It's cold outside. The temperature has finally dropped and we might have a winter. Winter meaning cold and maybe some snow, maybe. Here's to hoping for no ice!
What a great time to be alive. My kids are awesome. My wife is awesome. My students are responding relatively well to instruction. My dog, well she pees on the carpet. Not so much with the dog.
I'm very thankful for the place I'm in right now. I enjoy my family and my job. What more can you ask for?
One thing comes to mind. Someone other than Obama running the country would be nice. Of course I'll have to give the man a chance, but I don't like it. Not one bit.
Band is going decently at the high school. It would be nice if the kids could remember what it means to play with more than two volumes.
Middle school is ok too. There are far too many 7th graders not practicing their instruments. It's a shame too. There is quite a bit of talent being wasted. THAT I believe is a sin. Not just a sin as a student but an actual sin against God. The Lord blesses someone with talent and ability and that person just poops it to the wind. It is too easy to sit and watch tv, talk on the phone, text, or myspace than to develop your talent.
Such a waste.
6th graders are STILL excited about being in Band! That is awesome. Usually by now quite a few have become jaded because I want them to work and get better. Far to many kids sign up for Band thinking it will be a blow off class. Most of their parents tell them that. Those parents were probably kids that took Band one year and blew it off. The apples don't fall far from the trees you know.
Anyway, a vast majority (90%) of the 6th graders are fired up. I like it! Most of those kids follow my thinking in that intelligence is required to make it in this world. In case you didn't know I despise stupidity. Most of the time it comes from someone not paying attention. Of course those people are "ADD". The single most over diagnosed affliction known to mankind. When I was a kid it was called hyperactive. It's not something you treat with drugs. You treat it with a smack to the back of the head whilst saying "PAY ATTENTION!"
I have a hard time paying attention or focusing on what's important. I'm not sick, I'm preoccupied with other stuff. THAT'S OK! Don't drug me. We take far too many drugs in our society. Let's take some responsibility.
A kid can make a decision to pay attention. If they don't do it in school they fail. If they fail they might actually learn something about themselves. If we rush in and say "It's ok Sally. Your ADD or H/ADD. We'll get you some medicine. It's not your fault you can't sit still and pay attention." Bull poop.
I think it's far better to let that kid fail and maybe have to repeat a grade. Like they did when I was a kid. Nobody took medicine for ADD. They would have been laughed at by their elders. Those elders would say what I'm saying know. Sit still and pay attention.
If I go hard-core in school on something like that I might get sued. THAT'S another problem with our world that I'll let go for know.
I'm sort of ranting in this post huh?
So the 6th graders are mostly awesome.
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You need to have a talk with my mother. She is really trying to get me to go on medicine for my adhd because its 'worked wonders' for my brother and step-dad. I agree that adhd is extremely overdiagnosed. It seems that today, a parent can go to their doctor, say they cant pay attention and bam, the doctor slaps a diagnosis on them. I went through a 4 hour analysis, filled out tons of paper work, and have had to go through countless hours of therapy to prove i had adhd...i think everyone should do the same, and i wouldnt settle for less.
I do know, adhd or not, I am responsible for my own actions and I just suck it up and do my best. Its a little harder for me to achieve success in life as it is for others, but I think i've done pretty well so far...drug-free. And I'm very proud of that. :)
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