Tutoring is great. I thoroughly enjoy talking one-on-one with students and being completely flexible to go wherever their minds are. Today we talked about internships and what CEO's of banks do. The topic of "entrepreneurship" came up. I feel strongly that the thoughts and ideas and passions we have as youngsters are the most important things. Encouraging the youth to record and act upon their ideas of how to change the world and make businesses out of their visions is of utmost importance to me. A study by the Kaufman foundation points out that 3 million new jobs are created by firms that are less than 5 years old. While job loss is generally attributed to established firms and companies who are striving to appease shareholder's pressure for profit through efficiency; meaning fewer employees, more product.
He expressed his interest in golf and becoming a caddy as a summer internship. Not really sure if this interest was cultivated within or from a trusted sibling as a way to make "progress," but in the same breath we began to talk about "hard work." I recently read, and tried to convey, the concept of the 80/20 principle. 80% of the profits come from 20% of the employees/efforts. 80% of the results come from 20% of the actions. 80% of the cola is drunk by 20% of the cola drinkers etc... In my own life, I wonder how the 80/20 principle applies. I have always identified myself with the most hardworking lot. Sometimes I wonder if my choice to substitute teach instead of apply for regular classroom teacher is the result of my desire to be seen as "hardworking." Recently I was hired by the Stratford district as a general substitute. Some of the students like substitutes because they are "real" people. As opposed to their regular teachers, who are demonic robots? I tried to explain how much bureaucratic assessment and meetings teachers have to jump through in order to satisfy their job requirements and hopefully he is more respectful of his regular classroom teachers and his academic program.
But I guess my choice is simply not a financial one. I am inspired tonight about creating a workbook and mini curriculum that helps young adults through the identity crisis. I woke up this morning and spent most of the day without focus. I felt like I wasted most of today. Although I read Howard Gardiner and worked on midi using protools, it was not satisfying. After attending a small business workshop at the local library this evening, I feel inspired to compile and create this. I am going to create a seminar, a workshop, a curriculum for myself. And I am going to employ it upon myself. I will set my own goals and objectives. I will be my own mentor and coach. And I will complete it. Championbird style
