I will carry Ryan
A Kentucky teacher went to extreme lengths recently to ensure that one student didn’t miss out on a class field trip because of her physical disability. When Shelly King learned that her daughter Ryan was having a class field trip on Sept. 20 to the Falls of the Ohio State Park near the border of Indiana and Kentucky, she instantly began to think about creating a plan B. “Mom Shelly King was preparing for an ‘alternate field trip day,’” she wrote on the “Team Ryan” Facebook page, created for her 10-year-old daughter, who was diagnosed with Spina bifida as a baby. The birth defect, which happens when the spine and spinal cord don’t form properly, has caused Ryan to rely on a wheelchair to get around. “Obviously, NOT accessible,” King pointed out. That is, until, Jim Freeman, a teacher at the school, offered to carry Ryan around on his back all day so she could explore the fossil beds with the rest of her classmates.
In several sweet photos, Freeman was captured carrying Ryan on his back in a carrier — her holding onto his shoulders — as they explored the river banks, state park, and 390-million-year-old fossil beds beside the other students and teachers. King said on Facebook that the gesture meant a lot to her and the family, especially because it prevented Ryan from feeling left out and missing the class trip. The Kentucky mother also explained that she was sharing the photos in a bid to raise awareness about the state’s excellent teachers, who often go out of their way to help children in need and inspire people around their community.
“She is sooooo excited to do this independent from me.” MELT MY HEART … We are sooooo blessed to have an ENTIRE school that is so compassionate and empathetic and NEVER make her feel left out” Speaking to USA Today, King called Freeman’s offer to carry the 55-pound fourth-grader “out of the blue,” noting how he wasn’t Ryan’s teacher and that they had rarely ever interacted at school. “That’s how wonderful this man is,” King told the outlet. “We’ve never really talked. I didn’t know his first name before he offered to do this.” “It melted my heart,” she shared, adding that she hopes this story will inspire other physically-disabled people that they don’t need to miss out on things because of their wheelchair. For Shelly and Ryan the generous deed provided a lesson that will likely stick forever, “Never feel like you’re left alone.”
Field trip wisdom
Larry’s kindergarten class was on a field trip to their local police station where they saw pictures tacked to a bulletin board of the 10 most wanted criminals. One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and asked if it really was the photo of a wanted person. ‘Yes,’ said the policeman. ‘The detectives want very badly to capture him. Larry asked,”Why didn’t you keep him when you took his picture? “
I’m a tour guide at a museum, and when I told a group that the fossil they were looking at was 65 million years and 3 weeks old. They asked me where the 3 weeks came from.
“Well it was 65 million years old when I was hired here, and that was 3 weeks ago.
A tour guide is leading a group through a museum in London.
“This mummy here is over 5,000 years old,” he said. “It’s possible that Moses saw it.”
A tourist raises her hand and asks, “When was Moses ever in London?”
A guide at Yellowstone Park was explaining the sights to the visitors and a woman was fascinated by the idea that he had lost the first finger on his right hand. She could not resist asking him how he lost his finger. He explained that he had been a guide as a boy and man for 25 years directing the attention of the visitors to various sights around the park and the finger just got worn out pointing at things.
October 5th Birthdays
1993 – Mercedes Lambra, 1975 – Kate Winslett, 1951 – Karin Allen, 1994 – Kara Royster
1951 – Bob Geldof, 1902 – Ray Croc, 1965 – Mario Lemieux, 1952 – Bernie Mack