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It scares me that you're a caretaker for children and are so dismissive of "PC". Do you roll your eyes at "safe spaces" too?
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It scares me that you're a caretaker for children and are so dismissive of "PC". Do you roll your eyes at "safe spaces" too?
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Probably. It must not be something I spend too much time thinking about. I see too many real issues and problems in the world to be worried about the oversensitive.
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Is making practices a safe and nurturing environment where kids feel free to express themselves and grow as people as well as athletes not a priority to you? Thats all a safe space is. And if that's not a priority to you, then "Old Skool" coaching should die out.
We have a responsibility as educators that extends beyond what we teach them.
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Oh, so what we've been doing, teaching character through sport, for the last 20 years has a name now. That's cute.
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Are you always dismissive and passive aggressive?
It's about more than just teaching character, it's about creating an environment that fosters positive development in all areas.
"Teaching" character is leading a horse to water, provide a safe and nurturing environment free from predators is what makes them willing to drop their head and drink and actually learn something.
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No, but reading your passion-laden psychobabble entertains me, so I just keep pushing the buttons to see what comes spewing out next.
By the way, I'm not an educator, per se. I work in a job where if I don't call people out for their crap and get to the bottom of the situation in about 5 minutes, they might actually die. So pulling punches and being PC isn't really an option.
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Weird, I've never felt that anyone in my practices was on the verge of death, maybe it's because I keep the backstops at ankles
I've never felt like I had to deprioritize socially safe environments to create a physically safe environment. In fact I find they go hand in hand.
Call it psychobabble all you want, but I'm not going to be ashamed about being passionate about what I do. And I am DEFINITELY not going to be ashamed about being as well researched as possible on coaching and educating.
If you're a coach and you aren't at least in part an educator, a counselor, a student, a friend, and a parent then you're doing it wrong. If you go to cheer athletics, top gun, etc and ask them what traits make them a good coach I guarantee they will list all of those and more.
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Weird, I've never felt that anyone in my practices was on the verge of death, maybe it's because I keep the backstops at ankles
I've never felt like I had to deprioritize socially safe environments to create a physically safe environment. In fact I find they go hand in hand.
Call it psychobabble all you want, but I'm not going to be ashamed about being passionate about what I do. And I am DEFINITELY not going to be ashamed about being as well researched as possible on coaching and educating.
If you're a coach and you aren't at least in part an educator, a counselor, a student, a friend, and a parent then you're doing it wrong. If you go to cheer athletics, top gun, etc and ask them what traits make them a good coach I guarantee they will list all of those and more.
No, no, no
I meant people might actually die at my full time job.
God knows no one is paying bills with cheer coach money.
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Im a nurse, people might die at my job too. But I act differently as a nurse than I do as a coach.
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Irony at its finest: I'm a nurse too.
I don't act differently as a coach, except for cleaning up my language.
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