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Sumary- Response Paper

SUMMARY Summary In interviewing Robert Sales and Natalie Pramenko, teachers and coaches at Arapahoe High School, they both say that the best part about their jobs as coaches and as teachers is working and getting to know the kids on personal levels. What Robert Sales and Natalie Pramenko both love about their jobs is to see the kids grow and get the same amusement and enthusiasm about their sport as they do. When Robert Sales was asked what the worst things about his jobs were, he said the kids, and the tedious paper work. The kids can be both the best thing about his job but also the worst thing about his job. They can be fun to be around when they have the right attitude but with the worst attitude they can be a pain and not fun to be around. Natalie Pramenko just said that the worst things about her jobs as an administrator and a coach was the fact that she has to spend so much time away from her own kids and family. Robert Sales said that he always wanted to be a physical education teacher because when he was growing up he never had a cool P.E teacher. He always wanted a teacher to play against him and participate. This is when he knew that he wanted to be a teacher and be that teacher for the kids since he did not have one for himself. Mr. Sales also said that the most flexible part about his jobs he gets to make the lesson plans and do whatever activity he wants as long as he is teaching the curriculum. Robert Sales and Natalie Pramenko both said that they hope to continue their jobs both as coaches and teachers at Arapahoe High School.

Response After interviewing Natalie Pramenko and Robert Sales and hearing about their likes and dislikes both as teachers and coaches at Arapahoe High School, I hope to one day fulfill my dreams for this career. Both Natalie Pramenko and Robert Sales have always wanted to coach and knew that one day they would coach. Robert Sales said, “ I knew that when I was young I always wanted to be a coach and a physical education teacher”(Sales). I have had this same image and dream in my head since I was very young. I have been fortunate enough to have a very fun physical education teacher when I was in elementary school, and have always wanted to give that experience back to the kids. When I was younger, I had a baseball coach that was the best coach that I have ever had. Not only did he teach us the ins and outs and fundamentals of baseball, he taught us the fundamentals of life. “ I have learned so much from being a coach such as teamwork, success, leadership and failure. I just want to teach those things to my players”(Pramenko). In sports it is not all about winning, its taking the experiences that sports give us and growing as a person and using those experiences for the challenges of everyday life. The only bad thing that I heard about the jobs is that it takes time away from their own families. I can see how that would be a bad thing since they are working all day with kids, just not their own. A challenging thing for me as a player is to not see my teammates put in their full effort and not play to their full potential and Robert sales echoed that statement, - “ A challenging thing about coaching is when the kids have the talent, and are not willing to put in the commitment and time to reach their fullest potential”(Sales). I can see that when the kids do not put as much effort in as the coach, it could be frustrating but I am willing to put up with that as many coaches do. When I hear both Pramenko and Sales talk about how they wanted to become coaches from a young age, it just makes me realize that I was made to become a coach and to be around kids. It was reassuring to me to hear that Natalie Pramenko has been coaching for over twenty years and that she still wants to be a coach and plans on coaching for a long time. When looking at the pros and cons of teaching and coaching, there seems to be more pros then cons. Since I share many of the same feelings and thoughts with both Natalie Pramenko and Robert Sales, I believe that I will continue to pursue my dream of becoming a coach and a teacher.