John Baker's Last Race

I first saw "John Baker's Last Race" at a Leadership Camp. This story is so moving, and so inspirational that every person at my camp could not help but be emotionally moved by it. It is the true story of an Albuqurque man who tried his hardest to overcome his bouts with cancer, and inspire a group of children to dream big and achieve their goals. At my camp, we watched this film together as one of our ending activities. We even went on to talk about our own personal "John Baker's" in our lives. Watching the film and going through the activities of our camp is an experience I will never forget. I highly recommend this film for anyone looking for a motivational or inspirational story. It definitely helps one to appreciate life, and also to want to do more with the time we have. It is guaranteed to make you change your outlook on life in a positive way. It deserves no less than an excellent rating.

I use to show this to my class of 4th graders every year (believe it or not it was still reel-to-reel film at that time - late 70's and early 80's). They were always very moved and impacted by it. I allowed them to invite one friend from another class and we would re-watch and discuss over their lunch/recess time. One year the class wanted to have a track meet, just like in the movie, so we created lists of events, they made ribbons for all participants, invited the other 4th grade classes to attend, got the PE teacher on board and had a wonderful afternoon (even though our class didn't receive very many of them in the end). So much came from actions and discussions. HIGHLY suggest this for any group!