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QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ May 27, 2016 -> 02:46 PM) "HAVE A GOOD SUMMER" HAGS

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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 27, 2016 -> 02:33 PM) But he was also a former Sox player/manager...that has to undo the strike. I think the only one, unless you go back to the beginning of the franchise, perhaps. which is why I said temporarily . . . I know he was the also player - manager in the AL.

I am running out of original stuff to write. I just wrote "thank you for making this my best year teaching. If you ever have a question you can't answer (210) 207-2500" That's the number to the main branch of the San Antonio library.

"there are so many great things happening in that swing" (after a worm burner than went straight "See it feel it trust it" "Stay in your rhythm" "You got this" "Golf is all about playing your misses" "I hope hitting that shot felt as good to you as watching it was for me"

I am head golf coach for a high school here in San Antonio. I have also coached cross country, soccer, baseball, basketball, and football.

About half of my players are on the golf team because "it is a sport they can play for the rest of their lives". I coach them much differently than the rest of my competitive team.

To me, and most kids I know, they are souvenirs.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 27, 2016 -> 11:43 AM) I remember vividly when my baseball team lost the championship game one year and we got a second place trophy. The next day I threw it in the trash cause I was so disgusted that we didn't win (and I gave up the only grand slam of my pitching career in that game).To think what Soxtalk would have said when I came in with the bases loaded, threw one pitch, and welp, 4 runs scored (I had hit my innings / pitch limit so couldn't start the game). We had already lost but I assured there was no possible way of a comeback. I suppose I would have been the Duke of littleleague talk for the day, haha. One year my travelling team finished as co-champs because our league all-star team had advanced to a national tournament. Strike one for that trophy. At our banquet a prominent Cubs player Don Kessinger automatically autographed all the trophies, temporarily strike 2. I still have it.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 27, 2016 -> 11:36 AM) Is that from like all the schools they applied to? That seems absurdly high. The 1.2 was a full ride to the Air Force Academy. There were full rides to several Ivy league schools. I think the numbers get inflated by the schools for publicity when a student receives a full ride. They pick the absolute most a student could spend at their university and report that. So you could spend $10,000 on books.

QUOTE (Ezio Auditore @ May 27, 2016 -> 11:23 AM) I have a confession. One time when I was 11 years old I was offered, and accepted, a participation trophy for playing Little League that year. My team was in second place and I didn't really do anything special to stand out. As a result, my entire life from that point forward (high school achievements, my internship, being a manager at Blockbuster, my military career, college, my current job) has been a fraud. I would like to apologize to my teammates (even though they, too, accepted the same trophies), my parents, James Harrison, and Donald Trump. I let you all down. I received a t-shirt. I wore it with pride before I knew that every kid just got one.

QUOTE (shipps @ May 27, 2016 -> 11:34 AM) See, I may be wrong in this but that is the type of thing that makes me roll my eyes at Texas. It makes sense and would happen anywhere there are military bases. There are several military bases here. A lot of our students come from military families. Of course those already in the military cheer a welcome especially if it is in their branch. There weren't too many University of Oregon alum or Brown alum in the crowd to cheer when those schools are announced. The biggest cheer was for a top ten ranked kid who was going to the Air Force Academy on a football scholarship. That's the Texas trifecta. Football, College, and the Military.

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Personally I wish it wasn't a school holiday here. I would love to plan lessons based around Memorial Day. San Antonio is a major military city, last night the kids that were announced as joining received bigger applause than the kids who received half million dollar scholarships.

I was listening to the amount of scholarships that some of our better students are receiving. One relived over $1,200,000. At least five others were greater than $500,000. What is shocking to me is they need that amount to get through the cost of attendance. I lost track of the $50,000 to $499,999 that were announced.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2016 -> 10:19 AM) Damned lazy Generation BCers. :shakesfist :lol:

QUOTE (shipps @ May 27, 2016 -> 09:48 AM) farmersonly? IK lol best advertising campaign ever. Talking barnyard animals!

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 27, 2016 -> 06:54 AM) Bumble? That doesn't sound familiar either.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ May 27, 2016 -> 09:09 AM) I don't completely blame the teachers for a kid failing but I think they do share some responsibility. Not all kids learn the same way. My daughter failed a math class a few years ago. Then when she re-took the class the next year with a different teacher, she passed it. I asked her what the difference was since it was the exact same class and she said the second teacher explained things in a way she understood better. It also helped that she was uncovering the same material for a second time. The reverse order may have also worked. But you did hit the nail on the head that two different approaches is much better and why differentiated instruction is such a huge topic in education today.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 26, 2016 -> 05:06 PM) But if they commit crimes or are accused of those you have to remove them not cover it up. Absolutely.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 26, 2016 -> 03:03 PM) I don't have any good study on that. You could spend a ton of time in the minors either way. If you count college, it probably equates pretty close to the same amount of overall years. Yes, there is the rare high schooler who is up at a super young age (drafted with minimal time in the minors) but it tends to be pretty rare. Usually guys get to the big leagues around similar ages, high school draft picks who make the show in general probably have a slightly younger age than the college equivalent but also a differing risk profile (and of course there are potential to strengthen / hurt your draft stock if you take the college path). Advice I'd give if it were my kid, unless it is a high draft choice, go to college and keep more of your options open (you still haven't closed off your potential for playing professional ball, but you also aren't hindering / setting back your potential for succeeding in other non-baseball professions if that path doesn't work. I'm just wondering for the average kid would four years of college ball equal four years in the minors. I'm guessing it takes at least two years of college to equal one year of pro ball based on teh number of games and adjusting to life as a pro ball player.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2016 -> 07:32 AM) Again, this is a non-academic behavior that is vital to the workplace. Punching a co-worker is going to get me fired. Not doing my work for four months would get me fired. Not showing up to work without a good reason is going to get me fired. Your boss isn't going to care to decide if this is academic or behavioral. With the testing enviornment and evaluations the way they are today, the temptation is to focus on those things, but the reality is there are un-academic skills are are just as important for that student. Being able to do timely work and being able to get along with others are two great examples of that, which aren't going to be found on any state standards, as well as things like attendance and work ethic. I honestly think it has been a shortfall for a long time with trying to create a match up between our education system and the workforce, which is why we keep hearing stories about some people being not ready for the demands of the workforce. I agree 100%. If the boss isn't going to care which one it is, and it is non academic, then placing late work as a behavior makes the most sense.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 26, 2016 -> 12:53 PM) Isn't a part of academics doing your work? How many of your bosses would have been OK with getting work 4 months late? The comparisons aren't always 1:1 between jobs and school. First off I can't fire a student. I am asked to evaluate how well they have mastered a set of requirements as outlined by the state of Texas. That set of requirements never mentions how fast they turned in the work. If they master the material on Friday instead of Tuesday, there is no place to note that info. Would you boss appreciate you getting into a fight with a coworker? Of course not, but should I take points off their next assignment? Talking? Cutting class? I'm not saying that timeliness does not matter. I am saying that there are other places to deal with that. We shifted late work to our behavioral system. Keep being late and you will have a a chat with one of our administrators after I have called home and tried to help you. Basically the grades are a direct reflection of your content mastery, your behavior is handled separately. For the students who are always late a trip to ISS is far worse than points off. Most don't really care about their grades anyways. They do care about meeting me before school to discuss the problem or a call home to mom and dad. I think we agree that it is important. We just disagree on the effectiveness of taking points off an assignment versus dealing with it as a separate behavioral problem.

QUOTE (gosoxgo2005 @ May 26, 2016 -> 01:33 PM) Any website that is .wordpress.com or .blogspot.com has ZERO credibility While that isn't a bad strategy it also means that you can buy credibility. Pay for a better platform and you gain credibility. I think SS2k5 has a better idea. Judge the material not the domain. But overall, the odds of it being great is slim on that platform.

Lesson here media, only f*** with poor people who can't afford lawyers.