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Reaffirming my Role

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Wow man............you just brought tears to my eye with this one. Guess we all take entirely too much for granted. Treasuring the simple things can be so much better than anything else. For instance, went to the Illini game 2 weeks ago, took my cousin Dave with us (he is the starting QB for Buckeye Local btw.......this comment is for Grad). His first game in the Shoe. Watchin his face light up not only there, but at the Skull Session as well really made me appreciate the whole experience more. So happy that my Dad is a huge Buckeye fan, as was his Dad before him, and takes the time to share all that with me, always has. I watch every game with him, always will.
 
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Great stuff. Teachers are paid far too little, but stories like this one show why life isn't about making money.

tg05 does have a point, that is quite a lot of food/drink. But I'm sure part of it was giving them the full experience of eating out.

Is your big time recruit still looking at Michigan? If he ends up there, tell him to pay you back by taking a picture of he and some buddies spelling out OHIO on the field :)
 
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jwinslow said:
tg05 does have a point, that is quite a lot of food/drink. But I'm sure part of it was giving them the full experience of eating out.
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Well since two of you have mentioned it:

1-20 oz Porterhouse $22.69
2-16 oz Prime Rib cuts $37.98
1-Blooming Onion $6.29
2-Sweet teas $3.82
tax $5.66
Total: $76.44
+ 13.56 Tip
Grand total: $90.00

Not counting shakes at Sonic for the ride home...

:wink2:
 
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I sure hope you had a receipt, and aren't one of those bizarre types that can remember such numbers (like my buddy who would unintentionally memorize all of my recruits' measurables in NCAA 05 and be able to repeat them 2 weeks later)
 
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Nice post Grad. I know where you're coming from. Unless you have lived here, you don't really understand where these kids are in terms of life experience and backround. When I was teaching I was able to take a class of first graders in Georgetown on a flight to Charlotte and back. Talk about a bunch of shocked kids. Not to mention the jet flight, some of them had never been out of town, even to Pawley's Island!!!! Additionally, I was able to take a class to the beach. Almost unheard of for them. Many had never seen the ocean, AND THEY LIVED LESS THAN 10 MILES AWAY!!!!!!!! Same outcome on a boat trip I was able to schedule. Amazing stuff. For that matter, A male 1st grade teacher was almost enough to send them into shock! No, I'm not kidding. Anyway, I am sure the experiences I was able to provide added somewhat to their future education. I would wager that many who went on that plane ride have not been on one since.
 
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Excellent story Grad, and you're right, no one should go without the Outback experience. It amazes me how much I take for granted. Now I have to call my parents and tell them thank you for everything that they've done for me.
 
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Wow, I got a little choked up while reading that. It takes something like that to help you realize how good you have it. Back when I was a kid my dad was a teacher and my mom stayed home with me so we didn't have much money, but I always had food on the table, and clean clothes to wear. In Elementary school we were only allowed to wear those stupid "jams" shorts so my mom took me to the store to pick out fabric and made me several pairs of shorts.
Over the years my mom started teaching and my dad moved up into administration so during my brothers (10 years younger) whole life they have had a good income. It's amazing how little respect my brother has for what he has been given in life. He has never wanted for anything. If he needs new clothes my mom takes him to the mall and will buy him pretty much whatever he wants. I wish he could go live with one of 21's kids for a few weeks so that it might hit him that he has a pretty good life. Right now he is throwing away his future because he doesn't realize that if he wants to continue to live the good life he will have to work at it.

21, next time I go down to Myrtle Beach you better make it down so I can buy you a beer. Those kids are lucky to have you.

BTW I'm 27 and the first time that I had ever been to Outback was 2 years ago. My fiance was asking me where I would like to eat and she mentioned Outback. I said I had never been so it went pretty much how 21's story did minus the napkin thing.
 
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These are great stories all around. I have nothing but the utmost respect for those excellent teachers who have obviously followed their calling! It is a profession where the rewards do not come every other Friday on pay day, but with stories and situations like these.

Thanks for being a huge part of their lives and helping them experience things they otherwise never would have!
 
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Very nice. It is amazing when you actually sit down and think about what you have compared to many others. I have thought about it a lot since my son was born this spring- I want to give him the very best that I can (as my parents did for me), and I'm very grateful that I'm lucky enough to have the resources to be able to do it.

Its great to hear stories like this, from someone in a position to make a difference who cares enough to do so. Finding a good school and good role models for my son is a huge concern of mine. My hope is that he'll have people like you, Grad, (and others here who teach) available to him. My parents were both college professors, so they didn't have the same type of student, but I learned early on the importance of good teachers.

Keep up the good work!
:cheers:
 
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Seems like such a simple thing, going out to eat like that. But something tells me those boys will remember the experience for a long time. Not just for the food, but for the time their coach took them out to eat, and they learned how to order a steak, and they had a real bloomin' onion, and their meal cost a ton but it was divine.

No rules, just right. :) You're a great one, Grad.
 
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I've.... ummm... never been to Outback. :cry:


Anyway... 21-- thank you for sharing your story...

A couple things strike me... first is that we get antother reminder... not that we all need it, that there are people that aren't as lucky as most of us, at least most of us on this board... and they all aren't in South Carolina and Louisiana... the are in Ohio and Wisconsin and Washington, they are black and white, children and elderly... please remember that the holiday season is coming up... and there are things you can do to help. :) (I'm not lecturing... just reminding... I think we all know how many generous folks there are on this board. :wink2: ) We may not all have the ability to make as deep an impact as others, but we can all make an impact.

The second thing that strikes me... and the best part of the post, in my opinion, is the sincere appreciation and generosity of these two sentences back to back...

One of the boys, who is becoming more of a major D-1 prospect every day, said to me, " Coach, when I sign that big contract, I'm gonna make your life easy."

You already do kid. You make it better every day
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Anyway, great stuff... thanks to all the teachers out there...

(My Mom's one, but in a snooty suburban school, so she spends most of her time reverse engineering kids so they can be as appreciative of the little things as these young men 21 took to dinner.)

If anyone needs me, I'll be adding value to some stockholders shares.:wink2:
 
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