Community service
As much as I'd like to be humble, I can't say that I'm exactly new to community service. Actually [warning: self horn-touting ahead], I even got some kind of an award for community service in college and have been volunteering many hours and some $$ to the Albanian community here in Michigan. But yesterday was different, and it was probably the one that made me feel great.
I happened to meet on Saturday an Albanian father whose 18 year old son has been badly hurt in a car accident earlier this year. This father was very concerned and, for some reasons, got delighted when he learned about my job(s) in education and asked me if I could meet with his son and convince him to go to college. I agreed without giving it a second thought.
So yesterday I went to their house and met with that boy. He could walk, a little, with help from some special braces, his right eye not functioning and, possibly, not going to function anymore, etc. His brain capacity, I think, was at 85-90% but, according to his dad, much better at what it used to be right afer the accident and improving. Doctors say it will return to normal in about 12-18 months.
He's a bright kid, who had an interest in business, but wasn't so sure that he needed to continue school. Before graduating high school, he took all the business classes offered at his HS and was already working for a real estate investment/mortgage company. I think that his current physical condition was an social embarrasment to him, that's why he didn't want to continue college. Add to that the fact that some moron "executive" had told him he didn't need a piece of paper (college degree) to succeed - which is partly true. Anyway, to make a long story short, I talked to him for over an hour and told him what this options would be, what would be a better route, etc. - and encourage him to go to school, of course.
I think he's convinced and is going tomorrow to a local university to apply - I hope so!
I happened to meet on Saturday an Albanian father whose 18 year old son has been badly hurt in a car accident earlier this year. This father was very concerned and, for some reasons, got delighted when he learned about my job(s) in education and asked me if I could meet with his son and convince him to go to college. I agreed without giving it a second thought.
So yesterday I went to their house and met with that boy. He could walk, a little, with help from some special braces, his right eye not functioning and, possibly, not going to function anymore, etc. His brain capacity, I think, was at 85-90% but, according to his dad, much better at what it used to be right afer the accident and improving. Doctors say it will return to normal in about 12-18 months.
He's a bright kid, who had an interest in business, but wasn't so sure that he needed to continue school. Before graduating high school, he took all the business classes offered at his HS and was already working for a real estate investment/mortgage company. I think that his current physical condition was an social embarrasment to him, that's why he didn't want to continue college. Add to that the fact that some moron "executive" had told him he didn't need a piece of paper (college degree) to succeed - which is partly true. Anyway, to make a long story short, I talked to him for over an hour and told him what this options would be, what would be a better route, etc. - and encourage him to go to school, of course.
I think he's convinced and is going tomorrow to a local university to apply - I hope so!
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One thing, though: it's "tooting." Touting your horn would be like, bragging about the horn itself.
I didn't see the update ping, for your last couple of updates. Odd.
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me no spik no inglish :)
You didn't see the ping cause... well...I posted them last night. started them a week ago but finally finished them last night.
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I love a blog that so consistent that you can see the same article over and over and over again... on the front page.
:P
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I (would) love to have employees to do my job so I can blog daily.
Sorry Rich, I did not read the Blog Constitution
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