I need to come up with 5 reasons we deserve to have a professional athlete come in and read to my students. I am out of ideas. Any suggestions would be great.
I am trying to submit ideas for a contest to have a famous athlete come to my classroom. Thoughts?
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- 3+ months ago by kmorgan111
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Well, maybe there isn't any reason. You have attended public schools for some number of years and you still have no idea what you are learning, what you have learned, or what you still need to learn. A professional athlete went through the same system, so he probably doesn't know either. He got his career primarily because he accidentally happened to be stronger or better coordinated than most of his peers, and it is somewhat unlikely that he knows anything of basic importance that you need to learn.
John Molloy wrote a book titled "Dress For Success" and you can learn some really useful stuff by reading that book. He offers advice for students that you won't hear from school counselors:
- Vocal skill will affect your earning power more than any other detail.
- Acting skill will get you a job offer even when you are not qualified for the job.
- The most important benefit you get from school is your address book.
- The difference between a successful person and a very successful person is that the latter knows hundreds more people, and knows them quite well.
- No school will teach you any of the above. They don't even teach how to do well in their school.
My advice to students is to quit high school. Take classes at the community college, get an afternoon job, and get started on a life. Study civics, personal finance, and story telling.
Story tellers:
www.youtube.com/results?search_query=aaron+wilburn (Wow. Just wow.)
www.youtube.com/results?search_query=utah+phillips (Raunchy, but well told.)
www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jerry+clower (Jerry doesn't tell stories, he whoops them.)