Lo titshala ubaleke iimayile ezili-100 ujikeleze umkhondo ukunceda abafundi bakhe ukuba baye ekholejini

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Ixesha elide, andizange ndenze naluphi na uhlobo lokufaneleka kwemihla ngemihla, kodwa njengomfundisi-ntsapho, ndandifuna ukufumana indlela yokukhuthaza abafundi bam ukuba baqhubeke xa bezabalaza ukufikelela kwimigca yabo yokugqiba. Ke, xa ndandineminyaka engama-35, ndaqala ukubaleka, kwaye kwiminyaka eliqela elandelayo, ndasebenza indlela yam inyuka ukusuka kwi-5Ks ukuya kwi-marathons. Ndivele, bendikuthanda ukubaleka.

Kulo nyaka, ndibaleke iikhilomitha ezili-100 kubafundi bam-kwiiyure ezingama-24 kuphela.

Ukubaleka kwaqala njengesikweko. Abafundi bam besikolo esiphakamileyo kufuneka bapase kuvavanyo olude, olunzima lokuyalelwa ngurhulumente ukuze baphumelele, kwaye ndibabukele uninzi lwabo lusokola. Ndifuna ngokwenene ukuba ndibenakho ukubaxelela ukuba ndiyayiqonda into yokuba kunjani ukuba sezimbadweni zabo-ukufumana amandla okuqhubeka nokutyhala xa usokola. (Idibeneyo: Dibana neQela eliKhuthazayo loTitshala eliKhethiweyo ukuba libaleke iBoston Marathon)

Ndabaxelela abafundi bam ngeenjongo zam zokubaleka njengoko ndandiziqeqeshela imigama emide nemide. Ngexesha lesikolo lika-2015-2016, ndiye ndaqonda ukuba ndingasebenzisa ukubaleka ukunceda abafundi bam nangakumbi. Ndikunye nomnye utitshala, sagqiba kwelokuba siqokelele izithembiso ezisekwe kumgama weemayile ezingaphi na endinokubaleka kuwo umzila wesikolo ukuba ndibaleka imini yonke. Ingcinga yayikukusebenzisa ukubaleka ukunyusa imali yengxowa-mali yokufunda yabafundi ababonakalise unyamezelo kunye nokutyhala ubunzima-ezona mpawu ziza ngokubaleka imigama emide. Sayibiza ngokuba yiLion Pride Run emva kwemascot yesikolo sethu.

Kuloo nyaka wokuqala, ndikhumbula ndisoyika kakhulu umgama onokubakho kangangokuba ngasese ndinethemba lokuba iminikelo iya kuba sezantsi ngokwaneleyo ukuba ndingabaleka ukuya kude kangako. Kodwa ekugqibeleni, safumana inkxaso engako kwaye ndandikuthanda ukubaleka imini yonke. Wonke umntu kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo wayexhasa ngokumangalisayo kwaye iiklasi ezininzi zafumana iindlela zokuthatha inxaxheba. Abafundi bezobugcisa bezolimo, umzekelo, benze iresiphi yoko bakubiza ngokuba yi "Fletcher bar," eziqhubekileyo zindinika amafutha rhoqo ngonyaka. Iiklasi zeMathematika zeza kumkhondo zaza zabala ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo; Iiklasi zesiNgesi zandicengceleza imibongo; iiklasi zomthambo zaphuma zibaleka nam; ibhendi yesikolo yayidlala. Andikhuphisani ngokwenyani (bendingenayo iwotshi ngelo xesha) kodwa kunyaka wokuqala, ndabaleka iiyure ezintandathu ezinesiqingatha ndisiya ngqo kumkhondo wesikolo sethu-malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-40. Ngaphandle koloyiko lwam, ndandithanda yonke imayile. (Idibeneyo: Izifundo ezi-7 endizifundileyo ukubaleka iiMayile ezingama-24 kwilizwe langaphandle)

Ngaphambi koko, eyona mgama bendiwubaleka yayiyimbaleki enye. Ndaziva ngathi iikhilomitha ezingama-26 yayiludonga lomlingo endingenakuze ndigqithe kulo. Kodwa ndiye ndaqonda ukuba akukho ludonga kwiimayile ezingama-26-27 yeemayile lunokwenzeka. Oko kwavula umnyango engqondweni yam; akukho mda kwinto endinokuyenza-ubuncinci hayi naphi na apho bendicinga khona. Ndabona ukuba kukho into ebaluleke kakhulu eyenzekileyo ngala mhla. Ndiza kuza kumkhondo ngaloo ntsasa ndisazi kuqeqesho lwam olude, ndedwa, ukubaleka imigama emide kuthetha ukuba kufuneka ndilwe nokungonwabi, ukudinwa, kunye nokukruquka-yonke into ibiziva ilukhuni ndedwa. Kodwa inkxaso yesikolo sam yabonakala igcina yonke loo nto-yinto ebonakala ngathi inomlingo, into engachazekiyo etshintsha yonke into. Kukhuthazwe lolo thando kunye nenkxaso, ndabaleka iikhilomitha ezingama-50 kunyaka olandelayo kwi-2 yoNyaka yeNgonyama yokuziqhenya kweNgonyama.

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Kulo nyaka, ndithathe isigqibo sokujolisa kwi-100 yeekhilomitha-i-50 yeemayile kude kunangaphambili. Ndingaba ndiyaxoka ukuba ndingathi andinalo uloyiko oluninzi ngayo. Ingakumbi kuba bekukho okuninzi okusemngciphekweni: Imali yokufunda ebesinethemba lokuyinyusa, kunye nefilimu ebesiyenza ngeGoFundMe ukuxhasa loo nzame yonyuso. Ndichithe ixesha elininzi ndiphanda ngendlela yokulungiselela kwaye yonke into endiyifundileyo indixelele ukuba ndingagijimi ngaphezulu kweemayile ezingama-50 ngelixa ndiziqeqeshela ukoyika ukubeka umngcipheko ekonzakaleni. Ke, olona qeqesho lwam lude lwaba ziimayile ezingama-40. Ndalala ngobo busuku ndisazi ukuba kufuneka ndibaleke iikhilomitha ezingama-60 kude kunoko. (Idibeneyo: Kutheni yonke iMbaleki ifuna iSicwangciso soQeqesho esiQinisekileyo)

Kumgca wokuqala, ndicinge zonke iziphumo ezinokubakho ze-epic, umgama ongenakuqondakala. Ndandiqinisekile ukuba ndizilolonge ngokufanelekileyo, kodwa kwangaxeshanye ndigcwele amathandabuzo, ukwazi ukuba lo mgama unokubakhupha ngokulula iimbaleki ezinamandla kunam. Kodwa iphulo leGoFundMe lalikhuthaza kakhulu; Ndiyazi ukuba eyona njongo yam ibikukunyusa imali yokufunda ukuze ndithumele abantwana abacel'umngeni kwezoqoqosho-endibaziyo ndibathandayo nabasebenze nzima ngendlela engathethekiyo ukoyisa imiqobo-kwikholeji. (Idibeneyo: Indlela yokujongana nexhala lokuSebenza kunye neMithambo ngaphambi kohlanga)

Ngelixesha ndibalekayo, bendinamaxesha aphantsi xa ndicinga ukuba andizokwazi ukugqiba. Iinyawo zam zidumbile kwaye zakha amadyungudyungu kuyo yonke indawo yempembelelo; ngeemayile ezingama-75, kwavakala ngathi ndibaleka ngezitena endaweni yeenyawo. Kwaye kwabakho nekhephu. Kodwa ndiye ndabona ukuba, kanye njengokuba bendizama ukubonisa abafundi bam, ukubaleka ngenene kunje kufana nobomi-xa unemizuzwana ephantsi xa ucinga ukuba izinto azinakuba ngcono, ziyajika lonke ixesha. Ukucinga ngemizabalazo abanye abafundi bam abayinyamezelayo kangangeminyaka kwenza ukungonwabi okwethutyana endikhe ndadibana nako kubonakala kungabalulekanga kwaphela. Ndamamela umzimba wam ndacotha xa ndifuna. Ngalo lonke ixesha ndiziva ndiphantsi, ndandibuya ndibaleka ngamandla kwaye ngokukhawuleza kwaye ndonwabile kwakhona.

Xa ndicinga ngento endinike amandla okuqhubeka nokubaleka ngalo mizuzu, yayihlala ixhaswa ngabanye abantu. Okothusayo kukuba, iGoFundMe iqhagamshelene nabafumana inkxaso-mali yokufunda kunyaka ophelileyo abasele befunda ekholejini ngokuyinxenye yemali ebesiyinyusile. Ebudeni belona xesha linzima lokubaleka, ndajika ndajika ndabona abafundi bam bangaphambili—uJameicia, uSally, noBrent-ababini kubo bahlala baza babaleka nam kangangeeyure ezinzulwini zobusuku.

Ndicinga ngokunyanisekileyo ukuba i-5 yokugqibela kwi-10 yeemayile yayiyeyona yomeleleyo kuyo yonke i-100 yeemayile. Bonke abantwana baphuma esikolweni kwaye bajikeleza ithrekhi. Ndandihambisa phezulu ezintlanu kwaye ndaziva ndinamandla, nangona ayekho amaxesha ngentsimbi yesithathu neyesine ekuseni xa ndandikhubekeka. Inkxaso yabo yayifana nokukhuthaza umlingo. (Idibeneyo: Ndibaleka njani i-100-Mile Race kunye nohlobo 1 lweSwekile)

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Nangona ndandide ndibaleke kabini, ndagqiba.

I-Lion Pride Run lusuku lwam endiluthandayo lonyaka-luziva ngathi yiKrisimesi kum. Abantwana andibazi nokuba baseholweni baya kuthi ukubaleka kwam kuthetha ntoni kubo. Uninzi lwabo luya kundibhalela amanqaku besabelana ngendlela abaziva bexhalabile ngayo ngezinto abasokola ngazo esikolweni, okanye abangoyiki ukuzama into entsha. Kuyamangalisa ukufumana loo ntlonipho kunye nobubele.

Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, sizuze ngaphezulu kwe- $ 23,000 yengxowa mali yokufunda kulo nyaka sibaleka sodwa. Lilonke, ngoku sineminyaka emithathu yemali yokufunda ezinzileyo.

Isicwangciso soMbaleko weNgonyama wonyaka ozayo kukubaleka phakathi kwezikolo zamabanga aphantsi ezine zesithili sethu, isikolo samabanga aphakathi, kunye nesikolo samabanga aphakamileyo apho ndifundisa khona ukuze sibe sisiganeko soluntu. Ngelixa ingaphantsi kweekhilomitha ezili-100, iya kuba yinkqubo enzima kakhulu kunokuba usebenze kumkhondo. Kusenokufuneka ndizilolonge.

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