What can we learn from skateboarders?

The general public tends to write off skaters as grungy, lazy, troublemakers. But that's far from the truth.

In reporting the original story for print, I asked Colorado skateboarders about the lessons skating can teach us. There's a lot more to learn than just how to do a kickflip - skating can teach us how to persevere, how to fail and succeed, and how to be a good person. So I sat, listened and decided that I had to get on a skateboard to find out for myself.