Society on the Future

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Originally Posted by Kims Robot

But my answer to this question is it IS worth it. Do you think Dean or Bill Gates went with the flow?!?! How about Michael Jordan or Picabo Street?!?! How about your mentors? Did they go with the flow of the rest of the people in this world who dont have time to bother with high school students? HECK NO! Being different is worth it.

Well, we can always look at those famous people and say that being diff is worth it, but we have to look at the other side of the coin.

Some other examples of "different people"include Hitler, Stalin, and many others. Being different can mean many things. Both of the names i just mentioned are people who dared to have a different mindset on many things that society had come to believe as right (and society was right those times...)

I only mention this because i have a tendency of being the tallest blade of grass many times. I often think of things, or voice ideas that aren't in everybody's comfort zone. I get flamed for it. I've somewhat grown accustomed to it though.

I do agree with a lot of what has been said though. I think that there are a lot of students who, like you guys have said, just need to be shown how to lead. From my personal experiences both as a team captain and as a camp counsellor this summer, I've concluded that leading by a GOOD EXAMPLE is the best way to get people to act in the desired way. So, if you have a few students who are volunteering and leading well, let the other students know that thats the kind of leadership that needs to be taken. Encouragement and positive reinforcement are what we need to teach incoming freshmen and others too timid to take leadership. One of my fellow team members is amazing at all aspects of robot stuff, but has never taken a leadership role. Its his/her choice not too lead, but i think that progress is being made because of the mentors and student leader's good examples.

So, i guess what I'm trying to say is that just because the tallest blade of grass gets cut first doesn't mean that you shouldn't keep growing. Many students are that tall to start with, they're just bent over a bit. SO stand tall, because the taller you are, the more you can see!