Creepy Moment

[MikeSharks]

Hey all,

I'm new to this forum, but hope to be a regular... So hi!

I was teaching a class on Friday at a local elementry school, read about it at the link below, and I'd appreciate any feedback and thoughts...

www.dojorats.blogspot.com

I just started this blog a week ago, so bare with me as it's quite new still...

 

[just2kicku]

First off, welcome to MT.

Second, I think if this boy does not get an attitude adjustment real quick then he's gonna be in for a rough road. Maybe he has no father figure, or maybe his father shouldn't be a figure at all. I don't know.

But, if you can reach out to this boy and help him the way you want to, then more power to you. At that age they're still pretty impressionable, I would think, and maybe you can get thru to him. My hats off to you for even taking the time to try. :asian:

All I know is when I was that age, if I said something like that, I would still have a headache from being knocked thru a wall. Hell, my kids would have been born with headaches. :erg:

But not knowing enough about this kid, he could of been showing off in front of his friends.....

 

[JadecloudAlchemist]

Hey Mike usually boys like the one you mentioned are looking for attention for various reasons usually because of lack of self esteem or lack of family attention.

Martial arts,weight lifting or any activity that results in team work and personal growth can change a young person into a positve role model if they have a push of inspiration in their direction.

I have been both the trouble maker kid and the positve role model on other troubled kids so trying to find empathy rather than arguing really goes along way.

 

[terryl965]

First welcome to the site now on to your story, this is most likely a case of no father figure around. He needs some type of man around and that might as well be you.

 

[Jade Tigress]

Hi Mike. Welcome to MT.

I can't remember the thread or member who posted this, but I remember reading a thread where someone commented that they used to be a difficult person and that training in the martial arts had completely changed him as a person for the better.

This kid is only 9 or 10. It's sad that one so young is apparently not affected by the tragedy of that little girl. I think Jade Cloud hit the nail on the head with his post.

Good luck and keep us posted if this kid continues attending class.

 

[stickarts]

welcome to MT!

 

[Xue Sheng]

First welcome to MT

Agree with what has been already posted but I have to add either no
Father figure or a very bad one.

An ex-girlfriend (several years ago) of mine was a kindergarten teacher and had a student that had been expelled from 2 Kindergartens before he got to her, one for threatening the teacher with a knife. He used vulgar language in class and even brought in porn magazines. My ex found out that the porno mags where his fathers and she requested a meeting with the boys parents expecting a difficult but yet diplomatic (to not embarrass the parents) discussion to help the boy. The parents showed up and the mother couldn't care less and the father was proud of his son bringing in the porno mags and felt my ex was too much of a prude (this was a Catholic school by the way). We broke up before I ever found out what the outcome was for the boy but I do know she was still having problems with him and his language the last I knew. And this was a kindergartener.