Re:Oh please (Score 1)

I am a new teacher at a school in california (fresno) where more than 85% of the kids come from low-income homes. 14 of the 16 kids on my water polo team don't have biological if any fathers living with them. It sucks. They know it. My goal is to get them to see there is a way out through encouragement, tough love (usually much "tougher" than what's on movies... I have no problem with telling a kid to his face he's making dumb decisions and needs to get his head out of his butt. Coupled of course with helping him ask the right questions and think the right directions until he realizes that failing PE because a girl doesn't want him to "dress out" probably isn't the best long-term idea), and consistency. I've only been here for a bit over a year but you couldn't pay me to leave. $35,000 a year gross pay.