Teaching at risk kids to build bikes
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What\'s the old adage?\\xa0 Give a kid a fish, and he\'ll eat for a day. But teach him to fish and he\'ll eat for a lifetime.\\xa0 Well the same thing holds true for riding bikes. Listen to this fascinating tale of two people in Georgia who built a non-profit (Bearing Bike Works) all geared around the simple idea of teaching "at risk" kids how to build and maintain their own bikes.\\xa0 Earning a free bike for learning a new skill. And teaching them some valuable "life skills" along the way like persistence, patience and perseverance. And a new found belief in themselves.
\\nTaking a risk on "at risk kids". And setting them on a new path. That\'s the story on this week\'s PEDEGO PODCAST.
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\\nTaking a risk on "at risk kids". And setting them on a new path. That\'s the story on this week\'s PEDEGO PODCAST.