FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ THE POWER OF A TEACHER ~ 01 May 2016

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

 

THE POWER OF A TEACHER

Yesterday, I related the story of a young man who had been labeled as "retarded," yet achieved remarkable success because of one teacher who convinced him that someone else's judgment need not become his reality. The account pointed out the importance of a healthy self-image, and the power of a vision. Today, I want to expand on that thought a bit. What was it that made the teacher in that story so different? Confidence? Experience? Expertise? No, I think it was something far more basic. Let me illustrate with another example.

Eric Butterworth tells the story of a college professor who once sent his sociology class into the Baltimore slums to take case histories on 200 boys. Based on these histories, and their previous studies of sociology, the students then evaluated each boy's likelihood of future success. In every case the prognosis was the same: "This kid doesn't have a chance."

Twenty-five years later, another professor came across that study and had his students follow up. The shocking results contradicted all accepted sociological theory. Twenty of the subjects had died, or had moved away and could not be located. Of the remaining 180, however, all but four had achieved more than ordinary success as lawyers, doctors and businessmen! What could account for this remarkable turn of events?

Intrigued, the professor investigated the matter further. Soon a consistent pattern began to emerge. Each of these men had been motivated and encouraged by a teacher. In fact, by the SAME teacher! She was much older now, but still alive and alert, so the learned scholar sought her out. "What magical formula," he asked, "had she had used to pull these boys out of the slums and into successful careers?" Her eyes sparkled as she said with a gentle smile, "It's really very simple; I LOVED those boys."

That's the real key, isn't it? As someone has said, "People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." I have an acquaintance who wants very much to be a coach. He is knowledgeable of his sport, experienced (as a player) and credentialed as a coach. Yet he has proven to be totally ineffective at teaching and motivating young players. Why? They view him as a "bully" -- arrogant, uncaring and harsh. And the fact that they neither respect nor trust him is reflected in their performance.

Consider, on the other hand, the example of Annie Sullivan, who took on the task of training a child with multiple handicaps. In his book, THERE'S A LOT MORE TO HEALTH AND NOT BEING SICK, Bruce Larson points out that, when Ms. Sullivan began her work, her charge was little more than a "hostile, rebellious, untamed animal." With "tough love", however, Ms. Sullivan fought her way in to the girl's life and released one of the most gifted and inspirational women of all time -- Helen Keller. Larson concludes, "Each of us has the power to perform miracles of that sort, if we can begin to communicate to other people that they are important to us, and of supreme value in the sight of God."

One of the most cherished passages in the Christian scriptures (I Corinthians 13) concludes with the statement that three things -- faith, hope and love -- will last throughout eternity. "But the greatest of these," it advises, "is love." May our lives and our legacies reflect that guiding principle.

CAPT J. David Atwater, CHC, USN

 

[radu]

Durn gremlins! Would have been nice it they’d stayed away!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

Did you get to skewer any dims today?

A Blessed Lord’s Day to The Mayor family.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Well...stay warm until you can get outside.

[Kathy in Alaska]

God Bless our military men and women who have given their all.

Thanks, unique.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Military Families, for your service to our country.

John Conlee ~ They Also Serve

[Kathy in Alaska]

To our Military -

Thank you for protecting us. Sleep well and safe.
May you be protected. May your families' hearts be at ease.

Thank you to our Allies.

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To those of our Military and Allies who gave their all,
- May your souls rest in peace. May your families be comforted.
May your/our country always remember.

[Kathy in Alaska]

The Lord's Prayer

[Kathy in Alaska]

A Blessed Lord's Day to you and your family.

The 23rd Psalm

[luvie]

Ray Walker~Master The Tempest Is Raging
Congregational Singing

Cynthia Clawson & Others~Church In The Wildwood

The Trevecca Madragalians~It Is Well With My Soul

Statler Brothers~How Great Thou Art

St. Olaf Choir~When Peace Like A River

Providence~There's A Goldmine In The Sky.wma

Vocal Majority~Deep River

Have a blessed Sunday
God bless our troops!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Shorty GiggleLips & the Canteen Kids - click

[Kathy in Alaska]

That kitty in the radiator cracks me up....so funny!!

Such a nice, warm place to take a nap.

[Publius]

The Nairobi Trio: "Solfeggio"

[Kathy in Alaska]

She’s not a screamer, thank goodness. My sister gets it from being here, and hears about in on the phone, as she calls every day.

There is a huge pile in the garage. She is NOT supposed to go downstairs alone, and I don’t think she will try it. The stair lifts get her to the bottom of the stairs, but then she would have to walk down a hall, without hand rails, and into the garage. ...and nowhere to sit along the way.

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!



TATTOO
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Must retire – an early Mass Call in the morning.



We stand with those who have stood before us and with those who stand with us now. We will stand with those who stand after us to the end! We will never give in! We will fight on whatever the cost to us! We stand for all that is good, for the traditions handed down to us from ancient times – the Judeo-Christian Tradition that underlies our morals, the Graeco-Roman Tradition that underlies our system of civil law and order, and the Anglo-Saxon Tradition that stands at the root of our Freedoms.

I retire now for the evening. I will resume the watch on the morrow.

Lt. Vincent R. Cappadanno, CHC, USN (MOH)
Stands The Watch Tonight!



"Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!"
(King Lear, Act III, Scene iv)



All Gave Some – Some Gave All!!!
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Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

[Kathy in Alaska]

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

God Bless you good, Mac. *HUGS* Good night and rest well.
Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present.
Thank you for your service to our country.

[radu]

You are SO lucky she isn’t a screamer. There were a few times I felt like clobbering Aunt Clara in the head with a brick to shut her up, it could get so bad. But I did restrain myself. LOL!

Maybe she’ll forget there’s a pile by morning. We can hope, any way. :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

She just hangs on to things forever...I’m still hearing that I bought the Subaru without consulting her. I’ve given up explaining I brought it, and 2 others cars before it, home, with the lady salesman, and found she could get in it, and we all sat downstairs and talked about it. She asked me if we could afford, I said yes, and she said ok, AND she thought Dad approved too. That was almost 3 years ago. *sigh* But she doesn’t scream! d:o)

[radu]

Aunt Clara did the same but now that her memory is pretty much non-existent, we don’t have that problem with her any more. But we did for too many years.

I feel for you going through this mess. It isn’t fun but it comes with the territory I guess.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Pro.....#50!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

YOU are the queen of finding good things at yard sales. Glad you found some nifty ones.