Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Article - Skateboarding at school? Fridley elementary says sure

TwinCities.com, March 31
Author: Emma Carew

Instead of scowling and muttering about "kids these days," the educators find themselves in awe. The students are the first in the state to learn to skateboard as part of their physical-education classes.

The students in Craig Coleman's gym classes at Hayes are taking to it with glee. Even those who used to beg off the tougher exercises are getting excited, he said. "There's no, 'I can't,' anymore," he said. "They just want to do it."

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