109 Green Ave East
Penticton, British Columbia
V2A 1Q2
May 25, 2011
Mr.Kleats
Soccer Coach
Central High School 123 Main Street
Sportstown, British Columbia,
V2A 1W3
Dear Mr. Kleats:
First off I would like to thank you for volunteering your own time to help coach my daughter, Veronica's, School Soccer team. I realize that it takes a significant amount of time out of your own schedule to coach the girls. I do have some concerns to address with you on your coaching styles.
When a practice is scheduled to begin at 3:30pm and all the players are out on the field and ready by that time, it is expected that the coach is also there at that time to supervise the girls' practice. The days that you do attend on time, the practices are usually disorganized and lack a the guidance that is need for coaching this age group. I realize you may have errands and other personal issues to attend too before practice but I would recommend doing them earlier in the day to insure you arrive as planned to the practices.
I have attended all my daughter's games except for one, and during these games I noticed that you are not giving all the players equal playing time. I'm not sure if this is due to attendance or playing skill, but since this is a little league I think it is more important that all the girls get time on the field. And I have noticed your vocal style of coaching from the sidelines, while I'm sure you need to raise your voice a little to make your presence known over the entanglement of girls on the field, I would think that toning it down a bit would create a more stress free game. Veronica often tells me that "winning isn't the best thing, it's the only thing", which she says you tell the team during practices and games. Winning is a good thing, but the learning experience and having fun should be emphasized more.
Sincerely,
JORDAN JANZ
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
The New Learning Curve
A high school diploma. Symbolizes ones understanding of learning and greater achievement of knowledge. Many have battled my way through the endeavours of middle school, and karate kicked a passage through high school, expelling effort at every corner. But a new standard is set in which allows for students to do more "life living" learning, hands on learning, as well as developing the ability to understand very basic problems and most likely being able to solve them. Through these methods, as well as doing some archaic methods of learning such as going to class, you will be guaranteed a prestigious high school graduate diploma.
Students now have the luxury of being able to not attend classes as often, giving them much more time to do more important activities, such as standing in the school's parking lot talking about all the cars they want, but can't afford. The never ending challenges that the high standard of learning in tales is a moderate task for any teenage student looking to sail through life without much effort at all. Students ability to spend less time in class learning from ancient texts and more time outside doing recreational drugs and drinking energy drinks gives the mind the energetic boost that is lacking in the stereotype schoolyard setting. This allows for a wider, freelance version of learning you can't achieve with a university graduate leading the way.
A teacher may teach about a material before letting a student handle it, but for students following the learning curve, a lesson is before a lab is not necessary, for the knowledge to succeed is buried in the many hopeless attempts they will undoubtedly attempt. As long as you show up and give an attempt at what needs to be done, you are guaranteed a beautiful passing grade. It's an amazing feeling of accomplishment when a teacher teaches the new generation trivial things, while the new learning curve makes this happen less, it teaches students how to fake their way through a class, pretending like they know what they are doing and copying all the notes down later. The new learning curve truly makes teachers feel better about themselves. Thank you learning curve.
Students enrolled under the new learning curve of high school have many advantages over the underprivileged kids who still read books. Instead of wasting time reading and writing, the new curve kids under go many deep conundrums, such as how they are going to get their daily nicotine intake as well as how they will convince their peers to give them some money. Learning the ins and outs of getting things for free is a valued life skill that can not be taught out of a text book and will be a leading form of income in the future of these bright onlookers. Students who read the books may know that 2 + 2 = 4, but they don't know that learning your parents signature can get you out of gym class.
The fabled high school diploma is now in reach for any student due to the amazing new standard that high school has adapotted. High schools all over Canada and the USA will now spit out some of the most successful McDonald's employees and grease monkeys that the exausted, elderly generation has ever known. The bell rings for class and students are outside in the smokers pit. The system works.
Students now have the luxury of being able to not attend classes as often, giving them much more time to do more important activities, such as standing in the school's parking lot talking about all the cars they want, but can't afford. The never ending challenges that the high standard of learning in tales is a moderate task for any teenage student looking to sail through life without much effort at all. Students ability to spend less time in class learning from ancient texts and more time outside doing recreational drugs and drinking energy drinks gives the mind the energetic boost that is lacking in the stereotype schoolyard setting. This allows for a wider, freelance version of learning you can't achieve with a university graduate leading the way.
A teacher may teach about a material before letting a student handle it, but for students following the learning curve, a lesson is before a lab is not necessary, for the knowledge to succeed is buried in the many hopeless attempts they will undoubtedly attempt. As long as you show up and give an attempt at what needs to be done, you are guaranteed a beautiful passing grade. It's an amazing feeling of accomplishment when a teacher teaches the new generation trivial things, while the new learning curve makes this happen less, it teaches students how to fake their way through a class, pretending like they know what they are doing and copying all the notes down later. The new learning curve truly makes teachers feel better about themselves. Thank you learning curve.
Students enrolled under the new learning curve of high school have many advantages over the underprivileged kids who still read books. Instead of wasting time reading and writing, the new curve kids under go many deep conundrums, such as how they are going to get their daily nicotine intake as well as how they will convince their peers to give them some money. Learning the ins and outs of getting things for free is a valued life skill that can not be taught out of a text book and will be a leading form of income in the future of these bright onlookers. Students who read the books may know that 2 + 2 = 4, but they don't know that learning your parents signature can get you out of gym class.
The fabled high school diploma is now in reach for any student due to the amazing new standard that high school has adapotted. High schools all over Canada and the USA will now spit out some of the most successful McDonald's employees and grease monkeys that the exausted, elderly generation has ever known. The bell rings for class and students are outside in the smokers pit. The system works.
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