View Single Post
  #5   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 12-01-2015, 10:48 PM
ebarker's Avatar
ebarker ebarker is offline
Registered User
AKA: Ed Barker
FRC #1311 (Kell Robotics)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Kennesaw GA
Posts: 1,437
ebarker has a reputation beyond reputeebarker has a reputation beyond reputeebarker has a reputation beyond reputeebarker has a reputation beyond reputeebarker has a reputation beyond reputeebarker has a reputation beyond reputeebarker has a reputation beyond reputeebarker has a reputation beyond reputeebarker has a reputation beyond reputeebarker has a reputation beyond reputeebarker has a reputation beyond repute
Re: A coach is one of the most important hires a district can make !!

Quote:
Originally Posted by JesseK View Post
From Georgia Football I learned work ethic, dedication, and how to speak up or lead as an introvert in a group of loud people. I think that's the approach the superintendent means to take - find a leader who can teach those things as values to people who may not be on a track to use their full potential. Given the lack of broad opportunity or drive for STEM from a jobs-based perspective, I bet he feels he's doing the best he can for the locals who stay local after school.
Interesting comments.

I don't have anything against the super or the sport.

The bigger point is "we get what we celebrate"..... We could double our outcomes if we chose to celebrate and elevate other things in parallel with sport. Yes indeed.

still have a lot of cultural change work to do here in Georgia.
__________________
Ed Barker
Reply With Quote