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Michigan teacher spends 65 hours in tree
[May 13, 2009] ROCKFORD, Mich. (AP) -- David Buth is rewarding the tree-mendous fundraising efforts of his Michigan middle school students by spending 65 hours in a perch 40 feet above ground.
It's all part of a deal the part-time science teacher at Rockford Christian School made with the students, who earned and collected thousands of dollars for a trip this summer to Teton Science Schools in Jackson, Wyo.
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He calls it Operation Squirrel. Buth used ropes and pulleys on Monday to ascend a tree on school property. The Grand Rapids Press says he took along his hammock, a tarp and some other items. On Wednesday, he'll descend 30 or so feet to fulfill his teaching responsibilities while still in the tree. Operation Squirrel concludes Thursday morning. ___ On the Net: Buth's blog: http://sn.im/hxldr ___ Information from: The Grand Rapids Press, http://www.mlive.com/grand-rapids/ |
