tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220197108857943360.post8612059542689188036..comments2018-12-10T21:26:13.997-08:00Comments on Racing In The Rain: The Kids Are Alrightnsearcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14553411845094012704noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220197108857943360.post-68191166566754079492012-04-20T05:25:37.940-07:002012-04-20T05:25:37.940-07:00Thank you for your comments Heidi. I truly agree t...Thank you for your comments Heidi. I truly agree that people in general want to do the right thing, kids included of course. I also really appreciate your thoughts about only relying on REAL experience. Teens (as a group) are often pre-judged, but you also made me think about how many students come into my high school classroom with labels (such as a behaviour designation) or reputations amongst their peers. Even if these kids want to do the right thing they are often fighting opinions that have been formed before they have a chance to prove otherwise. As teachers and parents we must try to model our own commitment to relying only on our own personal experience, and not labels or stereotypes. Thanks for reminding me of this, and thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.nsearcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553411845094012704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220197108857943360.post-72577568672195705862012-04-19T06:46:58.095-07:002012-04-19T06:46:58.095-07:00What a beautiful post - thank you for sharing!
My...What a beautiful post - thank you for sharing!<br /><br />My experience has also been that kids, actually people in general, WANT to be kind and respectful and helpful and "good" - sometimes we all just need the space to BE all that. When given the opportunity and someone who obviously believes that we're capable of all these things, we choose "good" over "bad" darned near every time!<br /><br />And I've noticed that attitude towards teens as well, even in myself. At the park one day, my toddler kicked his ball towards a group of teens walking by. My initial reaction was to rush over to "protect" him. Yet, the teens picked up the ball, ran it over to my little one and crouched down to talk with him. These "nasty" teenagers weren't being nasty at all!<br /><br />That made me stop and think. Why did I assume they would do something bad or be rude? And aside from the media and the often negative stories/images about teens there, what was my REAL experience? I couldn't think of a single negative interaction with a teen - my real life "data" was overwhelmingly positive! Fascinating!<br /><br />Now I have a teen of my own! And she's a pretty fantastic young woman!Heidi Hass Gablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111745392034326039noreply@blogger.com