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Olympics inspires us to achieve personal bests
THIS HAS been the best of years – and the worst of years. A general air of celebration has gripped the country as we have enjoyed the Diamond Jubilee, the euphoria of the Olympics and the Paralympics. But with a double dip recession announced and the high street going into meltdown, there is, now the Olympics are over, the feeling that the gloom of last year will descend like an unwelcome fog again. But it doesn’t have to. There are reasons to be cheerful. Remember Golden Saturday when our athletics team thrilled us all with their feats on the track? Great Britain’s people are winners; and when they are not, they are (mostly) gracious and resourceful in defeat. How can the Olympics help us teach our
children to be the same? To be winners when they can but to smile in defeat and rely on their resourcefulness, their intelligence and their well-rounded personality to get them through the inevitable difficult times. Dr Helen Wright, head of St Mary’s, writes
(page 28) that about 40% of Team GB’s total medal haul was won by individuals who had been educated at independent schools. If you have been considering an independent education for your child but are unsure about the commitment, this may spur you on. Sports facilities are brilliant at schools in
this sector, where excellent sports pitches, halls and PE lessons are the norm and sit alongside impressive academic teaching. Sport teaches our children how to
triumph. But what happens when they try and try but can’t get to first position? What should we do then? Take a lesson from the Olympics; that of the ‘personal best’. Continually and gradually improving your own performance over time through hard work, endeavour and diligent practice to achieve and be the very best that you can be is the lesson the Olympics teach us. What more can you ask of your child
except for them to do their personal best? I feel sure an independent education is the best way to help them achieve this. Despite the recession, it is worth investing in.
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