Last Friday I was giving two kids tennis lessons. It was about halfway through the class and the little girl in the class was acting up. She was being silly and wasn't paying attention and I was getting a little frustrated. She's an adorable little girl, but she loves to act out. At one point we were picking up tennis balls and she walked over to me and asked me if I had seen her dog tags. I said, I saw them around her neck, but didn't know what they said. They explained that she has diabetes, what kind of diabetes she has and lists her parents phone numbers. She read all the information with such pride. The class was coming to an end and I wished her happy holidays and she wished me back. I told her I'd see her in three weeks and all of the sudden she got this sad look on her face. She asked me why three weeks and I explained that there is no school for the next two Fridays and that we wouldn't meet again until January 6, 2012. She said that made her sad, because she likes tennis. She bundled up and walked to the door. As she was leaving she turned and waved and then told her babysitter "I really like Jon, he's the best teacher I have." That is why I do it and can't stop working with kids. For all the headaches, all the parents I put up with, it's those moments that make all of it worth it.
I read this on Facebook this morning. A friend had posted it and said that every child should have to receive this. I of course read it and started to think. I immediately wondered who really wrote this, as I rarely see things like this attributed to the proper person. I immediately found it was written by Conservative Charles J. Sykes when he wrote a book about how America is dumbing down our youth. I read it twice and started to wonder how true it was. Below is a link to the actual picture I saw. So let's look at each of the rules and analyze them. Rule 1: Life is not fair — get used to it! - Life is not fair in that we are not all afforded the same opportunities based on race, creed, color, socio-economic background, but in general, those who are afforded the same opportunities to succeed are very often rewarded for their individual efforts. Sure there may be underlying circumstances, but hard work is proven to pay more often than not and those who strive for succ
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