering and a lot of rides on one wheel

jtrops · 2009-06-08, 11:09 PM

I teach high school photography. I have been out for a week now. Have a great Summer.

Jerry

yUNIkoner · 2009-06-08, 11:42 PM

I'm an elementary music teacher.
Three and a half days to go!

I'm on the board of a summer music camp up here so I'll be doing some summer music stuff. This is also touring season so I'll be gigging quite a bit...maybe I'll be able to afford a 36er!

SirSkillz · 2009-06-09, 03:20 AM

My dad's a teacher (Science/Chemistry, Grades 9-12).

He can't ride yet, but he's promised to learn this summer! Yay!

Unibugg · 2009-06-09, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirSkillz

My dad's a teacher (Science/Chemistry, Grades 9-12).

He can't ride yet, but he's promised to learn this summer! Yay!

Great! I'm sure you'll teach him well! Let us know how it goes on the forums!

Naomi · 2009-06-09, 11:10 AM

Well, sadly it will not be very much of a break for me. But it will be rather nice not having the place cluttered up with students so much of the time. They really do get in the way. ;-)

Nao

1-wheeled-grape · 2009-06-09, 02:28 PM

Wait, what if you teach people to unicycle lol? I do that sometimes

I officially leave secondary school in 4 day, but i have 2 exams and the prom next week too

Then its 3 months of work, unicycling, restoring the mini and partying lol!

mbalmer · 2009-06-09, 03:02 PM

I teach sixth grade SCIENCE in Los Gatos, CA. Best grade ever. 3 days (including today) to go!!!! Woot! Happy dance.

UPS tracking for my KH29 has begun. My newest family member is somewhere on its way to sunny CA. I hope I don't hurt myself with all this happy dancing. I don't even know how to dance.

trickcyclist · 2009-06-11, 02:58 AM

I am assistant prof at one medical school, and adjunct prof at another. I do very little to earn the fancy titles apart from acting as preceptor to some residents, and indulging myself by spending time doing stuff that fascinates me, and calling it research.

Does this count as being a teacher? (I get the teacher's discount in bookshops, but feel guilty about doing so.)

I want to teach other people to unicycle. (Don't you think that would really make me a teacher?)

UniSue

SirSkillz · 2009-06-11, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unibugg

Great! I'm sure you'll teach him well! Let us know how it goes on the forums!

Of course!

mbalmer · 2009-06-12, 02:11 PM

Well, the fat lady sang and school is out

. I'm sitting here waiting for the UPS truck to show up. Tracking says it's to be delivered today. I'm having a panic attack that I won't be able to mount a 29er. My 26 is no problem so I'm hoping a 29 is not much more difficult.

Trickcyclist, you should not feel guilty about getting a discount. Books are overpriced as is. Textbooks are the worst. Even if you don't teach in the classroom you are still working in education. Whenever I buy an expensive item I ask about a teacher's discount. Sometimes I am given 10% off. I should have asked UDC

.

Unibugg · 2009-06-12, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbalmer

Well, the fat lady sang and school is out

. I'm sitting here waiting for the UPS truck to show up. Tracking says it's to be delivered today. I'm having a panic attack that I won't be able to mount a 29er. My 26 is no problem so I'm hoping a 29 is not much more difficult.

You'll be fine on the 29. I had the same reservations but went on blind faith that everyone encouraging me on the forums was right. And they were.

It was an adjustment from a 24 at first because it was soooo scary to be that high. But now, the 29 is just right. At times seems very small.

A KH 29.. I'm doing a happy dance for you and I won't even be able to try it.

Asking UDC for a teacher's discount.. a hahha ha ha
Surely they at least have a tote bag for you. We could ALWAYS use another one of those.

wobbling bear · 2009-06-12, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickcyclist

Does this count as being a teacher?

same question for me: what is considered a teacher?
I am a Java evangelist .. that is: I teach to (grown up) students with a gaping mouth about the magic of programming. Do I qualify as a teacher?

Divebomber · 2009-06-13, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wobbling bear

same question for me: what is considered a teacher?
I am a Java evangelist .. that is: I teach to (grown up) students with a gaping mouth about the magic of programming. Do I qualify as a teacher?

Yes.

Unibugg · 2009-06-13, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wobbling bear

Do I qualify as a teacher?

Kudos to teachers who teach adults! I did that for a few years and ...well let's just say even with all the stress, lack of parental support, and bureaucracy with administrators, I'm back with the kiddies.

"gaping mouths"... makes one think of helpless little birdies pushing forward in the nest to get a piece of a worm. Quite appropriate analogy.

2009-06-08, 11:00 PM	#1
Unibugg Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florida Age: 48 Posts: 813	Teachers who are unicyclists....... Or shouldn't that be unicyclists who are teachers? In many parts of the world students are or will soon be getting out of school for the summer. Whether your break is a few weeks or a few months, whether you are a kindergarten teacher or a university professor here's to you! May your vacation be filled with lots of safe, exciting, and enjoyable hours on the unicycle. Unibugg Elementary School Teacher 5th grade Florida Summer Plans: a little tutoring/ volunteering and a lot of rides on one wheel

2009-06-09, 03:20 AM	#4
SirSkillz phlhatt Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: B.C. Canada Age: 19 Posts: 982	My dad's a teacher (Science/Chemistry, Grades 9-12). He can't ride yet, but he's promised to learn this summer! Yay! __________________ "My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world." -Jack Layton ^3rd - 540 Unispin Comp^ Last edited by SirSkillz; 2009-06-09 at 03:20 AM.

2009-06-09, 11:10 AM	#6
Naomi Stupid Asian tart riding that thing Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Posts: 1,145	Well, sadly it will not be very much of a break for me. But it will be rather nice not having the place cluttered up with students so much of the time. They really do get in the way. ;-) Nao __________________ The dress in which I unicycled was not THAT short, but in retrospect, I think that maybe the blue one would have been more appropriate to the terrain. Last edited by Naomi; 2009-06-09 at 11:11 AM.

2009-06-09, 02:28 PM	#7
1-wheeled-grape Scott Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colchester, Essex, England Age: 20 Posts: 4,408	Wait, what if you teach people to unicycle lol? I do that sometimes I officially leave secondary school in 4 day, but i have 2 exams and the prom next week too Then its 3 months of work, unicycling, restoring the mini and partying lol! __________________ This is no longer a blank signature, that is all Last edited by 1-wheeled-grape; 2009-06-09 at 02:28 PM.

2009-06-12, 02:11 PM	#11
mbalmer Is it June yet? Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 53 Posts: 1,105	Well, the fat lady sang and school is out . I'm sitting here waiting for the UPS truck to show up. Tracking says it's to be delivered today. I'm having a panic attack that I won't be able to mount a 29er. My 26 is no problem so I'm hoping a 29 is not much more difficult. Trickcyclist, you should not feel guilty about getting a discount. Books are overpriced as is. Textbooks are the worst. Even if you don't teach in the classroom you are still working in education. Whenever I buy an expensive item I ask about a teacher's discount. Sometimes I am given 10% off. I should have asked UDC.

2009-06-08, 11:09 PM	#2
jtrops Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Longmont, Colorado Age: 45 Posts: 1,286	I teach high school photography. I have been out for a week now. Have a great Summer. Jerry

2009-06-08, 11:42 PM	#3
yUNIkoner Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Whitehorse, Yukon Posts: 327	I'm an elementary music teacher. Three and a half days to go! I'm on the board of a summer music camp up here so I'll be doing some summer music stuff. This is also touring season so I'll be gigging quite a bit...maybe I'll be able to afford a 36er!

2009-06-09, 03:02 PM	#8
mbalmer Is it June yet? Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 53 Posts: 1,105	I teach sixth grade SCIENCE in Los Gatos, CA. Best grade ever. 3 days (including today) to go!!!! Woot! Happy dance. UPS tracking for my KH29 has begun. My newest family member is somewhere on its way to sunny CA. I hope I don't hurt myself with all this happy dancing. I don't even know how to dance.

2009-06-11, 02:58 AM	#9
trickcyclist Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Bay, Ontario Age: 59 Posts: 341	I am assistant prof at one medical school, and adjunct prof at another. I do very little to earn the fancy titles apart from acting as preceptor to some residents, and indulging myself by spending time doing stuff that fascinates me, and calling it research. Does this count as being a teacher? (I get the teacher's discount in bookshops, but feel guilty about doing so.) I want to teach other people to unicycle. (Don't you think that would really make me a teacher?) UniSue

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