Comments on Suburb Sanity: Humility

I'm so happy you wrote about this! It really amaze...

2009-10-01T16:15:43.779-04:00

I'm so happy you wrote about this! It really amazes me every time a coach or teacher declares 'everyone's a winner'! WHAT???!!!

Amen to that!

2009-09-28T21:09:08.690-04:00

Amen to that!

I don't have words for how much I agree with this ...

2009-09-24T19:50:47.175-04:00

I don't have words for how much I agree with this post!

Yes, it's called humility. You are right. It's a...

2009-09-24T15:28:10.912-04:00

Yes, it's called humility. You are right. It's also a lack of respect. Which goes hand-in-hand with humility.

This is an awesome post, and I couldn't agree more...

2009-09-22T19:04:42.804-04:00

This is an awesome post, and I couldn't agree more! Very well said!

What a great post. Totally made me think. I JUST L...

2009-09-22T16:31:18.410-04:00

What a great post. Totally made me think. I JUST Loved it.

Great post! I don't have children, but am a teache...

2009-09-22T14:05:58.829-04:00

Great post! I don't have children, but am a teacher and am horrified when I see this trophy business. These parents pony up 10 bucks for a piece of crap they'll be telling their kid to throw out in 5 years. And I mark papers in all sorts of colors and write, "I know you can do better" if I think they can.

Oh, Mama. Why can't everyone be more like you??? ...

2009-09-22T08:23:41.121-04:00

Oh, Mama. Why can't everyone be more like you???

BBJ starts Joy School today. Now, I know there aren't grades for "joy" but...I hope she doesn't get too used to it. ;-)

I agree with you on this ... except about the socc...

2009-09-21T20:05:21.866-04:00

I agree with you on this ... except about the soccer trophies. My son played soccer last year and they got one at the end of the season and he was just so amazed and just loved it. It was worth it just to see that. : )

What a perfect post. I have a little preschooler i...

2009-09-21T19:20:22.201-04:00

What a perfect post. I have a little preschooler in my classroom who, at 4, freaks out if she doesn't do something exactly right. Her mother has been on her case about coloring outside the lines, cutting off the line, etc. It's so sad to watch!

absolutely! npr ran a story a while ago on a gene...

2009-09-21T10:45:09.877-04:00

absolutely!

npr ran a story a while ago on a generation of A+!SuperStar kids graduating into the employment sector and becoming the worst employees ever, wanting high praise for basic job performance. aahh!

it's a whole culture of entitlement...and it runs so deep.

How right you are SITSta! I keep trying to figure ...

2009-09-20T22:17:04.143-04:00

How right you are SITSta! I keep trying to figure out how to be decidedly counter cultural in this way! Thanks for stopping by my blog too :)

Hey, Im new, sorta...just lurked for a while. Thi...

2009-09-20T15:57:56.121-04:00

Hey, Im new, sorta...just lurked for a while. This post hit a nerve... have to leave a comment.

I buy supplies for our K-9 public school (it's my job) and we hired a new teacher this year. We have always stocked up on red pens for teachers (correcting pens) but when she put in her request for purple pens, purple dry erase markers, and purple correcting pencils for the students to

You are so wise, and you put things so well, and w...

2009-09-20T15:28:26.619-04:00

You are so wise, and you put things so well, and where on earth do you find these photos? They are priceless!

xoxox

Totally agree with you. Totally. I'm curious as ...

2009-09-20T11:42:29.006-04:00

Totally agree with you. Totally. I'm curious as to the incident with the performer ripping the mike out of someone's hand...what programme was that? x

Geez, how is anyone supposed to learn anything or ...

2009-09-19T23:54:36.836-04:00

Geez, how is anyone supposed to learn anything or grow?

oh I agree with this 100%! I cannot stand it when...

2009-09-19T23:39:11.575-04:00

oh I agree with this 100%! I cannot stand it when teachers do not write on the paper as it works much better to know what one did wrong!! And the trophies? Um, the excitement lasts a week. Totally not worth $10 in my opinion.

Loved this, my dear! Totally agree! Kids these...

2009-09-19T22:59:18.959-04:00

Loved this, my dear! Totally agree! Kids these days have absolutely no respect for anyone, as they think that they know everything!

I found this phenomenon strange myself during my s...

2009-09-19T22:18:06.052-04:00

I found this phenomenon strange myself during my sons first few seasons of baseball. They kept no score. No win no loss. Everyone got a trophy. How did he know if he was doing well or not. What is wrong with the old way?

Thanks for the visit...don't hold your breath on t...

2009-09-19T20:42:56.098-04:00

Thanks for the visit...don't hold your breath on those pumpkins. ;) Might not get around to them until NEXT Fall! ;)

Amen and amen to everything you've written here. I want my girls to grow up and know that they have to WORK for things to happen, that they won't have everything handed to them. I think there are a lot of things in our country that are explained away as "

amen sister! My 2nd son played rec ball and then w...

2009-09-19T19:41:16.338-04:00

amen sister! My 2nd son played rec ball and then was on all-stars for 6 yrs. You can imagine the trophies and stuff around here since he got trophies "just because"!!!1

I homeschool....I love my red pen!
Friends think I'm too hard on my kids...I don't "let" them win when we play a game...imagine their satisfaction when they beat me fair and square!

You have such a wise old soul, in that NOT old bod...

2009-09-19T18:52:02.312-04:00

You have such a wise old soul, in that NOT old body..all I can say is...
AMEN!

Yes, yes & yes!

2009-09-19T18:02:24.863-04:00

Yes, yes & yes!

I can't stand this "everybody is a winner" crap. I...

2009-09-19T17:50:20.913-04:00

I can't stand this "everybody is a winner" crap. It is raising these kids to be big lazy whiners!! Then, you are right, they don't know how to take any kind of rejection... like when they don't get the job they apply for , or get into the college they wanted to get into. Come on people, let them grown up and learn about disappointment early, so they can get used to it! :-)

Agreed. I have a cousin who moved to a different...

2009-09-19T15:58:54.424-04:00

Agreed.

I have a cousin who moved to a different state and is a teacher of 7th graders.

She is in a school district that is SO different the one here. The kids get to bring in "coffee" or their beverage of choice to have durring the morning. They chew gum in class, they have "social time" set between classes?!?

Now don't get me wrong I