My Pupils Are My Motivation and Inspiration

reward for a teacher than to be proud of his

pupils. I am Elena Akmaeva, an English teacher from school №629, Moscow.
Our school has rich sports traditions. I can say I am proud of my pupils Targonsky Yuri, Tikhonova Elena and Puzyrey Anna.

our school-leaver and has close ties with our school.

age. Yuri is a Master of Sports, Elena is a

Candidate Master, Anna has second adult level. They participate in all junior biathlon competitions of different levels. It is a great responsibility to represent Moscow in them.

to their friends, they motivate and inspire grown-ups to keep

fit and to stay healthy.
As for me, I prefer an evening at the skating rink to watching soap operas. My husband is my permanent companion. It makes us close.
Skiing in the forest I often meet my former PE teacher Yuri Andreevich Ryabov. He is over 70, but he is still sporty and active.
So, as in the times of ancient Greece sport unites people of different generations.

and study well at school. But they overcome all the

difficulties and get used to hardships. Sport has taught them to plan their activity, to win and to loose, to work as a group. Now they are finishing school and it is the time to make important decisions.