Disappointing.
Found this blog by a teacher. He quotes a student essay
This seems like the student is both lazy and delusional. They fact that they reached a point where they 'could be really good' doesn't mean that it will happen. In most things there's a big difference between being the best and having the potential to be the best. But if you quit as soon as you see it, you can always tell yourself that you chose to not excel. Than you never risk other people seeing you fail. If you do fail before you quit you you can always tell yourself you weren't really trying anyway.
"I don't really desire to reach my full potential. I am happy to go far enough in that direction that I can see that I could be very good at something if I wanted to be. This year, I played a sport. But by the time that sport became easy and I saw that I was one of the top athletes, it didn't really seem worth the effort. I was satisfied with the knowledge of my potential and halfway resolved to get there when I have time. So I quit the sport."
This seems like the student is both lazy and delusional. They fact that they reached a point where they 'could be really good' doesn't mean that it will happen. In most things there's a big difference between being the best and having the potential to be the best. But if you quit as soon as you see it, you can always tell yourself that you chose to not excel. Than you never risk other people seeing you fail. If you do fail before you quit you you can always tell yourself you weren't really trying anyway.
posted by Garble at 6:31 PM
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I’ll try again.
If you tell yourself that you don’t really care and that you’re not really trying to be as good as you possibly can be and if you fail then it’s not because you weren’t good enough. The failure is because you didn’t really want to succeed. Therefore you can also tell yourself that you could have won if you wanted to.
does that clear it up for you?
When I read that quote, the first thing that popped in my head was "Hey, that sounds like something Simon would say". But then I realized it was a quote from an essay, and Simon doesn't write much, so I reconsidered....
Yes, it sounds exactly like something Cohort would write.
Jim, Did you ever bump into that mindset in college? People who would tell you how great they were and that they could have played at the next level if they’d wanted to?
Who cares if some kid thinks he's great at sports and ins't? If he wants to be medicore, let him. No sense in wasting time and vulauble blog space talking about some dipshit.
Wow, someone pissed in Simon's Wheaties this morning.
I won't try to prove you wrong, but I would consider shooting, hunting, fishing, riding quads or snowmobiles, waterskiing/jetskiing and most other outdoor recreational activities as sports. (notice I did not include golf or NASCAR)
Guess that makes all of the contributors in this blog assholes in one way, shape, or form.
I think Simon meant any professional athlete envolved in football, baseball, basketball and hockey. Those sports are gay. I like to play sports. But I have to agree with him if that's what he means. They're a bunch of whiney, overpaid egotists. "I'm gonna strike because I only get paid a billion dollars a season to play a fucking game." Or they think they can do whatever the fuck they want because they are sports "heros." That's why I find sports unenjoyable.
Wow, lots of anger on this one. Is this because Simon and Jack were picked on by the larger more physically aggressive 'jock' types? The quote makes no mention of professional athletes. It’s pretty specific to amateur competition. The stupid idea in the quote could apply to more than sports. For instance, you could change sports to: the clarinet, video games, or whatever it was Simon did with his time in high school. I think that's what Jim was getting at.
How would have Simon got picked on by jocks? They were all sweaty, overweight and had the I.Q. of a monkey's bowels. Anyone with a reading comprehension above the 3rd grade level could have outsmarted a jock. I hate sports with a passion and I was never once picked on. They're all too stupid.
Is it possible that Simon and Jack aren't as smart as you cohort? Or maybe jock intelligence changes from year to year? I know that my senior year a lot of the jocks went to college and got good grades. It was the student council and band types that were depressingly dim.
Of course they're as smart as me, inbred. And you're absolutely right, jock intelligence does change year to year: it worsens. The only reason why jocks get good grades is because they were the favorites among teachers. Much like women getting good grades, except they don't need to play sports, they just suck off the Dean.
Does Baker have varsity sports?
The hell if I know. The only thing I've seen is a tiny gym filled with the typical yo-yo thugs.
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