March 08, 2019 at 03:09AM
Though he was given a hero's welcome for the Patriots success on the field, Ted made sure to let the students know that no matter what they want to achieve, reading and being a student of life is the most important.
And he speaks from experience. When he's not practicing or training for the season, Ted is working towards his MBA.
"[I wanted them to know] that reading is important. I'm glad we read a couple of stories to them," he said. "[I want them] just to know that school is not a chore. It's something that, as you get older, will open up doors for you, and then it becomes a choice too once you've made it that far."
While Ted read to third graders at Lake View, Jeremy spent the morning reading to sixth graders at Vernon Hill.
After reading to the group, Jeremy answered their questions from football to his favorite books growing up. Jeremy told them he didn't always love reading, but in an attempt to get his GPA up, Jeremy fell in love with books.
"It was good to try and give a positive voice for the kids, especially knowing how much I hated reading," Jeremy said. "I think some of them got it. Some of them were really in tune to what I was saying. Hopefully some of them will pick up a book after this."
Though he was given a hero's welcome for the Patriots success on the field, Ted made sure to let the students know that no matter what they want to achieve, reading and being a student of life is the most important.
And he speaks from experience. When he's not practicing or training for the season, Ted is working towards his MBA.
"[I wanted them to know] that reading is important. I'm glad we read a couple of stories to them," he said. "[I want them] just to know that school is not a chore. It's something that, as you get older, will open up doors for you, and then it becomes a choice too once you've made it that far."
While Ted read to third graders at Lake View, Jeremy spent the morning reading to sixth graders at Vernon Hill.
After reading to the group, Jeremy answered their questions from football to his favorite books growing up. Jeremy told them he didn't always love reading, but in an attempt to get his GPA up, Jeremy fell in love with books.
"It was good to try and give a positive voice for the kids, especially knowing how much I hated reading," Jeremy said. "I think some of them got it. Some of them were really in tune to what I was saying. Hopefully some of them will pick up a book after this."