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Shiva, 38, has only known the life of a garment factory worker. He wakes up at 5 am each morning, and takes the 60 kilometer bus ride from his village in the Ramnagar district of Karnataka to the garment factory in Bangalore. He works on a low-grade industrial sewing machine until late in the evening, and returns home before another long day. He does this six days a week.
Shiva singlehandedly provides for his family of eight in Ramnagar. He barely makes enough to cover his family's rent. And his income is far from stable. None of the 10 jobs he has held in the past 15 years have paid him overtime or granted any medical leaves. And it doesn't look like anything will change. Having only completed SSC level of schooling and no vocational training for his job, Shiva's future looks bleak.
"[Raw] materials are plentiful. There is an extremely low unit cost of labour, and there is an enormous pool of workers... The problem then is underutilisation of resources."
Shiva is one of 35 million workers currently employed by the textile and apparel industry, the second-largest industry in India after agriculture. Despite its size, India's US$40 billion industry only accounts for 5% of world trade. Moreover, it suffers a 10% monthly attrition rate. By comparison, Bangladesh's industry employs only 4 million people, but has already passed India in apparel exports. And Vietnam's industry occupies a 4% share of the world trade, yet only employs 2.75 million people. So why is India lagging?
It's not a problem of resources. In fact, raw materials are plentiful. There is an extremely low unit cost of labour, and there is an enormous pool of workers. India has the highest youth share in the world with 40% of the population ages 13-35. The problem then is underutilisation of resources.
To keep costs low, textile employers hire thousands of unskilled workers like Shiva who are willing to travel to the city and work for minimal payment under poor conditions. As a result, not only have skilled workers migrated out of the industry, but the unskilled workers are also returning to their villages to take up agricultural work. This lowers production levels in the factories, causing employers to cut wages and employment benefits further, resulting in a vicious cycle of constant industry attrition.
These employers rarely provide training to their workers. Concerned only with financial stability, the industry has overlooked the value of investing in employees like Shiva. In response, the National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC), a public-private Partnership (PPP), has been set up to address these issues. NSDC has partnered with LumStic, an Ashoka India initiative, to map thoroughly the textile industry and better understand its shortcomings through employee surveys. This is a novel data-driven approach to identifying the industry's problems.
"To improve the textile industry, we need to understand [the worker] as a person: what skills he possesses, what training he requires, his family situation, and his aspirations."
LumStic conducted the first of these surveys in New Delhi and Bangalore. More than 1100 garment factory workers were individually interviewed regarding living conditions, job specifications, education levels, and other important factors contributing to their lifestyles.
The data will be presented at a July 24 workshop: "From Outputs to Outcomes: A new framework for skilling in the Apparel Industry." Held at the UChicago Center in New Delhi, the workshop introduces sustainable skilling practices and directs the current discussions toward a long-term solution to the textile industry's challenges.
The survey data uncovered key insights into the core issues facing the textile industry today. Perhaps the most striking result was the fact that 89% of survey responders originally came to the city due to lack of employment opportunities at home. Of these responders, 61% have actually returned home.
Unsatisfactory working conditions lead to high attrition rates. The data indicate that the average wage is under Rs. 7000 per month, but that is not the main problem. This wage barely increases during an industry worker's career. In fact, each additional year of work only gives a Rs. 48 increase every month (Figure 1).
Employers don't pay workers more because they aren't adding value or increasing productivity. That's simply because only 15% of them are trained, and only 6% of them believe their work requires formal training. The lack of training is best understood by analysing the education levels of the workers. Out of all thousand-plus survey responders, only 15 pursued an education past high school (Figure 2). With the exception of these workers, there was no correlation between education level and success in the industry (Figure 3).
Figure 3: Histogram representing level of education vs. wage. Before Post-HSC education, education doesn't seem to make much of a difference (HSC graduates make less money than SSC). However, those who have continued studies after HSC make on-average Rs. 1000 more per month.
A data-driven approach provides a better understanding of these workers. Take Shiva, for example. No one is aware of his dire family situation. No one is aware that despite working for 15 years in the industry and for 10 different factories, his salary hasn't risen. And most importantly, no one is aware that he has never had any training or vocational education. To improve the textile industry, we need to understand Shiva as a person: what skills he possesses, what training he requires, his family situation, and his aspirations. Only then can the industry efficiently allocate financial and social resources towards making Shiva a satisfied worker who contributes to a more productive industry.
This article has been written by Anindya Biswas and Kavirath Jain, Ashoka - Innovators for the Public.


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Sandy Alderson visits Buffalo
First year Mets general manager, SandyAlderson, took in his first Bisons game Wedneday night. Prior to his post-game promotion of infielder Josh Satin, he took questions from the Buffalo media.
The conversation covers a wide range of topics from Major League rehabs, Bisons in the big leagues, the job of the club's staff and Tim Teufel as well as the Mets/Bisons partnership moving ahead:
After the game Bisons broadcaster, Ben Wagner talked with the newest New York Mets infielder, Josh Satin:
Read more about the Bisons and Josh Satin's promotion via bisons.com
Satin sent to NYC for September
A round of applause roared in the Bisons clubhouse after Wednesday's game.
It was for 26-year old Josh Satin, who learned he will be a major league rookie on Thursday. With the major league rosters expanding on Thursday, September 1st, there's room in New York for infielder Josh Satin.
Bisons manager Tim Teufel said postgame on Wednesday that Satin will be promoted to the Mets on September 1st. Satin will join former Bisons pitcher Josh Stinson in the first round of call-ups to the major leagues.
It's the first time in the big leagues for Satin, who is having a breakout season in the Mets organization. New York's 25th round pick in the 2007 draft has combined to hit .323 (156-483) with 42 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 76RBI in 132 games between Double-A Binghamton and the Bisons.
With the Herd, Satin hit in 31 of his 38 games.
Syracuse stops Herd
One miscue was all Syracuse needed on Wednesday night.
A third-inning Bisons' error helped the Chiefs plate two of their three runs in a 3-1 victory over the Herd from Coca-Cola Field. The defeat, their 11th of the season to Syracuse, snapped Buffalo's three-game win streak.
The error turned into two unearned runs for southpaw Mark Cohoon, who pitched well but fell in defeat.
With the game scoreless, Bisons second baseman Luis Hernandez threw wide of the base while attempting to turn a doubleplay. Instead of two out, there were two on for the Chiefs and both baserunners came around to score.
The Bisons lone run was scored in the sixth inning as Jesus Feliciano pulled a home run down the right field line. The blast was the veteran's 370th hit of his Bisons career, tying him with Greg Tubbs for second most in the modern era (Bill Selby, 378).
Maybe the most intriguing play of the night occurred two batters after Feliciano's home run. Catcher Raul Chavez smoked a liner off the glove of shortstop Seth Bynum. Bynum retrieved the ball, but threw wild to first base. As the ball rolled to the Bisons dugout, home plate umpire John Conrad ruled that pitching coach Ricky Bones interfered with the play. Although he was credited with a base hit, Chavez was ruled out.
The Chiefs bullpen made the lead stand up. Josh Wilkie, the fifth of five Syracuse relievers, pitched the ninth inning for his 15th save of the season.
Cohoon allowed just won earned run in 6.1 innings of work but suffered the loss.
Buffalo wraps up the home portion of the 2011 schedule on Thursday night with Fan Appreciation Night at 6:05 p.m. against the Chiefs.
BISONS NOTES: Just prior to the game, the Bisons activated outfielder Mike Baxter and placed infielder Zach Lutz on the disabled list…After going hitless in back-to-back games for the first time as a Bison, Josh Satin went 2-4 with a double…The Bisons need a win on Thursday to finish the season with an even 36-36 record at Coca-Cola Field.
News & Notes: Game 137
Wednesday, August 30, 2011 (7:05 p.m.) – Coca-Cola Field
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com
TV: Time Warner Cable SportsNet HD 713
Buffalo Bisons (60-76, 5th(-16.5), North)
LHP Mark Cohoon (4-9, 6.37)
Syracuse Chiefs (63-71, 4th(-12.5), North)
LHP Tom Milone (11-6, 3.33)
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons host the Syracuse Chiefs in the first game of a two-game series at Coca-Cola Field (7:05 p.m.). The Herd began its final homestand of the season with a two-game sweep of the Rochester Red Wings. After tomorrow's home finale, the Herd will end the season with five games in four days on the road.
VS. THE CHIEFS: The Bisons are 4-10 against the Chiefs this season. This series will be the fourth two-game set between Buffalo and Syracuse at Coca-Cola Field this season. The clubs split a pair April 7-8 to open the season and August 10-11. The Chiefs swept two from the Herd in Buffalo, July 2-3.
ON THE BUMP: LHP MARK COHOON will make his 17th start of the season tonight. The southpaw has posted a 2.70ERA in two starts against the Chiefs this year. Cohoon allowed just one earned run in five innings of a no-decision on July 2. He then gave up two runs in five more frames against in Syracuse on August 9.
SPIN CONTROL: INF JORDANY VALDESPIN used a lead-off home run on Monday night to extend his hit streak to eight games. Since August 22, the Triple-A rookie has averaged .406 (13-32) with four doubles, a home run, four RBI and four runs scored. In his 20 games since joining the Herd on August 10, Valdespin has averaged .289 with nine RBI.
HIT KING: OF JESUS FELICIANO is the first Bisons player in the modern era to collect three consecutive 100+ hit seasons. With 101 knocks this year, the outfielder now has 369 total hits in his Bisons career. That total is 3rd most in the modern era, just one behind Greg Tubbs and nine shy of Bill Selby's modern era record of 378.
BISONS BITS: RHP DALE THAYER has 21 saves on the year after closing all three of the Bisons' three-game win streak. The last Bisons pitcher to earn a save on three straight days was RHP Bubbie Buzachero, August 28-30, 2008…INF VALENTINO PASCUCCI is tied with Gwinnett's Stefan Gartrell for the International League lead with 91RBI on the season.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (64-69) were shut out by the Marlins last night, 6-0. New York had six singles, including two each from 3B DAVID WRIGHT and C JOSH THOLE. New York hosts Florida again tonight at 7:10 p.m. LHP CHRIS CAPUANO gets the start, his first since a 13-strikeout complete game on August 26 against Atlanta.
Young guys shine in win
Home runs from Triple-A rookies Jordany Valdespinand Raul Reyes helped the Bisonsdefeat the Red Wings, 6-5, on Monday night at Coca-Cola Field.
Salomon Manriquez added a three-run double and Chris Schwinden picked up his eighth win of the season as Buffalo completed the two-game sweep of their closest rival.
Valdespin got the team going right away, taking Eric Hacker's first pitch of the night and depositing it into the Bully Hill Party Deck. The blast was Valdespin'ssecond of the season and quickly extended his hit streak to eight games.
In the second inning, Manriquezemptied the bases when he doubled down the left field line. Josh Satin, Luis Hernandez and Bubba Bell all scored on the play to give Buffalo a 4-1 advantage.
After Rochester rallied to tie the game at four, Reyes led off the fifth inning with a massive home run. A much needed insurance run -and eventual game-winning run- came across in the sixth inning when Hernandez tripled and scored on a sac fly from pinch hitter Luis Figueroa.
Schwinden earned the victory to improve to 8-7 on the year. The righty struck out six and allowed four runs in six innings of work.
Dale Thayer worked the ninth inning for the third consecutive night to earn his 21st save of the season.
BISONS NOTES: The Mets announced that outfielder Mike Baxter has been optioned to the Bisons to make room for the activation of Jose Reyes to the big league club…The Bisonsare now 37-34 in games decided by two runs or less this year.


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Derrick Phelps
|Washington State Cougars
|Associate head coach
|Pac-12 Conference
|Personal information
|July 31, 1972
Queens, New York
|Listed height
|6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|Listed weight
|181 lb (82 kg)
|Career information
|High school
|Christ the King (Queens, New York)
|North Carolina (1990–1994)
|NBA draft
|1994 / Undrafted
|Playing career
|Point guard
|Coaching career
|Career history
|As player:
|Chicago Rockers
|Sacramento Kings
|Chicago Rockers
|Brose Baskets
|La Crosse Bobcats
|Rockford Lightning
|Telekom Bonn
|Alba Berlin
|Limoges CSP
|EnBW Ludwigsburg
|Śląsk Wrocław
|Brose Baskets
|Spartak Primorye
|Gaz Metan Mediaş
|As coach:
|Monmouth (assistant)
|Columbia (assistant)
|San Francisco (associate HC)
|Washington State (associate HC)
|Career highlights and awards
Derrick Michael Phelps (born July 31, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. At 6'4" and 181 lbs., he played as a point guard. He is currently associate head coach for the Washington State.
High school[edit]
Phelps attended Christ The King Regional High School, in Middle Village, Queens, New York. He was named to the 1990 McDonald's All-American Team. After, he played in the McDonald's All-American game with future UNC teammates Eric Montross, Brian Reese, and Clifford Rozier.
College career[edit]
Phelps rose to prominence while playing college basketball for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina, with the Tar Heels. He was named as an All-Atlantic Coast Conference Honorable Mention in 1993, and was named to the 2nd Team in 1994. Phelps was a member of North Carolina's 1993 NCAA National Championship team, as the Tar Heels defeated Michigan, by a score of 77-71, in the title game. Graduating in 1994, Phelps left college holding two Tar Heel records: most steals in one game (9), and most steals in a career (247). He was also the only player in ACC history with 600 assists, 400 rebounds, and 200 steals.
Professional playing career[edit]
Phelps was not drafted by an NBA team. He was the sixth overall pick of the 1994 Continental Basketball Association (CBA) draft, by the Chicago Rockers. He did play in three NBA games with the Sacramento Kings in the 1994-95 season. The Vancouver Grizzlies selected him in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, but he did not play for them before they renounced his NBA rights in 1996. He also spent some time during the NBA preseason (but not in any regular season contests) with the Milwaukee Bucks (1994), and Philadelphia 76ers (1997).
In 1996, Phelps signed with the German team TTL uniVersa Bamberg, before playing for the CBA's Rockford Lightning.
From 2000–02, he played with the German club ALBA Berlin, with former UNC teammate Henrik Rödl (having already played with the German club Telekom Baskets Bonn in 1998–2000). He then played in France with CSP Limoges, then returned to Germany, and had a brief stint in 2004, with Śląsk Wrocław in the Polish League.
Phelps also played in the Netherlands, in Germany with GHP Bamberg, and in the Russian Super League with Spartak Primorie Vladivostok.
In the 2009-10 season, he played with Gaz Metan Medias in the Romanian League.[1]
Coaching career[edit]
In October 2010, Phelps was named the video coordinator for Fordham University's men's basketball team.[2] In 2011, he joined the Monmouth University staff as an assistant coach. Prior to the start of the 2014 season, he accepted a position as an assistant coach at Columbia University. He served for three seasons as the associate head coach at San Francisco, before following Kyle Smith to Washington State after the 2018-19 season.[3]
- ^ Derrick Phelps. Eurobasket.
- ^ Derrick Phelps Named Men's Basketball Video Coordinator at Fordham University
- ^ "Tracking the moving pieces of Kyle Smith's first WSU hoops team". 247 sports.com. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
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Tariq Abu Taleb
Executive Director
Tariq Abu Taleb provides overall direction and co-ordination of the technical and administrative aspects of the RBG. He was appointed Director of the Royal Botanic Garden of Jordan in December 2009.
He obtained an undergraduate degree in biology from the Citadel, from the military college of South Carolina, USA, 1999; and a graduate degree in Environmental Hazards and Risk from Brunel University, London, UK, 2005.
Prior to his post at the RBG, Tariq worked in conservation and scientific research projects in national and international nonprofit organizations and research institutions.
Dr Mustafa Al-Shudiefat
Director of Programmes
Dr Mustafa was appointed as Director of Programs in November 2016. He oversees the overall operations and implementations of RBG's Programmes components.
Prior to his post, he was a researcher in the Community Based Rangeland Rehabilitation (CBRR) Programme. He has also worked at the Jordan Badia Research and Development Centre as Head of Local Community Development Department from 2009 to 2011, and he was the manager of the Badia Centre for Ecological Education from 2003 to 2012. He was also working with RBG as a consultant from 2007 till 2012 to collaborate the establishment of the CBRR programme.
Dr Mustafa is a frequent presenter at international conferences and has publications in the field of sustainable development; he has published more than 12 academic papers and reports in ethno-pharmacology, local knowledge and governance and on rangeland rehabilitation.
Dr Mustafa Al-Shudiefat has a degree in a Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from Jordan University for Science and Technology, 2003.
Bilal Al-Quraan
Finance Officer
Bilal joined the RBG in 2012. He leads the budgeting processes, provides analysis of data for decision-makers and manages budgets and financial reports of donors.
Bilal has an extensive experience in audit and advisory for more than 6 years. His experience was in different auditing firms, like manufacturing, investments, real-estate, construction, hotels and nonprofit organizations.
He holds B.Sc. degree in Accounting Information System from Al-Balqa' Applied University, Jordan.
Hana Kambay
Administrative & Human Resources Manager
Hana joined the RBG team in October 2012; she holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Al-Zaytoonah University, Jordan. Hana has long experience in the Administrative field dates back to 1998, and has been working on HR issues for more than six years.
Hana also organized many regional events during her career, and till now, she enjoys events planning more than anything she does.
Hatem Taifour
Head Botanist
Hatem was the first botanist to join the RBG, in 2008. In addition to planning, conducting field surveys, mapping vegetation, restoring ecosystems, producing reports and scientific papers, and helping establish a strong scientific foundation for RBG operations, he has recently focused on establishing the checklist of native plants of Jordan, assessing the conservation status of plant species according to IUCN Red List criteria, publishing Volume 1 of the Jordan Plant Red List and contributing to the Wild Socioeconomic Plant Conservation Strategy for Jordan.
Hatem also conducted studies for the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, including vegetation baseline surveys and monitoring programmes for most nature reserves in Jordan. He contributed to Environmental Impact Assessments for many projects.
He holds M.Sc. degree in Plant Science from Jordan University of Science and Technology.
Yaseen Ananbeh
Field Botanist
Yaseen joined the RBG in May 2014. Yaseen has 10 years of extensive experience in botany. Before joining the RBG, he worked at the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN). Yaseen has several years of experience in a variety of fields concerning floral research and taxonomy, herbaria and protected areas management. In addition, he gained knowledge about the IUCN Red List as he enhanced and built up technical skills on the status of floral species of Jordan. Further, he has good taxonomical experiences and skills in plant identification.
Yaseen holds B.Sc. degree in Agriculture Engineering and M.Sc. degree in Natural Resources Management from Jordan University of Science and Technology.
Khalid Al-Khalidi
Coordinator in Community-Based Rangeland Rehabilitation
Khalid joined the RBG in 2009. He had an extensive experience mainly in rangeland rehabilitation from the Jordanian Badia Center for Research and Development as his last position there was Director of Rangeland Rehabilitation Project. He also had experience in Bee Keeping and Honey Production.
During his career, Khalid contributed in publishing scientific papers and reports and contributed in research activities which were documented and published in well known publishing institutions, in collaboration with local, regional and international researchers.
Further, Khalid took part in either supervising or delivering 8 training courses in different subjects in rangeland management for local institutions.
He represented the RBG in 8 local, regional and international workshops and conferences.
Khalid holds B.Sc. degree in Economy and Agricultural Guidance from the University of Jordan.
Ryan Guillou
Nursery Manager
Ryan joined the RBG in November 2013. The Nursery Department is responsible for propagating and producing Jordan's rich flora to be planted at the RBG site. Ryan obtained his B.Sc. degree in Environmental Horticulture Science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, preparing him for a career in public horticulture.
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Refad Al-Khawaldah
Nursery Manager Assistant
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From November 2013, he was appointed as Nursery Manager Assistant where he helps in recording nursery data and participates in field trips to collect wild plant species.
Refad obtained M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Biotechnology from Al-Balqa' Applied University, Jordan.
Maysa Shishani
Programme Coordinator
Herbarium, Seed Bank, Native Plant Database
Maysa joined the RBG in late 2005 as a Project Assistant. Before joining the RBG she was volunteering at the Herbarium of the University of Jordan. Then, she became the Herbarium Programme Manager at the RBG, as she had received training at the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK, and the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland. She created, the National Virtual Herbarium of Jordan, the first Virtual Herbarium in the Middle East, in 2012. Later she became the Manager of the RBG seed bank as she received training at the Millinium Seed Bank, UK.
Currently, she is managing the Herbarium, Virtual Herbarium, Seed Bank and the Native Plant Database.
Maysa holds B.Sc. degree in Biology from the University of Jordan.
Hanan Al-Mfadi
Herbarium Assistant
Hanan joined to the RBG in October 2012. Her main responsibilities are to expand the RBG's living collection, especially, for the herbarium, from all over Jordan, and to conduct proper curating processes, as well as record keeping of the herbarium collection.
Hanan holds B.Sc. degree in Horticulture and Crop Science from the University of Jordan.
Mai Al-Khateeb
Seed Bank Assistant
Mai joined the RBG in October 2012. Her main responsibilities are to expand the RBG's living plant collection, especially, seeds, from all over Jordan, and to conduct proper curating processes on the seeds, as well as record keeping of the seed collection.
From February 2013 to May 2014, Mai worked as Acting Curator and Nursery Manager Assistant in the RBG. Before she worked as Research Assistant with a PhD student from Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT), Germany, in a project for the RBG on Integrated Water Quality Assessment in Jordan Rivers, Feasibility Study in the Frame of SMART II from 1 August 2011 to 31 December 2012.
Mai holds B.Sc. degree in Horticulture and Crop Science from the University of Jordan.
Razan Khader
Communications Officer
Razan joined the RBG in September 2014. Her main responsibility is to reflect the RBG's vision and mission to key stakeholders. She supports the management and staff members on communication tasks; event planning, social network, as well as in drafting, reviewing and producing content of various communications materials.
Before joining the RBG, Razan had 8 years experience in communications and programme coordination from private, public and NGO's sectors.
Razan holds B.A. degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Jordan.
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When the Palm Pre first launched one of the big features of the device that was touted in the media was the ability to sync the Pre with iTunes. It didn't take long for Apple to kill off the Pre sync capability with an update to iTunes.
Palm has announced that it has now enabled iTunes sync again and that music and images can now be synced with the popular Apple service. It goes without saying that Apple will be releasing a patch soon that will again break the sync function of the device.
I bet there will be a suit over this at some point. With the lackluster sales of the Pre, I bet Palm feels the noose around its neck and is pulling out all the stops to sell more devices.


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I haven't been posting lately because I have been at a bit of a stand still. I'm not feeling the creativity flowing in my crochet projects and so I find myself doing other things.
I also finished a cover for my husband's GPS receiver.
Today I am working on a knitting project. I usually crochet, but I thought little change of pace might get me out of my project rut. I want to get back to feeling creative again.
What do you do when you get in a project rut? Any creativity tips to share?


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In the spring of 2011, I found myself browsing flyers and websites, trying to come up with some productive things for the guys to do over the summer. SB was 6 at the time, and had been receiving ABA therapy for 4 years and was making good progress. He was finishing up his kindergarten year in a mainstream classroom, and it had gone fairly well, much to my relief. AB was 4, and did not yet have a diagnosis. He was doing great in preschool, and at this time we had no suspicions that an autism diagnosis was yet to come for him. I heard about an Adapted Tae Kwon Do program in our area for kids with special needs, and decided that might be a cool activity to try.
I enrolled SB in the Adapted class, and asked if his younger brother could join the class, too. I didn't think he needed the accommodation at the time, but he was so little that I was hoping it would be OK. Thankfully, the Tae Kwon Do studio obliged. I remember thinking at the time, "Well, SB did so fabulously in a regular kindergarten class, I bet he won't need the Adapted Tae Kwon Do class for very long. We'll do the Adapted class over the summer, and by the time school starts, he'll be doing so well that we'll be able to move him to a regular Tae Kwon Do class."
Boy, was I naïve and stupid. Two and a half years later, both boys are still enrolled in the Adapted class. And it has been absolutely wonderful for them.
The first person that I met at our initial Tae Kwon Do class in May of 2011 was RM, who has a triple-whammy of credentials for teaching this class: She is a Tae Kwon Do instructor, she is a Board Certified ABA therapist, and she also has a son with autism. I immediately knew that the guys would be in good hands. I sat down to watch the class, and slowly became horrified by what unfolded. Neither of my guys seemed to be able to participate or pay attention at all to what was going on in the class. Both needed constant redirection, could not focus on anything, and were repeatedly wandering the room and having to be led back to the group. My heart sank. This was not the first time we had tried an activity that had failed, but it WAS the first time that an activity specifically for special needs children was a bust. The other kids in the class needed occasional redirection, but not like my two. I think I probably frowned and sighed a lot, and was ready to tell RM, "thanks anyway for trying" at the end of the class.
She came straight to me when the class was over and said, "They did great!" Huh? Did she forget which kids were mine? She assured me that none of the kids in the Adapted class participate well the first day, and that it takes all of them time to figure out the routine. "Bring them back next week! I promise, they'll get better. And in a few months, another new kid will come to the class and will be unfocused and wander off a lot. Then you'll realize that yours looked like that at first and you'll see how much better they are doing." She gave me a copy of a visual schedule of the structure of the class, which SB was thrilled to have, and sent us on our way.
We decided to come back. And like ALL things with my children, the progress was so slow that we didn't really notice it at first. But RM was right. As the months rolled on, new kids joined the class, and it reminded me that mine were not wandering off so much anymore. My guys were actually starting to participate a good portion of the time. They had good days and bad days, but they were generally engaged in the class. And most importantly, they LIKED it! So we kept going.
Time went on and both guys continued to make progress in Tae Kwon Do. Painfully slow progress, but by now we were used to that. That's the only kind of progress we get here at the Burts house! AB got his diagnosis, and I realized that he had been fitting right in with the other students in the class all along.
In the Adapted program, students earn new belts after attending a certain number of lessons. They don't have to do anything special to earn their belts like the students do in the regular Tae Kwon Do classes. The belts look different (striped rather than solid) but my guys didn't know the difference, and were happy every time they got a new one. We slowly went through the entire set of Adapted belts, and then about 6 months ago, (2 years after our first class) RM approached me about putting them into the regular belt track. They could keep coming to the Adapted classes, but would start earning the same belts that the regular students were earning. There were already several Adapted students doing this, so we decided to give it a try.
This meant that the guys would have to stay after class for a few minutes each week and work one-on-one with an instructor to see if they had mastered certain skills. When the skills were mastered, they got a piece of tape on their belt. When they got three stripes of tape, they could try for the next belt at a formal belt testing ceremony held only once a month. At first, staying after class didn't go well at ALL. Both guys were so enthralled by watching the next class that they just could not focus on what their instructor was asking them to do. (In hindsight, this is somewhat my fault. I should have explained to them better what was going on, since this was new to them and they didn't understand why they had to keep working after the class was over.) I was starting to wonder if we had made a mistake to even try this, when I finally asked if the instructor could take them into a different room to evaluate them. I thought that maybe if they weren't so distracted by the next class, they might be able to show what they had learned. This made a huge difference, and they both eventually earned their 3 stripes of tape, a half-stripe at a time every couple of weeks. It was incredibly tedious. But with 3 full stripes earned for each of them, they finally got to participate in Belt Testing Day!
In addition to showing off several punches and kicks, the guys also had to memorize a few terms and definitions. My smart husband made up songs to help the guys remember the definitions by putting them to the tune of Happy Birthday and Frere Jacques. This worked brilliantly, and the memorizing was easy. Our only worry was that they would sing the answers during the belt test. And then I thought that might not be so terrible!
On the day of the test, there were 7 kids lined up on the mat to test for the Advanced White Belt – 6 boys and one very dedicated, Type-A little girl who did everything perfectly. I'd guess that they were all between 6 and 8 years old, except for one adorable, short little guy who couldn't have been more than 4. My guys were the only ones wearing Adapted belts, which were white with a red stripe down the middle. Everyone else was wearing the standard plain, white belt. Knowing that this test was now out of my hands and that I couldn't help them anymore was a scary feeling. I have played the clarinet in front of thousands of people on many, many occasions, yet I really can't remember ever being this nervous before. I stood in the corner of the room with my camera, wondering if I should even be taking pictures of this. What if they didn't pass? Would I want to delete all the pictures? Or worse, what if one passed and one didn't? What kind of drama would THAT create in my house? As I was thinking all of these things, I heard someone say, "Breathe!" "What?" I asked. "Are you talking to me?" "Yes!" exclaimed one of the instructors. "You looked like you had stopped breathing!" Oh. Maybe I had.
Did they perform perfectly for the test? Oh, HELL no! But none of the kids did. (Except for Miss Type-A – she nailed it!) I think that AB kicked with the wrong leg every single time. Both of them kept forgetting to look in the direction of their punches, even after being reminded repeatedly. I think I was still not really breathing regularly until I saw Master L cut off 7 pieces of tape. He was going to pass them all! I was so relieved. And the guys were thrilled! SB showed his excitement the way he always does – by jumping up and down and shouting loudly at inappropriate moments. "I got my fourth stripe! I got my fourth stripe!" This didn't seem like the time to remind him to use an indoor voice. I noticed later when I looked at their score sheets that they didn't get stellar grades – SB got a B- and AB got a C. But they passed!
I also learned from their score sheets that we had sewn the Korean flag patch on both of their uniforms upside-down. Oops. I need to
get out my needle and thread and fix have my Mom fix that the next time I see her. (Who am I kidding? I can't sew!)
As I looked around the studio at all the families, I thought about something a friend said to me a few months back. I was talking with him about how jealous I still get of other parents with their typical kids doing typical activities in a seemingly effortless manner. I wish I didn't get so jealous, but I do. I see others posting pictures on Facebook of their kids being successful at soccer, or baseball, or piano, or gymnastics, or whatever. And I just wish that things weren't so damned HARD for my kids. And he said, "But doesn't that make their successes that much sweeter?" As I looked around at all the kids testing for new belts, and at their parents who had brought them, I realized that yes, this success WAS sweeter for my guys than it was for any of them. I'm not saying that those other kids didn't work hard and deserve their success, and I'm not saying that their parents aren't proud of them. But those parents didn't have to wait 2 and a half YEARS for their kids to earn the first belt. And when it takes that long, and when you have to overcome all the things my guys have had to overcome, it really does feel pretty freakin' sweet.
I hope this story will inspire others with autism (or others who parent someone with autism) that children with ASD really can do anything if they work hard and have the right supports. However, it's going to be on their own timetable, because that kind of sweetness just can't be rushed!
If you are in the Northern Virginia area and want to check out the Tae Kwon Do studio we go to, here is their link:


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The only side since then that had the Winter crown and failed to win the Scudetto was Napoli, who had 41 points at the halfway stage in 2015-16 and ultimately finished second behind the Bianconeri.
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Juventus were leading a year later, but Lazio won the Scudetto on a dramatic final day of the season.
They were Fiorentina in 1998-99, ultimately pipped to the post by Milan and Lazio, as their form fell away after Gabriel Batistuta's injury.
The Partenopei beat Crotone 1-0 at the Stadio Scida with a goal from Marek Hamsik to confirm their status as table-toppers at the midway stage of the season.
There is another curious quirk, as this is the fifth time Napoli have been Winter Champions of Serie A.
If the pattern were to repeat itself, then the Partenopei would be due a title.
Winter champions/Scudetto winners:
1994-95: Juventus/Juventus
1995-96: Milan/Milan
1996-97: Juventus/Juventus
1997-98: Juventus/Juventus
1998-99: Fiorentina/Milan
1999-2000: Juventus/Lazio
2000-01: Roma/Roma
2001-02: Roma/Juventus
2002-03: Milan/Juventus
2003-04: Roma + Milan/Milan
2004-05: Juventus/Juventus*
2005-06: Juventus/Juventus*
2006-07: Inter/Inter
2007-08: Inter/Inter
2008-09: Inter六合投注网站/Inter
2009-10: Inter/Inter
2010-11: Milan/Milan
2011-12: Juventus/Juventus
2012-13: Juventus/Juventus
2013-14: Juventus/Juventus
2014-15: Juventus/Juventus
2015-16: Napoli/Juventus
2016-17: Juventus/Juventus
2017-18: Napoli/?
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Napoli are Winter Champions and only five sides in the last 23 years have failed to win the S在线外围投注cudetto after leading at halfway – but one of those was Napoli.
Roma were Winter Champions in 2001-02, but beaten to the title by Juventus.
In the first and third years, they went on to win the Scudetto, finishing with the silver medal in the second and fourth campaigns.