tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833978949742595.post9202426611568562847..comments2023-09-22T10:50:05.462-04:00Comments on Bushido Road: Uphill ClimbFeliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09017194727231120284noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833978949742595.post-77132381220971602612011-01-19T12:39:00.134-05:002011-01-19T12:39:00.134-05:00Well said, Rick. But there can be a problem when t...Well said, Rick. But there can be a problem when the holes in the adversity filter are too tiny to let anything through...<br /><br />And Sue, you're right about disengagement. I can totally understand burn-out from those who have been "in the game" for lots of years, but many of the folks there were fresh-faced, recent college grads who probably don't yet have even a year under their belts. When I tell you it was hard to watch, it really, truly was.<br /><br />I only work with one program - for 7th and 8th graders - for two total hours a week teaching MA. The kids are great, and although they hate to take off their shoes and socks (I have no idea what THAT's all about, LOL), they actually like to sweat! So what I'm doing is no different from what I do in the dojo - just in a school setting. But if I had to sit down with those same kids and get them to focus on math theorems and verb conjugations, I might be just as frustrated, who knows...Feliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017194727231120284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833978949742595.post-63686519069455629052011-01-19T11:28:13.026-05:002011-01-19T11:28:13.026-05:00It doesn't bode well when the people who are s...It doesn't bode well when the people who are supposed to be helping the disenfranchised youth feel disengaged from the process themselves! I think proactive, enthusiastic youth workers are worth their weight in gold (and are rare as hen's teeth). Sounds like you could be one though - how much do you weigh? You could be worth a fortune, gold is fetching a high price at the moment. LOLSue Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373833978949742595.post-16920263590711162612011-01-18T20:40:37.999-05:002011-01-18T20:40:37.999-05:00Discipline is remembering what you want. Adversity...Discipline is remembering what you want. Adversity is a filter which helps to separate what you think you want from what you really want.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.com