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I agree completely. However, my guess is we'll differ entirely on what we consider to be success.I certainly don't condone winning at all costs. However, I don't believe in teaching them that there is nothing wrong with not succeeding.
Success has nothing to do with winning. That is such a terrible concept which has permeated our culture.You convince them how badly they want to earn it next year, and that practice is the only way to improve their chance of success.
But a trophy for hard work and effort, a trophy for dedication and intensity is not.A trophy for participation is like fools gold.
The point I thought you were making is that college kids think a job will be handed to them, without any other real effort. Most college kids are already putting in the effort in hopes of a job when they graduate. That's hardly a "hand everything to me for nothing" attitude.Maybe they're working at a local shop; most are not working during college in a position related to their anticipated major and career field.
I kind of figured. Definitely a different demographic.This was at an inner city high school.
Exactly. The problem with schools is far less about the parents than it is about society.Parents complain about not having good teachers at inner city schools. They need to teach their kids respect and realize that their kids' hoodlum behavior is what drives the good teachers away.
I teach 4th, 5th and 6th grades. I never have any problems, and I certainly have plenty of students with terrible home lives. But the school I work at, overall, does not have that kind of overall discipline issue.I knew before I even graduated high school that I was going to teach no lower than college level so I wouldn't have to deal with that.