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i actually got in the pool today and worked with the kids. god theyre bad. i had them all swim across the pool the short way and float on their backs and if they "passed" they were allowed to swim in the shallow end and if not they had to stay with me. the plan was that i would teach them how to swim. i started with floating on your back. bad idea. they were very tense. i'm going to try that again later. so i went right into kicking and freestyle. the 4 boys that actually cant swim at all were very well behaved for some reason and the 4 that could kinda do it were okay, its the ones who can swim that were giving me problems today. tomorrow theyre supposed to be coming at different times so its all good. that was a slight ramble. anyway, this week and next week i only have the partial kids. thats what theyre called, dont ask. then the week of the 10th the summer camp starts. however bad the kids were i'm still excited because we made progress today and it was just the first day. i think once the older kids realize that i mean business and that they also have to listen to me they'll be better. can't wait for tomorrow :o) who ever thought someone would say that about lifeguarding?