Marking Period 3 Week 1

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Laura Snyder is a humor columnist and speaker who writes from her experience as a mother and wife on the knowledge the bizarre experiences of normal activities in her family's everyday life that she hopes others can benefit from. This week, she explains what unexpected yet valuable lessons trying her son's tae kwon do class has taught her. For example, having a goal to strive for, such as earning her black belt eventually, teaches her to appreciate each smaller step it takes to get there just as much as her ultimate goal. Her position is that we must not lose sight of the little things one can learn when reaching for a large goal, even if we do not get all the way there. She shows this by directly addressing the dissenting opinion of others, saying "If they ever said what they actually thought, I would say they were right: I'm not training for a black belt, I'm simply training for the next belt". She uses humor to also make a point that letting loose and being able to do something out of the ordinary, like "yelling like Tarzan", gives you a freedom you otherwise wouldn't discover. Snyder stresses that while you might not become a champion at something, it is valuable to seize unexpected opportunities.