I taught with a woman for around 20 years. We'll call her Sharon. Sharon was a physed. teacher and a good one. Sharon coached all girls teams at the school .
For all those 20 years she never taught anything else. Sharon didn't teach any options. The only time I know that she spent time in another field is when she came with us on an outdoor education field trip. We were probably short a female supervisor so Sharon was conscripted.
Sharon's been retired for about 15 years and I've only seen her once. I met her in the library when we were both getting books.
Lately one of my friends was asking if I knew Sharon. She told me that Sharon sings in a ladies singing group and is a great singer. Not in my wildest dreams did I think Sharon was a singer.
My friend went on to tell me that Sharon paints...watercolors. Sharon put on a show of her own in a local art gallery. Again, I had no idea that Sharon had talents in art.
So there I was thinking that Sharon was a one trick pony and could only teach physed. It would have been interesting to have seen Sharon in a music class or art class.
Some people really surprise you.
