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<blockquote data-quote="Allan-Matlem" data-source="post: 191982" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I think one of the challenges of raising kids especially one's that have their struggles and difficulties is that we do not quite give up on them but we do not not really believe in them. I think believing in some one does mean that you respect that person on some level and working with them can make a meaningful contribution to their lives and your life.</p><p></p><p>I shared this from an blog by Sylvia Martinez - Generation Yes Blog and I was guilty of ommitting her comments which really question the message and especially how it was marketed.</p><p></p><p>Sylvia Martinez</p><p></p><p>Hes great, isnt he? But wait . theres more to think about here.</p><p></p><p>Like Is it cynical to put words like believe in me in this childs mouth, no matter how admirable the performance? This is what some anonymous adult in charge wanted other adult underlings to hear, and they used the passionate talent of a youth to deliver the message. They knew that the message would better reach its target that way. Does it matter that its a good message? Is it manipulation or simply smart marketing?</p><p></p><p>We talk about student voice all the time, and this obviously is NOT an example of student voice. There is not even the pretense here that the message came from a student, although the performer was young and talented. Thats a tough distinction to puzzle out, because praise flows easily to students who deliver adult messages and play by adult rules. Its easy to believe in them, because they validate what we believe about ourselves.</p><p></p><p>But what about the other ones. You know the ones, the students who dont toe the line, the ones who have checked out. The ones who deliver uncomfortable messages in voices at times eloquent and at times spectacularly clumsy or even crude. The ones who challenge the world and the ones who seem not to believe in themselves. Do we listen when the message isnt so pleasantly packaged, isnt so clear, isnt so crafted? Do we believe in them too?</p><p></p><p><a href="http://blog.genyes.com/" target="_blank">http://genyes.org</a></p><p></p><p>Allan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Allan-Matlem, post: 191982, member: 10"] Hi, I think one of the challenges of raising kids especially one's that have their struggles and difficulties is that we do not quite give up on them but we do not not really believe in them. I think believing in some one does mean that you respect that person on some level and working with them can make a meaningful contribution to their lives and your life. I shared this from an blog by Sylvia Martinez - Generation Yes Blog and I was guilty of ommitting her comments which really question the message and especially how it was marketed. Sylvia Martinez Hes great, isnt he? But wait . theres more to think about here. Like Is it cynical to put words like believe in me in this childs mouth, no matter how admirable the performance? This is what some anonymous adult in charge wanted other adult underlings to hear, and they used the passionate talent of a youth to deliver the message. They knew that the message would better reach its target that way. Does it matter that its a good message? Is it manipulation or simply smart marketing? We talk about student voice all the time, and this obviously is NOT an example of student voice. There is not even the pretense here that the message came from a student, although the performer was young and talented. Thats a tough distinction to puzzle out, because praise flows easily to students who deliver adult messages and play by adult rules. Its easy to believe in them, because they validate what we believe about ourselves. But what about the other ones. You know the ones, the students who dont toe the line, the ones who have checked out. The ones who deliver uncomfortable messages in voices at times eloquent and at times spectacularly clumsy or even crude. The ones who challenge the world and the ones who seem not to believe in themselves. Do we listen when the message isnt so pleasantly packaged, isnt so clear, isnt so crafted? Do we believe in them too? [URL='http://blog.genyes.com/']http://genyes.org[/URL] Allan [/QUOTE]
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