Here are some quotes about kids:
" Today's young people no longer respect their parents. They are rude & impatient. They have no self control. "
"What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders. They disobey their parents. They ignore the law. Their morals are decaying. What is to become of them?"
"The world is passing through troubled times. The young people of today think of nothing but themselves"
What adjustments do we need to make as coaches to deal with this 'shift' in behavior or attitude? I can tell you my philosophy. I give them plenty of room to make decisions on their own and guess what most of the time they make the right decisions. Sure some take advantage of it and take extra days off, but If all we do is tell the kids what to do at what point do they learn? By the way this was sort of a trick question. Those three quotes I posted were from: 4000 BC; Plato (yes the greek philosopher) and the last one was during the crusades. I think we actually have the greatest generation of kids there has ever been. Just some stats I heard at a conference:
* We have the most diverse generation. There are 127 languages spoken in CA public schools
* They are smarter than ever. They had to revise the SAT because people did to well on it.
* Girls are more independent and competitive thanks to title IX being passed a generation ago. This generation never was exposed to the old way of thinking.
We are entering exciting times people shouldn't be as bummed out about this future generation. This is why I love coaching these high school students. I have seen it firsthand. They will do amazing things. - Coach Mike
(Information from DR. Paul Salitsky from UC Davis)
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The only way people ever learn is when they learn it by making decisions themselves. You can't learn very well if someone is always telling you what to do.
ReplyDeleteWhich is why the kid who made it by filling out 30 thousand scholarship applications and looking up the definition of simple squamous is always going to better than the kid whose parents gave them money and had a private tutor..
i really like the last part.. makes me feel more enlightened about the future. instead of being bummed that the world is going to suck a lot. gives me the opportunity to start small and work my way big =D