Character Lesson ALERT!
When I heard about Coach Mike D'Antoni stepping down from his position as Knicks head coach it immediately reminded me something my father taught me when I was younger. You finish what you start, kids. I think he should've done what he could to finish out the year. It's one thing to get fired for not meeting expectations, but it's a whole different thing to decide to step away from a leadership position you have. I've been seeing a lot of that sort of thing lately - men who, for whatever reason, come to this conclusion that quitting is the best option. Really? That's lame. You finish what you start, kids.
Speaking of finishing, Lord willing, I plan on seeing the next 925 days through with bow ties - even if I have to start repeating bows. Today's bow was another great find from Beau Ties Ltd. of Vermont. It's the second of the only three beautiful butterfly bows I have. Normally their size is intimidating so before this challenge I rarely wore them. I'm looking forward to taking risks and adding more butterflies to my growing collection. Oh, remember that mock standardized test my students took? My classes averaged a score of 81.5%. It's not exactly what I was hoping they'd score, but it's a six point improvement from the last one and it's a huge step in the right direction considering that although it's my 12th year in the game, it's really only my second year completely devoted to teaching 6th grade math. There's still much work to be done and I hope the kiddos learn from some careless mistakes. Have a great Thursday!
P.S. Props to Zappos for always sending me such awesome pavement kissers just in time for a new blog post.
With all due respect, I totally agree about COMPLETING what you START and I am of the school of thought that this Gentleman was let go and given the opportunity to save face in that regard. I don't believe your perspective was considered. In general, sports arena's don't take integrity into consideration. They are not thinking of the impact they have on society or the lessons they are teaching. I believe (and this is only my opinion) the man was fired and the story that was shared is that he resigned as if to show him some sort of respect. Again, this is only my opinion.
ReplyDeleteYour posts are great, thanks for sharing.
Namaste!
J