tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post2442977634787248106..comments2023-11-03T22:34:56.656+09:00Comments on I'm no Picasso: Keeping the cool.I'm no Picassohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516337555349888808noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-81188696895890822702012-07-14T19:49:19.731+09:002012-07-14T19:49:19.731+09:00Thank you. My patience has been something I've...Thank you. My patience has been something I've had to work a lot on, and something I'm still trying to work on. Especially with the younger kids. <br /><br />I've seen the heavy boys go through these struggles a lot. They get a lot of shit. A LOT of shit. Some of them are absolute outgoing sweethearts, some just end up being stone silent and trying to draw as little attention to themselves as possible, some are the trouble making class clowns, and some are just down right rude and nasty to teachers and other students -- I try to remember in those cases that it's sometimes a matter of kill or be killed, so to speak. But I think this kid, based on his reaction, will probably end up in category no. 3. I hope, anyway.I'm no Picassohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516337555349888808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21444271.post-88331725804236725282012-07-12T22:33:30.761+09:002012-07-12T22:33:30.761+09:00that's really cute. i'm always impressed b...that's really cute. i'm always impressed by your patience (no, really) and your ability to see past the surface behavior to the underlying tone/motivation/attitude that's driving it. <br /><br />he must get a lot of flack for being heavier from his classmates. fortunately, he's a guy, so he has a chance at overcoming that through notoriety, humor or sheer charm. but still... looks like he's working on that and fell a little flat. i hope he eventually figures out how to be humorous NOT at your expense. or anyone else's, really. until then, good thing he has a teacher like you! haha.TLPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04802204694639692638noreply@blogger.com