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The NXP's Ottawa Technology Center - AMP is a technology leader in embedded vision processing and serving of the company Automotive Business Unit. Our group develops advanced high performance, low power, APEX Image Cognition Processor technology enabling new generations of applications in automotive markets such as Autonomous vehicle sensing and Vision ADAS applications.
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February, Taxes and the Death of Authenticity
Is it interesting to learn of a songwriter's back story in the creation of a particular song? Is it disappointing when you do?
I came across a piece of paper in the rattan basket by my bed titled:
"February, Taxes and the Death of Authenticity"
In rereading, I remembered it was something I typed up at a former place of employment having returned from a three-day bereavement period after the unexpected passing of my father. You get three days to grieve and stuff according to state law. So physically, I'd punched the time clock, mentally the clock punched me. I did have the sense to fake it though…a flurry of rat-a-tap-tapping fingernail to keyboard.
"I will just write free of form and see what comes…"
And as I read through, the plot line was confirmed. Did I really write this? I don't remember. But it was me. And proof, the last line typed:
"Were I to be a scrapper, a street fighter, even a boy hustler for a day, perhaps I could learn how to speak, punch the words out, strike for want of taste of blood, dirt and sweat."
The uncarved beginning to the Grimm Generation song, "Kennedy Curse". There, clear as day. It's a surprise to me that someone asked about the back story to that song. And I wouldn't have even thought about it were it not for that inquiry.
I wouldn't have retained the foggiest notion.
The last line on the white, classroom loose-leafed paper is this:
"I can't hear. I am off balance. I feel my mortality. I am numb in my arms and hands…"
Interestingly enough, I am not disappointed.
nothing a little gratitude won't cure
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If you're going to make poor decisions, lower your inhibitions and have a full-fledged fucked up summer then you're going to need cocktails. This makes the whole unseemly business much easier and really speeds up the whole process. With that in mind, I've created some recipes for some tasty libations for the season of excess.
Now, I don't know about you but I try to keep my caloric intake on the low side when imbibing. This helps keep my weight down and keeps my options open with scoring with the more superficial cads out there. Also, I'd rather chew my calories than drink them. So you won't find any recipes for ice cream drinks or over the top sugary concoctions. What you will find are interesting and unique drinks that will refresh you during the hot summer months.
So starting on Sunday, my six part series will bring you three different cocktail recipes weekly inspired and named after the songs on our CD, The Last Record Party. Along with the recipe, perhaps I'll spin a tale or divulge a secret or two about the song. Join me, won't you?
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For initial screening in some schools, preliminary administrative interview questions are asked. One question that may arise is "why do you want to be considered for the job position?". You should answer this question honestly and with confidence, this question may be your qualification for a second interview.
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This is apple bucking amazing
I don't think I've ever enjoyed something written like this before. This was very well done and I hope to see more of your work in the future.
And thanks Chuckfinley for linking me to this.
An have a Big Mac
I...DAMN!!! Long live the Apple Family! Well done!
That... That was beautiful. Well done.
This is a great story! World building is my favourite thing about fan fics and you have pulled it off very well. No overly long explanations or boring passages, just quick notes and stories that suggest there's more happening in the background that we can't see. Like Apple Cinnamon's story. What did he do, anyway? My favourite was the story about Chainmail. You don't know what he is, or what he's doing down there, but they still try to understand him.
If I may make a suggestion - in the story about Nightmare Moon, AJ didn't kick the Manticore in the face, Rarity did. But AJ rode him like a bronco, so there's that. That's all the criticism I have to offer; other than that, it's an excellent fic. Nice job!
Thank you all so much. You have no idea how much more these comments mean to me than a simple thumbs up.
I don't think I've ever enjoyed something written like this before.
That's an interesting thing to say. What else have you read that's "written like this", and why did you enjoy this over those other things?
This was very well done and I hope to see more of your work in the future.
Thank you!
And thanks Chuckfinley for linking me to this.
This reminds me, I should thank that guy. He sends me his stuff in advance and thanks me for it; how weird is that?
An have a Big Mac
I shall treasure this for always.
This is a great story! World building is my favourite thing about fan fics and you have pulled it off very well. No overly long explanations or boring passages, just quick notes and stories that suggest there's more happening in the background that we can't see.
You there. You get me. Brohoof to you. /)
Like Apple Cinnamon's story. What did he do, anyway?
Come on, man. I gotta have some secrets.
My favourite was the story about Chainmail. You don't know what he is, or what he's doing down there, but they still try to understand him.
I wanted to have one classic "monster" in this rogues' gallery I was creating for Equestria, and the handy thing about that was that I got to showcase a key difference between Celestia's system of government and any system that's ever been in a monster movie- that is, when you show up to the barricades claiming to have a key insight about the monster, they let you through.
If I may make a suggestion - in the story about Nightmare Moon, AJ didn't kick the Manticore in the face, Rarity did. But AJ rode him like a bronco, so there's that. That's all the criticism I have to offer; other than that, it's an excellent fic. Nice job!
... yeah, because anypony in Ponyville would believe that Rarity kicked a manticore in the face. Still, "rode a manticore like a bronco" is pretty impressive too. I'll think about changing this.
Not sure how to quote certain parts of text, but in regards to other stuff written like this, I can remember a web story(not fan fiction) and a couple short stories that were similar. All of them were moderately to severely boring. Can't remember the names of them (I read a book every day or so up to about a year ago, and that's not even counting the online content.
I'm glad you like your Big Mac.
Well then.
Good work.
Apple Cinnamon's story calls for a re-read. I'll be back.
Well, I solved Apple Cinnamon. He didn't. He just lived his life, and passed down the family heirloom when it was time. I think most stories are like that, really. These are just the more relevant and/or interesting ones.
I liked Chainmail. I wanna see more of him. I'm such a world-builder
[Speaking of, I have this idea that Equestria is much less of a utopia than (brony we)we typically make it out to be. This (well, this entire fic really) fits in perfectly.]
Also, stealth fluttermac at the end
I think most stories are like that, really. These are just the more relevant and/or interesting ones.
Read it again and pay attention to the names at the beginning and end of each story. No one gets skipped; the pony who gives their name after finishing their predecessor's story is always the one whose story is told next. If there were boring/irrelevant stories, they'd be in here, too.
Hmm. More Chainmail, you say? I'll have to think about that.
... yeah, I won't deny it. I made sure it's only there if you're looking for it, though- there are a number of mares who could fit what's actually stated about Apple Butter's mom, especially given the Cake family as a lesson in pony genetics. And as Dan Shive would say, authorial intent means nothing- if it's left to the imagination, it's left to the imagination.
That's an interesting thing to say. What else have you read that's "written like this", and why did you enjoy this over those other things?
in regards to other stuff written like this, I can remember a web story(not fan fiction) and a couple short stories that were similar. All of them were moderately to severely boring. Can't remember the names of them
Edensbane is correct -- partially.
You probably know this already but others may not so...
The epistolary story/novel genre was the first style of published fictional prose in the Western world. For the first 250-300 years of fiction writing in Europe, (and consequently, in the Americas as well) all prose stories were told through series of letters or journals--as you've done here. Not until Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility (1811) was the tradition broken and what we think of today as the "modern novel" was born.
As such, epistolary stories, to most modern audiences--please note, I do say most--smack of something archaic, and take a bit of mental gear-shifting to enjoy (particularly in our "microwave," "instant-everything," culture of today). Therefore, to most modern audiences, who likely either don't have the time, or the skills, to do said gear-shifting, these stories are filed under "boring" in their heads and promptly forgotten.
For those few of us still in existence who actually like the genre--even a little--the fate is even worse. This is because publishing companies--for the most part--don't want to publish epistolary novels because, simply put, they won't make money doing it. So, we devotees are "stuck" so to speak, either reading old works from the 1600's-1850's, or trying to write our own.
The difficulty, at this point, comes in in the fact that most of us who attempt such things have, by necessity steeped ourselves so much in the old works, that our new ones begin to sound like the old ones, and are therefore written off as "boring" by modern readers as well.
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What you have effectively done here, Ms. Digby, is to give us the best of both worlds--You have kept the form of the epistolary story, without lapsing into the old style of epistolary stories past--thus giving us a rare treat, a modern epistolary story.
Congratulations. Well done!
Nope. Didn't know any of this. Interesting, though! And I definitely appreciate the compliment.
Nobody has solved Apple Cinnamon, by the way. Not even Big Mac.
I think this story has some real potential. I keep a file of ideas that I might name-drop in future fanfics (properly attributed, of course--I'm a stickler for endnotes), and "Evermore" as the original name for Everfree is definitely going in there.
There are two cosmetic flaws I see that will keep this story from becoming more popular. First, the paragraphs are all shoved together. Having blank lines between paragraphs and tab characters before each one is the "house" style for FIMFiction.net (and the way I'm writing this comment), and not following it might mean the difference between a potential reader skimming the first couple of paragraphs to see if this story is any good, and the same reader skimming the first five—a much bigger chance for reeling him or her in. I was able to generate the corrected BBCode in less then five minutes...take a look over here.
Secondly, there's no title illustration. Those are real easy to put together even for somebody with zero artistic skill (i.e. me), and a good one does a lot to lure readers in (look what I got just by putting a circle around somebody else's Vinyl Scratch!). In this case, I think the best illustration would have been Big Mac's yoke all by itself, but I couldn't find any existing art of that anywhere, so instead I took a screenshot of Applejack and Big Mac from "Applebuck Season" from the MLP:FIM Wiki, cropped Applejack out, and wound up with this.
You're the author. Feel free to take it or leave it. If you do use it, however, please copy it to your own PhotoBucket account or what have you.
Getting on to an actual critique of the story, I had one problem with it while I was reading it, but now I hesitate to say it, seeing the way you wound up taking the story. Instead, maybe you can think of what you're about to read as an alternate universe version of your fanfic.
My problem was that I was getting these stories about the Apple family from two levels removed (which means yes, I fall right into Storyteller27's trap about modern audiences not appreciating epistolary literature). See we had these exciting stories about Big Mac's ancestors, but these were contrasted with Big Mac leading a thoroughly dull life. I figured it would have been much more interesting if "Little Mac" was sent out by Princess Celestia on an adventure—let's say at the same time as Applejack is living in Manehattan—and his character evolves as he hears these stories every night. He might even pick up some trick from an ancestor that gets him through a narrow scrape. I figure that this storyline should wind up in a dead end—he had been sent out to get some sort of instant cure-all for Princess Luna that Celestia had just found out about, but it turns up to be broken or stolen.
The nice thing about this is that a few years later, Applejack emerges as the hero of the Apple family, and then you get to write about a crisis of conscience for Big Mac. All this time he thought he was going to be the secret hero of the family, and it turns out that she's the super-obvious hero of the family. He'd eventually realize his worth, but I think the crisis deserves at least a paragraph or two of study.
But like I said, this is an alternate universe take on your story, because you decided to focus on the strength of family, and how being there is a heroism all of its own. And that kinda makes my fantasy version look a little silly.
A couple more thing before I go: First, you trot out all of the monsters from Generation 1, and you don't even hint at Megan? For shame! Of course, this is coming from a guy who never watched that show.
And second, I wish you had said even less about Apple Cinnamon than you did. I love the fact that we don't know quite what he did. I don't even mind the hint that it might have been something terrible—the fact that the later generation turned out alright lets you get away with that smidgen of darkness.
Well, I've prattled on long enough. Nice story. Keep up the good work.
Your cosmetic recommendations are good thinking and will be implemented.
The thing about Mac's life intertwined with the stories is this: Mac finishes hearing the stories inside of two weeks- and the stories are oral history, not play-by-play; they're never going to reveal specific tricks. And say what you will about Celestia, but she would never send a foal that age on an adventure, especially one in his situation- he's got a family that's relying on him, he just lost his parents and found out about this big secret and needs emotional validation. No. That would be terrible and manipulative, and she's already got a plan for Luna anyway- that thing she had Zap Apple looking for has been found, remember? (There are a lot of things in this story that get half-told in one place and half-told in another like that, especially because of the anachronic order. I enjoy that- it feels like telling a secret.)
Of course I didn't mention Megan. Celestia is Megan. (Luna is Megan's siblings, who only showed up just in time for the Smooze.)
Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, what.
I stopped by to ask about expanding on one of the older stories here as another fic, and I see Celestia is Megan? Celestia is Megan?
What the Hay are you on, lad?
I gotta go re-read this.
It goes like this:
Megan is ridiculous. Megan is wish fulfillment for the kids watching the show. Megan is the "me" implied by "My Little Pony"- and that's nuts! Who is this kid that all these ponies suddenly find themselves about to swear fealty to just because Firefly went over the rainbow to ask for help and this is who she brought back? No. That's dumb. But how can we make it less dumb? We can't just have the ponies stand up on their own and take care of things all by themselves- that would change the whole story. But we can do the next best thing- replace Megan with someone who'd be a smart choice to ask for help, someone with the power to get shit done, stop Tirek&etc., and generally watch over the ponies and keep them safe afterward.
Celestia, in essence.
So in this version of Equestrian history, all the actiony stuff of G1 mostly happened, but rather than some random kid from another world being in charge of dealing with it, it was Celestia. Because that makes a ton more sense.
tl;dr- Celestia is not in fact Megan, but she plays the roles in this story that Megan did in G1. And it fits.
... that actually makes a ton more sense than what I was thinking.
headcanon updating...
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Saving patch for later.]]
Very beautiful.It gets really confusing though when the journal entries areskipping ahead of the stories. That;s my only criticism. Bloody beautiful stuff.
I am a sucker for literary framing, and for legacies and long tales. This story is truly epic. I loved what you did with Uncle Cinnamon, the uncertainty and the story that was eventually told. I really, REALLY liked the Braniac cameo, and the destruction of all computers; I did NOT see that one coming, but it makes sense out of the schizo-tech shown in the series. (The video game cabinets being played during Hearts and Hooves are the highest level of tech allowed, it seems?) I liked the unique villains, each worthy of their own story, and the consistency of the Apple family. I like the implied risk of how much he talked during Ponyville Confidential, especially because of the threat the courageous young reporters posed to the Apple Project.
In short: is this a good story?
Brills, bro. That ending was the real kicker though.
To be honest, woulda broken up each Story and Journal Entry into separate chapters. This would have helped pacing. But you've already nailed it as it is, so good work.
You evil shipping person, you!
I liked all the G1 stuff that you mentioned, I'm still a sucker for that kind of history and world building. The whole Braniac thing was a bit over the top. It works with the setting but it just didn't click with me.
THIS FANFIC IS THE BEST THING ABOUT THE APPLE FAMILY OF ANYTHING EVER! But it makes me REALLY hate Celestia because of the banned A.I's part
Brilliant story. Like all the implied details and worldbuilding.
"That weren't the end of it, though. From what the Princess an' her advisors found out about that thing, they said if we kept all these smart machines around, all talkin' to each other 'n' whatnot, it could come back- or even just somethin' like it, maybe somethin' nastier that wouldn't bother shrinkin' us first. They put together a spell they wrote after lookin' at the Archivist, that found anythin' smart enough to hold somethin' like it or talkative enough to send it somewhere else, and teleported it all straight into the sun. Then they made a new law to be sure nopony would build or sell something that thought or talked for itself without royal supervision the whole time. Now we can't watch the news from Fillydelphia the same day in Las Pegasus or nothin' no more, but we still got newspapers. Can't carry around a thousand albums in your pocket no more, but you still got gramophones, 'n' records to go with 'em. There were a lotta ponies complainin' at first, but we got by. An' one day we'll have fillies 'n' colts growin' up that don't even know what a computer was, just like before. So I think we'll do all right.
Have you read the Dune series? Because this section gave me Dune flashbacks.
"This is gonna sound silly, but... Uncle Cinnamon told me exactly what to say here, an' I'm gonna say it, 'cause it's all I know for sure is true.
"He was an Apple.
"He held down the fort.
"That's all.
Wow. Sometimes the short to the point sections are the most powerful. Just wow.
It is a travesty that this has so few views/likes. This is...actually hard to come up with an appropriate adjective for. Let's just go with amazing+inspiring.
This was good. Very good.
A Big Mac for you, sir.
I love you.
First off, WAAAAALLS! WALLS OF TEXT.
That out of the way, nice job! The stories of the Apples were all dead interesting and you could tell what was going off. Having two characters called Applejack was confusing at first, but hey ho. The explanation of why Mac can't really speak was carried pretty nicely. And of course, the fact that the Apples seem to contain all the common sense in Equestria, stonewalling their way through everything the world throws at them.
And, well, Apple Cinnamon. Whew, I wish I could pace something out like that. That was a masterstroke.
So. Um. Apparently this was reviewed by Seattle's Angels, way back in November. That's... wow. That is pretty amazing. And they liked it, which is even better. In retrospect it looks like that's where a lot of you commenters came from, which is also awesome. I just... I'm really shocked by the fact that I didn't know about this, is all.
1612584 Oh man, you basically describe everything I was trying to do with this story. So. Awesome.
As for the aftermath of Brainiac's incursion... it's not that any technology has been banned outright, just that all tech of a certain level of processing or communication capability was destroyed at once, and subsequently all research and development in either of those directions had to be monitored by royal authorities for the purpose of advance warning in case something like Brainiac happened again. This is, yeah, mostly intended to explain how ponies have electric lighting and steam engines and gramophone records and video game cabinets and whatever Twilight keeps in the basement of the library but no telephone network. I imagine the development of the game cabinets did have to be supervised under the new regulations, but the process was fairly straightforward and didn't require any intervention- they're not all that smart and they don't connect to anything else.
1613611 Thank you!
I considered breaking it up, but I'd originally conceived of this as a one-shot, so I didn't have any reason to post one piece and hold the rest back, because I'd made sure to have the whole thing written before I posted anything. Also that would've made for a whole lot of really short chapters, and I think I prefer having the whole thing on one page so you can just scroll back and forth to put together some of the layered revelations rather than having to click around from one page to another.
1614479 Muhuhahahahaha.
G1 has so many awesome monsters, man! When I got to the idea of "the Apple Family is descended from G1 Applejack" I went to Wikipedia and read the list of episode descriptions, and... wow.
I admit Brainiac's not really for everyone, but like I said, the types and levels of technology we've seen in canon, combined with the number of simple things we haven't seen, felt like it needed an explanation to me.
1637218 Wow, really? Thanks!
In fairness to Celestia, AIs weren't completely banned. The text says she and her advisors "made a new law to be sure nopony would build or sell something that thought or talked for itself without royal supervision the whole time". That is, ponies are still allowed to pursue this field of study, but if they want to put anything into practice, either a Princess or a duly appointed representative thereof needs to be present to make sure nothing goes horribly wrong and endangers Equestria.
1644595 1659426 Thank you. Even short comments make me smile.
1645613 I have not read the Dune series, but through osmosis I have picked up some knowledge that allows me to see what you mean. And thank you! If you want more views for this story (I know I do) I recommend telling your friends about it.
1726491 Wow, I thought I would have to write a lot more (and probably better) before I'd get comments like this.
1971302 You make a good point about the two Applejacks- I didn't see a problem at first when I was writing it, because they're so far removed from each other chronologically, but looking at the actual story, Zap Apple goes right from telling his version of the first Applejack's story to mentioning our Applejack in describing his part in the legacy, and that could definitely be more clear. As for Mac... I don't like to think of it as being unable to speak, because that would cast it in a very different light with regard to parents passing it down to unsuspecting children and whatnot. It's more like a very strict non-disclosure agreement. And presumably there would be an option to refuse the job and have the yoke passed to a sibling or cousin or something, if you don't think you can handle it, but I definitely could have been more clear about that in the story... if I'd thought of it. (In fairness, apparently this has never actually happened- the Apples are pretty good about tradition and family loyalty and whatnot- so I can at least claim that Zap Apple just never considered that his son might refuse.) Anyway, it's not so much that Mac can't talk more than he does, it's that he's required not to as part of the job, which he accepted willingly, and has had for so long that if he gave it up tomorrow he probably still wouldn't suddenly be more talkative, because he's learned to get through life this way and to say a lot with a few words. Which I clearly haven't.
In closing, thank you!
Ah. Good show. Good show indeed.
Oh good, I wasn't the only one who noticed parallels to the Butlerian Jihad.
In any case, a fantastic story of the past, present, and future of a family more noble than any of the elbow-rubbers up in Canterlot. Fantastically done.
That was epic.
Like, not just in the modern sense of "really good"; it spans centuries, and you FEEL the centuries, and it is ALSO really good.
I wish I could fave this story more than once. It's just... perfect. Well, maybe not PERFECT -- I'm of the opinion that nothing on this world can truly be perfect, merely approaching that goal, to various degrees of success -- but as perfect as any MLP fanfic I've ever read has been. I literally cannot think of a single thing that should be changed, a single word that wasn't appropriate, a single sentence that didn't flow beautifully.
Excellent work, very evocative.
Only thing I'd change about this story is sticking another generation or two in there; with an average time between each entry of 150 years (very generous, I'd say) it comes a few hundred years short of the thousand between Nightmare Moon's defeats.
FlutterMac is alive. Long live the Apple family.
I can't help but be amused seeing Tirek in here, considering he only became G4 canon after S4. All things considered, even two years later it holds up surprisingly well against show canon. I wonder how Mac felt knowing that Tirek had come back.
Reading this fic was like going back in time. Not just in the sense that we were peeking into the past of the Apple family, but also back to the days when we didn't know much about MLP G4 lore. In some ways those days were magical, and people were coming up with all sorts of interesting explanations to the history of Equestria.
I have to say, this is probably my favorite approach. I love the exploration of lore and how you tied G1 into it all. G1 AJ as a great ancestor to the Apple family is brilliant.
In general, the execution here is wonderful, incredibly massive in scope despite the fact that the story stays pretty grounded. Just a big deconstruction of how a vast and unimaginable ancestry can impact a single pony.
Makes me wonder what kind of insane things my ancestors must have been up to.
This gem was an utter pleasure to read.
Wow...that was so touching
This is good.
Really an amazing story
also best ship :3
I just want to say, that was fantastic.
Thumbs up. Good story, all the way through.


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Talent identification is a means of identifying naturally gifted or skilled individuals within any performance-related realm (Vaeyens et al., 2008). This page concerns talent identification within sport and its implications on childhood development. Talent identification is used in sport to provide an accurate prediction of individuals who have the potential to compete successfully at the world-class level (Wolstencroft, 2002).
- 1 Definition
- 2 Indicators of Talent
- 3 Benefits
- 4 Shortcomings of TID in Children
- 5 Inplications on Childhood Development
- 6 The Future of TID
- 7 References
Talent Identification in Sport
Generally, talent identification (TID) in sport is described as recognising potential in current participants to become elite performers, and predicting performance over various time periods by measuring physical, physiological, psychological and sociological attributes. Such procedures tend to be implemented with pre-pubescent or pubescent children so that they can complete a sufficient number of years practice required to achieve excellence (Wolstencroft, 2002). With that being said, due to the complex and multifaceted nature of this process, there is currently no universally agreed upon definition (Breitbach, Tug, & Simon, 2014). To provide an example, one study describes TID in a contrasting way as "a streamlining of resources to produce optimal returns from a sport investment" (Pearson, Naughton, & Torode, 2006). The difficulties in defining this practice are rooted in accurately defining the specific attributes of "talent" in a way that is applicable to the performance variables of all sports (Breitbach, et al., 2014), and there have not yet been attempts to assess its validity (Reilly, Williams, Nevill, & Franks, 2002). Specific processes of TID vary between sports due to the wide variation in sport variables (Gonçalves, Rama, & Figueiredo, 2000). This term should not be confused with talent detection (TD), which is defined as the discovery of potential in athletes who are not currently involved in said sport (Wolstencroft, 2002).
Indicators of Talent
Anthropometric and Physical Characteristics
In an extensive study on talent identification in youth soccer players, Reilly et al. (2006) states that there are several anthropometric and physical characteristics that directly contribute to potential talent in sport. Percent body fat was a notable factor. Elite players were leaner than their corresponding sub-elite teammates. Physiological features also made a difference. Higher VO2max scores and faster sprint times were noted in elite soccer players, as well as better scores on endurance measures. Furthermore, early maturing children that are taller and more muscular than other children in their age group typically excel at sport at an early age (Wolstencroft, 2006), though the evidence of this is often criticized.
Psychological Characteristics
There appear to be several psychological characteristics that athletes can possess that may predispose them to be successful in sport. It has been well-documented that perception of anxiety is one of the largest psychological indicators of talent. Successful athletes are typically less likely to experience somatic anxiety than less talented athletes. Further, task-oriented players tended to more successful than ego-oriented players. Task-oriented players are more likely to play the sport for the love of the game and personal interest, rather than for self-esteem or social status. This drive showed to lead to stronger work ethic and top performance, and appears to be a key feature in elite players. (Reilly, et al., 2006). Other important psychological characteristics include confidence and motivation (Gonçalves et al. 2000).
Environmental or Societal Opportunities
It is widely believed that attributes of talent in the TID process must be innate, whereas in reality, there are numerous external factors that play a role in success in sport. Wolstencroft (2006) lists support as a major indicator of talent (i.e. from parents, coaches, etc.) With emotional or psychological support from an adult, a child in sport has a much greater likelihood of succeeding. Also cited is opportunity to participation as one of the most crucial determinants of success. Additionally, hours of practice appears to be an important element in success in sport. According to Gladwell (2008), 10,000 is the "golden number" for success in an activity - not just in sport. It was found that many of the world's top musicians and athletes had only one thing in common – at least 10,000 hours of practice. In other words, 10,000 hours of practice is seemingly necessity to be elite. Other environmental factors include opportunities to practise, remaining free of injury, and cultural influences. (Reilly, et al. 2006).
Resource Allocation
TID aims to focus the limited resources available for athlete development on streamlined TID athletes who have been deemed to possess the potential to become future Olympic and World champions. Through this process, more resources are put towards athletes that have a greater likelihood of reaching the high performance level (Wolstencroft, 2006).
Enhanced Training Effectiveness
By selecting individuals that are superior in ability, coaches will have a significant decrease in the time and energy they need to put into coaching they would normally put in to less talented athletes. This results in a greater amount of time that can be dedicated to improving the skills of capable athletes (Reilly, et al., 2006). With this, athletes can reach excellence in a reduced amount of time.
Increased Self Confidence of Athletes
By identifying athletes who are predisposed to athletic success in their given sport, and resources are offered such that athletic success is achievable, TID may sustain enhanced passion for the sport. Self-confidence can also increase because performance gains tend to be more dynamic than other athletes with less potential (Reilly, et al., 2006). For similar reasons, TID can also mitigate dropout and failure rates.
Shortcomings of TID in Children
Relative Age Effects
In theory, the practice of financial investment into a small group of physically "talented" youth appears to be a focused means of financial allocation. In reality, TID has been associated with very low predictive value and validity. As mentioned, current TID practices tend to favour physical and anthropometric characteristics. According to Vaeyens et al. (2008) it may be almost impossible to identify a successful adult athlete while still in adolescence because "many of the qualities that distinguish top athletic performance in adults may not appear until late adolescence." TID testing does not take into account the maturational status of children because it is difficult, if not impossible, to prescribe necessary measurements, such as x-rays of bone growth analysis, on a large population. Neither does it have the potential to assess future fitness variables. In this way, the athletes who portray a high level of immediately-observable fitness or anthropometrics are those who are selected for talent development programs. But in reality, what you see may not be what you get (Ankersen, 2012). Thus puberty is a significant confound in the process of TID. In summary, physiological measures tend to be poor markers for sport targeting strategies because they are dependent on maturation status, and the earlier the decision is made, the more uncertain the outcome (Gonçalves et al., 2000).
Lack of Widespread Participation
It is inevitable that with a specialized sport system whose gates are barred by talent identification tests that many children will be excluded from training in competitive sport. Although this exclusion is a desirable and necessary consequence that allows for focused resource allocation to high-potential athletes, it also disadvantages the "hidden talents," who may continue to train in a less specialized environment and an environment with fewer opportunities (Ankersen, 2012). These athletes who do not have extraordinary performances early in their sporting career, and subsequently achieve a low score on their performance at the time of a talent identification test, will likely not have the opportunity to succeed.
Limitations of Testing
Current talent identification testing is primarily based on transient anthropometric and biometric variables (Abbott & Collins, 2010). For a short-term TID and training program, the current fitness status of the athlete is very important. However in long-term development programs, such as sports schools, very little, if any, information on a child's potential can be determined by biometric TID testing. Missing from current TID practices are models that include variables specific to individual sports, rather than generic physical characteristics, that can reliably identify talent in different performance levels and predict future international success (Breitbach, et al., 2014).
Inplications on Childhood Development
Early Specialization
If an athlete is deemed to have "talent" by the TID process, an early specialization training program likely follows, states (Gonçalves et al., 2000), in order to dedicate as much time as possible to the specific sport skills. Early specialization has been criticized by multiple sources due to it's disconnect with the recent literature that highlights physical literacy as necessary for lifelong physical activity. Because physical literacy is defined as demonstrating a wide variety of fundamental sport and movement skills (Canadian Sport for Life, 2011), engaging in early specialization in one sport may be detrimental to early movement experiences.
Early Evidence of Success
With all this being said, there have been significant accounts of successes in TID. Perhaps the most notable series of successes was the rise of TID programs in the 1960-1970's in Eastern Europe. In the 1976 Olympic Games, eighty percent of Bulgarian medal holders were the result of the TID process (Wolstencroft, 2002). This clear display of success is one piece of evidence that TID may be a beneficial system to introduce to young athletes. Further research is needed on the topic of TID to know the full implications on childhood development.
The Future of TID
Genetic Testing
Commercial genetic testing companies have begun advertising their services for the purpose of determination of children's future characteristics and abilities (Inoue & Muto, 2011). Such characteristics include intelligence, artistic sensibility, and, as one Japanese company advertises, the "gold medal gene" for athletic ability. Although such tests on humans are far from becoming common practice, their emergence indicates a deeper means of TID in the earliest stages of life. It also raises ethical concerns over the difference in treatment of children whose full genetic potential is known prior to their birth, and with this in mind the Japan Society of Human Genetics has released statements advising against the genetic testing of minors. Such testing would have heavy influence over the expectations of a child's career path and pressure to perform, while disregarding their interests or values, cautions the Society. However, should ethical means of conducting such testing be conceived, genetic testing would provide information about an individual's future attributes which are currently impossible to obtain. Genetic testing is a much more sophisticated and reliable means of TID than current methods.
Psychological Component of Talent
Despite psychological factors appearing to be crucial to consistent performance, current TID programs place minimal emphasis on psychological determinants (Wolstencroft, 2002). Rower Jeremiah Brown (Olympic silver medal, men's eights, 2012), who became an Olympic silver medallist after very little sport-specific training in comparison to his competitors and teammates, cites his mental determination as the keystone factor of his success and deemphasizes his physiology (Brown, 2014). In the spirit of a more thorough, multi-faceted approach to talent identification, Abbott and Collins (2007) recommends that TID encompass more than basic physical data collection. As illustrated in the case of Jeremiah Brown, mentality has a great deal of impact on sport success. It has been strongly recommended TID programs integrate psychological evaluation in their search for athletes, as the nature of an athlete's work ethic and mental toughness plays a key role in athlete development and potential realization.
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Abbott, A., and Collins, D. (2004) Talent detection programs in sport: the questionable use to psychological features. The Free Library. 395-408. Retrieved from http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Talent+detection+programs+in+sport%3a+the+questionable+use+of...-a0299990129
Ankersen, R. (2012, July 3). The Gold Mine Effect - How to find undervalued talent. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfgmIEBZG3A#t=63
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Faber, I., Oosterveld, F., Nijhuis-Van, R. (2011). A first step to an evidence-based talent identification program in the Netherlands; a research proposal. Retrieved from Saxion University of Applied Sciences. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_science/SSCenter/docs/04-42%20Faber.pdf
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McCarthy, N., Collins, D. (2014). Initial identification & selection bias versus the eventual confirmation of talent: evidence for the benefits of a rocky road? Journal of Sports Sciences. 32(17), 1604-1610. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02640414.2014.908322#tabModule McEvoy, J. (2012, February 22). Boarding School: Why China's Talent Factory Threatens Tom Daley's Dream. Daily Mail. Retrieved from ://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-2104996/London-2012-Olympics-Why-Chinas-talent-factory-threatens-Tom-Daleys-dream.html
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Wolstencroft, E. (2002). Talent identification and development: an academic review. Retrieved from the University of Edinburgh. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/2493/1/Academic_Review.pdf


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Merrick Weems
he is such a g his det's are actually two seconds long
you get to have so much fun in his lessons which dosen't happen in school because of some history teachers
cheers for being fun
Very nice teacher
BEST GUY EVAAAAAAAAAAA never uses a textbook makes his own booklet plus exams vary so he's a great guy
The best teacher I have ever had. Such a nice, supportive, enthusiastic guy. Weems for President. Everyone loves Weems tbh. Best teacher in the school made upper school the best two years of high school. Genuinely cares about all the kids. acc a G.
mr weems is acc a g he shud run for president!
he is the best teacher ever my son says he is an inspiration to the society!
He is the biggest g to ever exist, love his little rants about the astro. Top lad
I love mr weems he is literally the best teacher I have ever had he is the sort of teacher that you can have a good laugh with but you'll still get the work done and will learn a lot in his lessons. His lessons are always really fun and I wish I could have him every year for geography.
you know what? mr weems is the best teacher. 10/10 would weems again. he had a chalk that got kidnapped how cool is that? anyway less of that if you think mr weems is bad you can fight me in the geography rooms at first break bc why would you think that
Mr Weems should be Mr Memes cause that's how good he is. Jet fuel can't melt steel Memes.
best teacher ever :D really good teacher, funny and likes to rant a lot :D
Best teacher EVER! I will never forget the sight of him slow dancing to 'Let's get it on' at the prom! ABSOLUTE LEGEND!
Amazing Fab teacher loved by all pupils he has ever taught-we love this guy!! :0)
mr weems = LEGEND one of the best teachers iv ever had!!!! geography from year 9 to 11 was mint with him teaching me!
he is a living legend. made gcse geography memorable, i like it when he gets distracted and lets you throw paper at him, he also once drew out all the plans for the new building on the board.
Brilliant guy! Suffered my brother and still lived to teach me!
Great teacher!!! His assemblies are soooooo funny!!! Little bit creeped out with his navy boarding school stories though!!!
"The school field is not a litter bin" How i laugh every time he says that. He was a good geography teacher but not good enough for me to want to take the subject for GCSE
Mr Weems is way cool!!He's so cool and he used 2 teach my mum!!!Go Mr Weems!!
A minted teacher! he lets us chuck paper at him when he goes off the subject and is always funny and into geography! a big thumbs up :)
Absolutely amazing teacher! Really enthusiastic and makes every lesson enjoyable! Always has time for everybody.
Whatta guy. He lets you throw paper balls at him when he talks too much. He he. He is an amazing teacher as well as likeable and funny :)
M favourite teacher he is an amazing geography teacher always makes the lessons fun for us. i havent sat bored in his lessons the whole of this year. he's funni in asembies as well. Talks a lot about oldam bt his stories are entertaining
Quality teacher, very likable guy and funny with it. Has a temper and you don't want to get on the wrong side of him, but generally ends up apologising for any shouting!
We were there-in Langdale- all quietly answering questions when i can to one 'what can you hear?' the first thing I thought of-birds, sheep etc. then i listned some more-Mr.Weem's mp3 player! XD Made that trip fab....still waiting for him to teach us
Fantastic, I LOVE GEOGRAPHY!! He is great and is fun every lesson, even when he is in a bad mood!
Mint teacher (not had him in lessons but still mint)
He is an awesome teacher :o) Always smiling, always says hello, lets u throw paper at the bin, or him, or whatever, as he knows how to control a class in a cool way. Made geography highlight of the week. Yey go Weemsie!!
best teacher i have ever had!!!! got me an A* in my gcse's anyway! only reason i took geography at a levle, pity i dont have him now :(
very funny quality teacher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in his geog class yr 11 hes class guy
Most genuinely funny, friendly and helpful teacher to ever walk the halls! Long live Weemsy, may his reign be long and full of fearful firstyears... (Just kidding!)
1 ov the best teachers at ugs, my form havent been taught by him since year 7 an he still always ses hi 2 us lyk 5 years on!he's gr8 an respected aslong as you dont get on the rong sid ov him that is.
Awesome teacher. Funny and kind, but respected and didn't hesitate to put you in your place. One of the best.
can b scary but omg he is such a gud teacher!!!( n he dusnt ignore ya even when he dusnt teach ya ne more!!!!!!)
Weemsy! one of my favourites, but shouts a lot and you dont want to get on the wrong side of him


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Saturday Work Day a Big Success/
We had 14 people participate in our Saturday "painting day" at the Village Ministry Center. There was a whole lot more than painting involved, however. We moved out a lot of items and cleaned shelves, cabinets and the floor. We used a lot paint, as well. Around mid-day we realized we were going to have to get more. We used a total of 10 gallons of paint with some touch-up work still to be done.
We anticipate having another clean-up day here soon. We've made great progress, but still have a ways to go!
Mostly, we want to say 'THANK YOU' to everyone who volunteered. The VMC doesn't exist outside of the efforts of God's people. Thanks again for all you do!


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What we're about
Please Note: this is an open group. Anyone is welcome to post events for all to enjoy. If you wish to be a regular event host message Doug and he will add you to the Event Hosting Team.
The North Shore Social Club (NSSC) is all about friends getting together. We enjoy a variety of social and community events, most of which are located right here at home on the beautiful North Shore. We dine out at local restaurants and cafes, go to local movie theatres and live plays. Sometimes we just stay at home and enjoy potluck dinners and home movie nights on TV. You can find us going for walks, road trips, ice-skating, pubbing, dancing, enjoying cards, and playing billiards. Mostly we just like to have fun!
The North Shore Social Club is for couples and singles, everyone is welcome, no matter your age or background.


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As the mortgage market's refinance volume declines, lenders likely will respond with more flexible underwriting standards as they seek to qualify borrowers for purchase loans, an action that may gradually increase credit risk.
In addition to an uptick in credit risk, the market's evolution into a purchase market is expected to increase the risk of fraud, says Frank Nothaft, chief economist at CoreLogic.
In CoreLogic's fourth quarter Housing Credit Index (HCI), borrowers for purchase loans had an average credit score of 737, an average loan-to-value of 87.1 (up slightly from 86.7 a year ago), and an average debt-to-income of 36%, the same as a year ago.
CoreLogic's HCI measures mortgage credit risk by examining purchase loans and refinances dating back 15 years in order to track pre- and post-financial crisis activity, including prime and subprime lending segments. It includes data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
There were slight changes in the numbers that will be interesting to watch as we get further into 2017 and more heavily into a purchase market. For example, 48% of purchase loans had a loan-to-value of 95% or higher in Q4 2016, up from 47% in the year-ago period and up sharply from 36% in 2001. In addition, debt-to-income ticked upward with 26% of the home-purchase loans having a debt-to-income share of 43% or higher, up from 25% one year earlier and 24% in 2001.
The index was set to 100 for the year 2001, and the years 2001-2003 are considered the benchmark years. The higher the HCI number, the higher the credit risk. The HCI was above 100, indicating the riskiest period credit risk, between 2004 and 2008. It has been mostly below 60 over the past eight years and currently stands at 44.
Part of the reason for that extremely low credit risk during the fourth quarter was the large number of refinances that occurred during the period. Borrowers who are refinancing a home typically have lower LTVs and lower DTIs than borrowers who are buying a home.
Fraud Risk Rises
Although mortgage fraud has dropped significantly since the advent of more lending controls post-crisis, the CoreLogic Fraud Index rose to 122 at the end of 2016, matching its highest level from three years ago. The baseline of 100 is taken from Q3 2010.
First American has also has noted an increase in fraud. The title insurance provider released its Loan Application Defect Index for January 2017, which estimates the frequency of defects, fraudulence and misrepresentation in the information submitted in mortgage loan applications increased 5.8% from the previous month. First American said the upward trend in the index began in December 2016.
While the risk is up, First American notes that it is still down 28.4% from its peak in October 2013.
"While technology adoption has reduced risk for both purchase and refinance transactions, part of the overall decline in risk has been due to the recent dominance of refinance activity relative to purchase activity," said First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming, as quoted in a HousingWire article. "As the mortgage market composition continues to shift toward purchase transactions in 2017, the risk of defect, fraud and misrepresentation will also increase."
An expanding purchase market typically translates into an increase in fraud risk simply because there are more entry points for fraud to occur. During the financial crisis, we all read numerous stories of various fraud schemes in purchase mortgages, from falsified documents to straw buyers.
Fitch Ratings notes that sharply rising prices and pinched affordability could also elevate mortgage defaults and fraud in some markets. Home price gains have gotten the ahead of underlying fundamentals in the Western U.S., Texas and Florida, Fitch noted in its fourth quarter report on U.S. RMBS.
As the year progresses and the move into a purchase market solidifies, mortgage lenders will want to pay close attention to the trends in credit default risk and fraud.


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Hosts of Ascalon - Guild Wars 2 Podcast
HoA003 - KERMIT FLAIL!February 11, 2017 Hosts of Ascalon
HaashTag, Hunter, and Allona go through the plentiful and sometimes surprising patch notes for the new Living World episode The Head of the Snake! Note: No story spoilers. (Intro/Outro Credits: "Hero Theme" and "Our Story Begins" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)


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Activities: boating, fishing, hiking and horseback riding
There are naturally restrooms at this campground, and there are showers here at Herbert Hunt Camp. Outdoors people generally love this part of South Carolina.
There's a heap of outdoors recreation available nearby such as whitewater paddling, and playing golf, so it's not possible to get bored. The nice variety of local attractions and all the outdoors recreation will definitely have you coming back time and again.
If spending too much time indoors got you
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The caring people working here
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Quality Inn Union, Union
15 miles away
Days Inn Newberry, Newberry
17 miles away
Holiday Inn Express & Suites NEWBERRY, Newberry
17 miles away
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites, Newberry
19 miles away
Other campgrounds near Herbert Hunt Camp, South Carolina:
Leeds Campground, Chester County
, 6 miles away
Woods Ferry, Lockhart
, 7 miles away
Collins Creek, Whitmire
, 7 miles away
Broad River Campground, Union County
, 8 miles away
Poulus Loop, Lockhart
, 10 miles away
Willow Oak, Pomaria
, 11 miles away
Rocky Branch Hunt Camp, Monticello
, 12 miles away
Rose Hill Plantation state Historic Site, Union
, 14 miles away
Glenn's Campground, Jenkinsville
, 15 miles away
Chester, Chester
, 16 miles away
Paddling Rivers Near Herbert Hunt Camp, South Carolina:
Tyger River, Spartanburg / Union County
, 5 miles away
Class I-II - 11.6 miles long (Route 35 Bridge to South Carolina Route 34 on Broad)
Broad River, Fairfield & Union / Newberry County
, 9 miles away
Class I-II - 15.2 miles long (South Carolina Routes 121/72/215 Bridge to South Carolina Route 34 Bridge)
Cedar Shoals Creek, Spartanburg County
, 30 miles away
Class II-III - 2.5 miles long (New Hope Church Road to Horseshoe Falls Road)
Public Lands near Herbert Hunt Camp, South Carolina:
Congaree Swamp National Monument, Hopkins - SC
, 56 miles away
Chester State Park, South Carolina
, 16 miles away
Dreher Island State Park, South Carolina
, 28 miles away
Croft State Park, South Carolina
, 31 miles away
Kings Mountain State Park, South Carolina
, 33 miles away
Golf Courses Near Herbert Hunt Camp, South Carolina:
River Chase Golf Club, Union
, 18 miles away
Current weather conditions at Herbert Hunt Camp, South Carolina
Local climate location: SPARTANBURG 5 miles away
Outdoors Recreation Near Union, South Carolina
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Ten Network has called for a 48-hour trading halt after failing to win a $200 million funding deal from its key shareholders.
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Oct. 24, 2013
The public is invited to celebrate Regency England during the fourth annual Evening of English Country Dancing, Friday, Nov. 8, in the gymnasium of Horace Mann Laboratory School, located in Everett W. Brown Education Hall at Northwest Missouri State University.
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English country dancing dates back to the Renaissance, along with the Regency period. English country dancing is often portrayed in Jane Austen movies.
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In 2010, Rytting taught a course about Jane Austen's fiction. During that time, Grisanti contacted Rytting about instructing a dance to supplement the course.
Grisanti presented a lecture about dancing in Jane Austen's day, and the class sponsored the first Evening of English Country Dancing. The event proved to be popular and the Department of English and Modern Languages has continued to sponsor the dance each fall.
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Ninja Parenting tips 101 - By Allie Alberigo - Shihan
When why daughter was a young child - I used every technique and trick I knew to get compliance and results. Have you ever had a problem with getting your child to do what you want? Having asked numerous times, reasoned and even bribed with no results? Sometimes it seems you are at your wits end and ready to give up. But all is not lost, sometimes is it not a matter of having a difficult or bad child. It is the simple lack of knowledge and tools/weapons a parent has in their arsenal to get the desired results. Try these little tricks to lower your stress level and get better results when you need them.
Some answers to your issues come straight from the martial art floor of a Ninja Master. I have been teaching martial arts for over 35 years. Running a school in my town for 27 years and also, performing and training in the martial arts for 50 years this year (2017 when this was written). If that isn't enough, I am also the proud parent of a college girl, who is excelling in her first year at Oneonta state, in Oneonta NY.
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2) Setting a clear understanding of actions and consequences. Most of the time in my martial art school I witness parents threatening punishment if their child doesn't perform a specific task. If the child doesn't comply many parents simple brush over it and they do not follow up. This leads the child to believe they are empty promises or threats and they have no consequences for their action.
The goal of course is to show the child you mean what you say. You must follow up and follow through. Also, establish a clear understanding of what the punishment is and also why they are receiving it. I would often ask my daughter after she didn't do something properly "if that is the way she is expected to act?" Sometimes I would say "would a Ninja act like that?" She would reply with a logical answer and say "no." Then I would reply with okay then don't act like that and I will not permit it or (then I would lay out the punishment). "Do we understand each other?" Very rarely did I ever have to punish her. She clearly understood right from wrong and that I meant business.
3) Do not allow yourself to lose your cool. Speak in a calm voice no matter how frustrated you are. If you need time to step away and gather your thoughts, do so. Remember there is only one letter that separates Danger and Anger. If you can sort through your feelings in a calm tone expressing to your child how you feel they will be more empathetic and react properly. Think and speak to your child so you can think of your best line of action. Remember - Calm heart, calm mind.
4) Set up clear rules that are age appropriate. Often within my school kids come to class unprepared. There are two different sets of parenting skills which I see on a daily basis. Those that will be hard noses and make their kids responsible for their action. They will allow their child to show up unprepared because they have asked and gotten no results so they have them deal with me. I am never happy if they are unprepared. So the parents know that the consequences will be dealt with at my school. However, what this does is make me out to be the bad guy and the parents the good guy. It doesn't help me connect with the child and doesn't create good habits at home and a respectful child. I would rather they didn't use me as a tool to do this, but speak to me secretly and allow me to talk to the child without them even knowing. We use "Mat Chats" to accomplish this. This is where we talk to the entire class in hypotheticals and they hear it deeply because they know they just did that particular thing. However, they are not being reprimanded publically or by me as their teacher.
The other set of parents blames themselves for the lack of preparedness. This to me is the same offense, just a different person to blame. However they are removing the level of responsibility from the child and putting it on themselves with no consequences what so ever. They also create a non-compliant child. This teaches the child it is okay not to come to class prepared. That it is no big deal and the wishes of the instructor rules of the school or public school are not a high priority.
My suggestion is of an entirely different nature. I recommend setting up and creating good habits through continuous repetition. Always teaching the child a set way of doing things, leaving less room for error. In other words, continually setting time to prepare their uniform or do their homework. Make sure it is done the same time every day and in the same way. Make it a part of the child's routine. This way, they do it without thinking and do not resist it. Nothing is worse than failing continuously and not doing anything to change the negative behavior. I teach my students to do personal inventory. Meaning checking and double checking what is needed for school, or for other sports or for their martial arts training. This lesson will help them in everything they do going forward in their life. It is not micromanaging; it is setting your child up for success
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