tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post6969583824746158937..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: St. Tiger Mom of ArcDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-60015110269263486542011-01-24T06:19:28.132-08:002011-01-24T06:19:28.132-08:00Recently, I was teaching small children and I was ...Recently, I was teaching small children and I was AMAZED to see kids who would cry if they didn't do well on a test. I was amazed until I met their parents and could see where they were getting this drive for perfection from. Is this what we have become in NJ and the United States? It's all about survival of the smartest and fittest and if you can't cut it you aren't worth anything. EVERY PERSON HAS VALUE! Some may not be academic scholars. So what.thinkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-11554113609982043462011-01-23T23:18:30.439-08:002011-01-23T23:18:30.439-08:00How about the idea that the best education is achi...How about the idea that the best education is achieved by 'process not end result'? That is, the kid tries its best and we measure value by how far it has progressed against where it started? Everyone who tries gets a Mars Bar. Used that as the basis for 28 years running a kids project. Some kids have talent in a particular area - we seem to applaud them for doing well what they will do well. How about the kid who isn't good but makes the effort to progress a huge amount? <br /><br />This is nothing to do with winning trophies and gongs but it sure makes kids remember you were the ones who cared when everyone else had nothing good to say about them.That in turn helps them survive and cope when they go out into the world.<br /><br />The lady's ideas suck, I dread to think what her approach does to kids' heads. Makes them great exploiters I'd guess or basket cases. There seems to be little space in her system for fun and repose.<br /><br />The role of the coach - nurture everyone to do what they can and from there we will see emerge people can can win. Oh not maybe in leagues and tables but in ways that are more important for them and the communities in which they live.Bognor Regis Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053903360049633138noreply@blogger.com