May I just say that LionJobs is a wonderful invention? When I am educated enough, I am going to be all over the GIS internships they have on that site! Man, companies really need employers in my field. It makes me think I'm working toward something important in society, like I am and will be something the world needs more of.
Speaking of changing the world, this past Monday, we were spoken to by a representive for Big Brothers, Big Sisters. Now, I have some experience with this organization from when I was a Big Sister my senior year, and let me just say, the one that they run here in Florence sounds a lot more legitimate! Everything from the mentor screening, to the rules, to their mission sounds like a real improvement on the one run at my high school. Ours felt like a babysitting program with no real learning, bonding atmosphere, not to mention that half the time I was mentoring little boys who were too shy to talk to me. Chances are the kids don't need a girl to spend time with them; they're missing a father figure.
Actually, Mrs. Gina Mashburn mentioned just that. It was honestly kind of a head scratcher because she said that they needed neither girls nor white boys, which is too bad because everyone in our class is either a girl or a white boy. So basically, we learned that while BBBS is a very effective, important organization in the lives of troubled kids, there isn't a big chance that any of us in the forum really fit the ticket they are looking for to fill those roles.
Of course, I believe they would let our guys make it through the system, because the main issue in our community (and probably most communities) is the lack of fathers in the lives of children, particularly young boys. I believe that is a big reason that it seems that young men in my generation have such a hard time figuring out how to be a good man. The only steady people in their lives are usually women, who have to act as both caretaker and role model. By the time boys are grown, they don't know who to be, because all they grew up seeing was a woman working hard and taking charge. I really don't think it matters if the mentor is black, white, or brown, as long as he's setting a good example for his Little Brother.
I understand that they don't need any more girl mentors, though, since all the Little Sisters have their Bigs. Having a Big Sister for a Little Brother kind of hinders the point of the service, I know from experience. I don't know how to relate to a violent sixth grade boy who only wants to talk about AK-57s and skulls. Calm down, kid.
:K
Speaking of changing the world, this past Monday, we were spoken to by a representive for Big Brothers, Big Sisters. Now, I have some experience with this organization from when I was a Big Sister my senior year, and let me just say, the one that they run here in Florence sounds a lot more legitimate! Everything from the mentor screening, to the rules, to their mission sounds like a real improvement on the one run at my high school. Ours felt like a babysitting program with no real learning, bonding atmosphere, not to mention that half the time I was mentoring little boys who were too shy to talk to me. Chances are the kids don't need a girl to spend time with them; they're missing a father figure.
Actually, Mrs. Gina Mashburn mentioned just that. It was honestly kind of a head scratcher because she said that they needed neither girls nor white boys, which is too bad because everyone in our class is either a girl or a white boy. So basically, we learned that while BBBS is a very effective, important organization in the lives of troubled kids, there isn't a big chance that any of us in the forum really fit the ticket they are looking for to fill those roles.
Of course, I believe they would let our guys make it through the system, because the main issue in our community (and probably most communities) is the lack of fathers in the lives of children, particularly young boys. I believe that is a big reason that it seems that young men in my generation have such a hard time figuring out how to be a good man. The only steady people in their lives are usually women, who have to act as both caretaker and role model. By the time boys are grown, they don't know who to be, because all they grew up seeing was a woman working hard and taking charge. I really don't think it matters if the mentor is black, white, or brown, as long as he's setting a good example for his Little Brother.
I understand that they don't need any more girl mentors, though, since all the Little Sisters have their Bigs. Having a Big Sister for a Little Brother kind of hinders the point of the service, I know from experience. I don't know how to relate to a violent sixth grade boy who only wants to talk about AK-57s and skulls. Calm down, kid.
:K
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