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Monday, April 28, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wussification of America
Yeah, I stole that line from Neal Boortz. I'm just getting a little tired of this new-age sissified thinking and raising of our children. My anger began when I was a teacher and the schools implemented the whole "No child left behind" BS. Not every child wants to move forward-or has the ability to do so. But now it's a federal mandate?? Our school motto was "Every Child Every Chance". Lovely.... During the middle of one of my classes I ripped a 24x18 framing of the motto off the wall and through it in the trash. I preached "You have one chance in my class. Pass or fail. You don't get 2nd, 3rd, 4th chances in life. Get used to it now!...etc" I never hung that motto up again. Plus I failed over 150 students in 2 years of teaching. I set the standard and never lowered it. I helped those who wanted to achieve. After that, no sympathy at all. I still feel the same. That's how the real world is. That's how sports are. Politics, networking, all that gets you only so far before your capabilities and expertise really come to the forefront of judgement. Judgement from a boss, peers, coach.
But these days, kids are being raised to learn that everyone is equal and all should be fair. It started when they put those little locks on kitchen cabinets and plastic plugs in outlets. "Don't get hurt little Johnny..." Then the teacher unions and sissy parents got rid of freeze tag and dodge ball in school. We don't want anyone getting hurt or feeling inferior. Dude, I used to punish people in dodge ball (known as war ball at my school). I took my licks too, of course. Next step? Well, they stopped keeping score in several soccer and basketball leagues across the country and in Great Britain. EVERY ONE'S A WINNER!!! BS again. Life is full of winners and losers. Get used to it now. The way children are being raised will only come back haunt them (and the parents and teachers).
The trend of reducing recognition of high-achievers is on the rise. The latest story (http://www.durangoherald.com/asp-bin/printable_article_generation.asp?article_path=/news/08/news080417_1.htm) shows a high school that does not recognize 4.0 students and hasn't named a valedictorian in years. Once again, we don't want someone feeling inferior. These candya$$ principals and teachers need to rethink the way they are raising our youth. It only hurts in the long run. This game of life has lessons to be learned from winning and losing and getting hurt etc. We should not ignore opportunities to grow-which come in the form of being embarrassed or losing. Losing leads to the road of choosing to give up or improve. Those who reach success have lost over and over. But they use that as motivation to work harder, study more, practice more etc. Setting lower standards just to let every child have every chance is not the answer.
I'm so angry.
But these days, kids are being raised to learn that everyone is equal and all should be fair. It started when they put those little locks on kitchen cabinets and plastic plugs in outlets. "Don't get hurt little Johnny..." Then the teacher unions and sissy parents got rid of freeze tag and dodge ball in school. We don't want anyone getting hurt or feeling inferior. Dude, I used to punish people in dodge ball (known as war ball at my school). I took my licks too, of course. Next step? Well, they stopped keeping score in several soccer and basketball leagues across the country and in Great Britain. EVERY ONE'S A WINNER!!! BS again. Life is full of winners and losers. Get used to it now. The way children are being raised will only come back haunt them (and the parents and teachers).
The trend of reducing recognition of high-achievers is on the rise. The latest story (http://www.durangoherald.com/asp-bin/printable_article_generation.asp?article_path=/news/08/news080417_1.htm) shows a high school that does not recognize 4.0 students and hasn't named a valedictorian in years. Once again, we don't want someone feeling inferior. These candya$$ principals and teachers need to rethink the way they are raising our youth. It only hurts in the long run. This game of life has lessons to be learned from winning and losing and getting hurt etc. We should not ignore opportunities to grow-which come in the form of being embarrassed or losing. Losing leads to the road of choosing to give up or improve. Those who reach success have lost over and over. But they use that as motivation to work harder, study more, practice more etc. Setting lower standards just to let every child have every chance is not the answer.
I'm so angry.
Monday, April 07, 2008
My First Wedding Shoot
This past Saturday I had the opportunity to tag along with Doug Yancey, an Atlanta photographer to a wedding in Lawrenceville. He basically just said to bring my camera and feel free to take pictures of whatever I wanted. Since there was a total of 3 photographers, and I didn't want to overwhelm the wedding party, I decided to stick to the details of the weddings. I also didn't want all 3 of us to have the same pictures. Doug was a big help to me throughout the entire wedding - helping with lighting, settings, etc. I realized that weddings are not quite as easy as I pictured them to be. So, here are some of my favorites. Feel free to give any sort of criticism.
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