I guess I don’t really know how to move forward other than to found a school and do what this program did except right, keep the proper documents and take way less profit. However it becomes a moot point when you learn in order to actually do it right would take start up capital, I simply don’t have it and I’ve never taken anyone’s money to start a business and I have no plans to start, all that comes with strings and strings mean either seeking profit or power either way it wrecks the whole concept. Like I said the idea is amazing kids having college degrees bachelors degrees debt free at 18 is an amazing powerful concept but I simply don’t have the means to make it a reality and on top of that the education department in my state was non too happy about it. If this school had listened to the numerous people who gave advice and hired based on merit and let people do what needed to be done I could go on and on about all the things that needed to be addressed but no matter now. It’s kind of game over. I’ve honestly considered getting out of it all together maybe even trying to get a degree in math or physics and attempting to be a scientist of some sort but really that’s probably a pipe dream. I’ll be fine I’ll land on my feet I always do. I’m a fighter if nothing else. I just had so much hope when I joined this program, I wanted so badly to be part of fixing education it failed me and I could have maybe made sure it didn’t fail my kids and millions of others but ultimately people’s pride killed the whole thing. So depressing
EDIT: It just occurred to me that you might see some of the things I said in this message as asking for money. So let me be clear. I AM NOT. I do not want your money. I am perfectly capable of pulling my own weight. I need no charity and will not accept any if in anyway I can avoid it. I'll admit I've been on government benefits before but I got off as soon as I could and should I need them again I will do the same. I DO NOT want an any money. I have seen how that goes wrong far too many times. I do want relationships and friends(I don't really have any). Honestly I'm uncomfortable a little with your offer to let me stay in your home and eat your food. I should be able to pay my own way. If I were to come out honestly I couldn't afford to pay for motel and eating out the whole time so I'm willing to accept that just because I want to meet you and see the place that you love so much. I know that people with money they tend to have everyone in their life asking for their money. I've seen it so many times it turns them cynical to relationships. I've always tried to just be there friend I've never asked for anything, other than them to pay the bill when I provided a service any time spent just talking I never billed for. So if you thought that I'm sorry I just got passionate about an idea and realized I couldn't do it so I might have said some stupid things.
I didn't read it anything like that.
I'm a pretty good judge of character. I've read a lot of what you haven't directly said and had deduced that you're one who is willing to keep working on something until you get it.
That means you're the type of person who won't hint and beat around the bush. If you need something, you'll just ask for it.
I'm sometimes a proponent of saying, "Where there's a will, there's a way." However, that's pithy, wrong, and stupid. In fact, I probably say it a bit sarcastically. Lots of people have willed for ways to stop entropy or create perpetual motion. Which is to say, if you aren't able to move forward or sideways then I don't think even you (and I suspect you are your hardest critic) can fault yourself.
At the same time, boy do I like education! ;-)
Here is why...
This was an original for COF. I'm doing the melody and rhythm - but there's a three month guitar student and she's doing the bass. There's also a kid who can at least count to four and he's playing the brushes.
Yeah, it's jazz - but that's why I like education. I like the results.
Well I’m glad you didn’t take it that way. If I had to be honest I would say I love education too, just probably not the same way most mean it. I love learning and I love watching kids learn and teaching my kids(when they will let me 😀) the education system as it exists today not so much, common core is a peticular frustration the existence of Pearson is another. Having high school kids start in the morning at 7:30am when research has proven they won’t learn effectively at that time in general of coarse there are exceptions. I guess what I’m saying is I love learning just not buerocrats if that makes any sense. Btw that track could not possibly have been played by kids clearly those playing had some experience.
The eldest is still asleep and she has to work today (as do I). She'll beam with pride when I tell her that. She's only maybe a three month student. But, she's all about dedication and pestering me for more information.
Her house (though she pretty much lives at mine) is down at the bottom of the driveway - which is pretty steep. She's walked up the driveway, carrying a guitar, and asked a simple question - at like 21:00.
I asked her why she carried the guitar and she said she thought she needed to bring it. I pointed out that I have many, something she already knows. I asked her why she didn't call and she said, "Dr. G, you can't see over the phone."
I'm fortunate to have such a dedicated mind.
The youngest, he gives zero shits. Even though he can clearly count to four over and over again. I set a metronome up with a blinking red light and said use the brush every time you see that light. He doesn't actually care if you like it of if you don't. Nope. He gives no shits.
We played it through a few times and recorded the last.
;-)
I've always had pretty good luck. I'm lucky to have such wonderful children to call my family - seeing as my own damned children are too stupid to know how to make babies.
Also, I might be a wee bit long-winded today. This afternoon, I leave for a show. I don't like to admit to felonies online, so I'm just going to say that I'm pretty peppy this morning, as I prep for the show. (Prep is pretty much done, I'm preparing myself and soon will be herding the cats.)
Good morning!
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