Trusting the Process

Today our group of kids coming in for Outdoor School was much bigger than last weeks, and I have to admit that I was a little scared about how I would be able to handle the extra attention needed.  The kids came and sat down for lunch after they hiked the long road into camp, and seemed a little rambunctious.  It worried me because I heard from many people that out last batch of students were unusually fantastic, and I am unsure about how unruly 6th graders can get.  Luckily for me, as soon as my first group of kids started up the hillside, it became apparent that they were not only bright, but also eager to learn.  I'm learning to trust the process; teaching and hiking have gone together as long as humans have existed, I figure.