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In a culture where everyone wins a trophy, where A's outnumber C's on report cards and where a child's self-esteem is as polished as the family silver, it's not surprising that young people feel good about themselves.
Do they feel too good?
Yes, says Arthur Levine, co-author of the new book, "Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today's College Student," a snapshot of the values, lives and aspirations of students enrolled in college between 2005 through current students.
"This is a generation of kids never permitted to skin their knees. If everyone won an award and you never really had to deal with adversity, why wouldn't you think you were great?" asks Levine, president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation and president emeritus of Teachers College, Columbia University.
That coddling, evidenced by parents still intervening for their kids with messy college roommates or demanding professors, is extending adolescence and delaying adulthood for the tightrope generation.
"As one person told us, 21 is the new 16," says Levine. "This is a generation low in coping skills, low in dealing with adversity and low in autonomy."
But high in confidence. While today's college students are the beneficiary of inflated grades, the majority believe their grade point averages underestimate their accomplishments. More than two in five report GPA's of A- or better, the highest rate in more than 40 years. Sixty percent believe their grades understate the quality of their work. Yet, 45 percent have had to take remedial courses.
They are also assured about their futures, although not about the prospects of the larger world. Despite coming of age amid one of the worst recessions in U.S. history, 88 percent are optimistic about their own fates and nearly three-fourths expect to be at least as well off as their parents.
"I can't quite figure out how you can be so optimistic and believe that you are going to do better than your parents and yet be so pessimistic about the future of the country," says Levine, who co-wrote the book with Diane Dean, an associate professor at Illinois State University.
Among other contradictions:
•Despite being in constant touch with friends, family and acquaintances via social media, young adults are weak at personal communications.
•An unprecedented proportion (89 percent) profess to want children, yet most describe social lives of casual relationships and sex.
•They view themselves as global citizens but the majority can't recognize the names of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy or Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Oddly, roughly equal numbers can't recognise the name of "Daily Show" star Jon Stewart (34 percent) or conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh (36 percent)
When he began the book, Levine assumed that 9/11 would be the defining event in the lives of the tightrope generation. Instead, more students said the biggest impact was the introduction of the World Wide Web (42 percent), followed by the financial crisis (37 percent), 9/11 (29 percent) and the Barack Obama nomination and election (25 percent).
The most recent graduating class in the college-age cohort reflected in the book, the class of 2012, was born into a world of Apple, Microsoft and AOL. By their kindergarten, there were smart phones, DVDs and texting. By elementary school, Google, Napster and had arrived on the scene. Middle school witnessed Skype, MySpace and Facebook. And high school brought YouTube, and Twitter.
"For me, the big epiphany was these guys are the first digital natives," says Levine, comparing them to children born into the Industrial Revolution. But the industrialization of America extended over six generations. The digital revolution occurred in a matter of decades.
"I don't know if anyone is well prepared to face dramatic, continuing change at an accelerating pace, but these guys, with their lack of autonomy, their dependence on adults and their desire for some stability, are even less well prepared than generations that came before," he says.
As a leader in higher education, Levine believes the college experience can help kids grow up, beginning with the academic equivalent of a kick to the shins.
"What would happen if we did away with grade inflation, if all of the students now getting A's began getting B's and C's?" he says. "Would it work as a two-by-four in helping them understand where they really stand?"
–From Maureen Downey, for the AJC Get Schooled blog
September 16th, 2012
3:04 am
at last. a new topic
September 16th, 2012
3:05 am
Levine is dead on. if anything, he understates the problem.
September 16th, 2012
6:25 am
Good to know they have confidence in their abilities. They will need that to dig this nation out of a mountain of debt where most of the jobs have left for cheaper overseas labor markets and the remaining good STEM jobs are being accomplished by foreign workers on H1-B visas.
Our politicans have sold us out to remain in power without attempting to fix nagging structural problems.
September 16th, 2012
7:37 am
It is the fault of those teacher unions that are alive and thriving in Georgia!! Maybe charter schools are the fix, with all those helicopter parents hoovering around the building, that will straighten this mess out. Or could it be that this group is the same as mine gen X group that was told that they would turn out to be nothing? Maybe things don't change!! "We sure could use a man like herbert hoover again" Those were the days.
September 16th, 2012
8:16 am
We have the education system and parents to blame,
September 16th, 2012
8:19 am
Ummm, @mark, wouldn't the charter schools with their helicopter parents make them even worse? Isn't this professor actually saying that the helicopter parents who have never allowed their child to *gasp* FAIL are a big part of the problem? Uncaring parents, overprotective parents…..you can't win….oh, and for goodness sake, there are no teacher unions alive and thriving in Georgia.
September 16th, 2012
8:37 am
yes, Mark, your comment is nothing but ignorance
September 16th, 2012
8:38 am
@Mark: Teachers in Georgia are not unionized. There are no teacher unions in Georgia.
September 16th, 2012
8:43 am
Have your second cup of coffee and reread Mark's comment. It's sarcasm, guys!
September 16th, 2012
8:46 am
My colleagues and I talk about this all the time. They don't think they need us because they already know everything and are perfect the way they are. If there is a problem at school, it's always our problem to fix it, even if the problem lies at the feet of the child. Our kids have no resiliency because someone is always rescuing them; they never learn how to defend themselves or learn from failure. My FIL works at a local university and tells me about GRADUATE students whose parents try to step in and intervene if a professor grades too hard. Pathetic. How will people ever learn to cope with adversity if they never face it? We talk about kids needing to develop problem solving skills, but how will they ever develop them if they never have to face problems?
September 16th, 2012
8:46 am
Don't know when this was printed, but Sarkozy is the former president of France; presently it's Francois Hollande. And one more time, no-Georgia teachers are not unionized, i.e. protected from no raise in years even though they are required to work more every year.
September 16th, 2012
9:00 am
This guy has nailed it.
"Despite being in constant touch with friends, family and acquaintances via social media, young adults are weak at personal communications."
While the current generation may have the latest technologically and can access information in the blink of any eye. In general, there has never been a group that has so much information, yet knows so little.
Failure can be a good thing, sometimes it teaches you as much or more than winning.
September 16th, 2012
9:08 am
Art Levine is well-respected in higher ed as a researcher and practitioner. I look forward to reading this.
September 16th, 2012
9:09 am
This isn't my home… my son in college is a Mechanical Engineering major… his "freshman cohort" of 300 is down to 150 (again not at GA Tech but out of state) — he's "clinging" to a 2.5 GPA. HIs dad and I have our fingers crossed that he'll stay on track and get out in 4 years (he's a junior now) and have his degree (those in the field say grades don't matter… this isn't our "perspective" on things) — he's had summer internships that he's done very well with so his "personal interaction skills" appear to be quite exceptional for his "generation" — he's able to get himself out of bed, to work, on time, and figure out how to interact within he work place… but I've always (despite those of you who think from my post that I really 'helicopter') been very aware of the need for my boys to "skin their knees" (I read that book when they were in Kindergarten — or there a bouts and it hit home. It used to drive me looney when we played on teams that didn't keep score — the kids kept score — they knew who won and who lost — that's insane. We had a basketball team when the 20 year old was in 3rd grade — his team was a full head shorter than every other team — they didn't have a prayer of winning a game (it was in a Baptist Church league) — they showed up to every game and practice, they played their hearts out — they still lost but they learned very important skills along the way about life. The Church felt awful that that record was so skewed. I was pleased they learned the life skills about showing up and playing your heart out and losing gracefully — just as important as winning gracefully –even when winning is much more fun (and we had those experiences too). Now, the lessons are about paying rent on time without messing my credit up and we talk about that regularly… the lessons must be learned as the grow. The high schoolers learn about credit and laundry and cooking. Life is a skill.
September 16th, 2012
9:22 am
I think the push for everyone to attend college, "academic" scholarships like Hope, and a customer service approach to education all play roles.
And until someone wants to define what a grade really reflects nothing will change.
And until parents, teachers, and administrators recognize that this over-emphasis on grades diminishes the integrity of learning, little will change.
And now that teachers are being evaluated by students-and students and parents like "good" grades, we may see even more excellent grades.
Equally scary is the number of students defaulting on college loans.
September 16th, 2012
9:37 am
You can't blame schools for this one. This is the result of a perfect storm of parents worshipping their children and the constant testing under No Child Left Behind. We have created a generation globally number 1 in self esteem. When teachers attempt to make them more responsible, they shrugg and say their parents will take care of it, often times calling the parent on their cell phone, then handing the phone to the teacher with a "my Mama wants to talk to you." They have no critical thinking skills and even scarier if you ask them their opinion, they will give you their parents' opinion. When has a generation totally agreed with their parents? Striving to be their own person, breaking away to become independent is the natural order . Unfortunately, many parents want to be their friend and don't mind if they never leave home. I've been saying for the last 10 years the best thing we can do for children is give them a t-shirt in kindergarten that reads "The world doesn;t love you like your Mama does. Deal with it."
September 16th, 2012
9:43 am
So true, they have confidence in their abilities but no ability. Parents won't let them take responsibility for their actions or inaction and blame the teachers when their precious little angel does not do well.
As to blaming education, first look at the system that the government has put in place. NCLB created an imposible system that could never be achieved. The legislature in GA continues to add to a system that can't be successful in the attempt to privatize education.
Glad I have high expectations for my own kids and can teach them how to overcome adversity and that it takes hard work to be successful.
September 16th, 2012
9:49 am
when I was at GPC, it was common for college to hit kids like at 2×4 to the face. and remember, GPC goes to great lengths to lessen the impact on kids.
main issues:
-having to get the work done on time
-adjusting to the reality they were no longer God's gift to the HS they came from
-getting to class on time
-showing basic respect and courtesy to faculty
-an angry mother wasn't going to bail them out (without a lot of work)
as for this "citizen of the world" crap: stupid kids being posers. a lot like HS girls going thru a vegetarian phase. if was always funny to watch how study abroad kids came back with a new appreciation of being US citizens.
September 16th, 2012
9:54 am
you raise a generation of kids to think life has no consequences, this is what you get.
narcissistic, inattentive, and unable to grasp reality.
September 16th, 2012
9:56 am
something the Oprah generation never taught:
self esteem is earned, not given. if you never fall, you never learn how to get back up
September 16th, 2012
10:12 am
I work with many recent college grads. It is amazing to me the complete lack of social skills most of them possess. Several of them won't look you in the face when talking to you, but are constantly scanning to see who else is around. They frequently ignore senior staff members if they are talking to their age peers. They don't respond well to instructions about standard operating procedures or criticism about their performance, but instead tell you that they know a better way to do it or that the criticism is just being mean or spiteful. They bring their cell phones everywhere and will even interrupt staff meetings to respond to a text message or tweet. We have had to institute a "cell phone stays at your desk" and a "no Facebook on company time" policy. We have clearly stated expectations for their work behavior several times and in several ways. But to no avail.
Unsurprisingly, many of them don't last beyond a year before they quit or are terminated. Then they always say in the exit interviews that the company is too strict and old fashioned about technology and isn't supportive of younger staff member's ideas.
September 16th, 2012
10:47 am
These tightrope individuals have already invaded the workforce; especially in civil service. Ask a civil service employee any sort of simple question and you'll get a computer generated answer. If the answer is not in the computer or some other kind of handheld device, they'll tell you very quickly that your question is beyond their job discription or responsibility. And if they find an answer, it becomes gospel; nothing you say will convince them that another answer might be correct.
September 16th, 2012
10:57 am
It's sad to sit in a parent-teacher conference with parents who obviously worked very hard for their current place in life and see them crawl for their child who won't even bother to bring pencil, paper, and book to class daily.
Both of my parents worked their way through college. I did, as did my younger brother and sister.
My family was well-off but this was understood that we would work our way through school because we were getting the education for ourselves. Personally, I don't know of a more defining experience than doing something by yourself for yourself.
The line seems to blur between what the parents want and what the student wants when college choices are made. The stories I hear often sound like parents trying to re-write the past through their children.
In addition to high school in the daytime, I teach math classes at a local two-year college at night. A student in the traditional age range who is going to school for their own goals stands out from those going just because it is the thing to do. The second group always seems to be the ones who can't make it to class on time, rarely complete assigned work, and immediatley ask after a failing test grade if that test can be re-taken and the higher grade used to replace the F.
This no-fault attitude started at my day job about 10 years ago and has for my night job become just as common for the last couple of years.
I am also the head of my HS math department and see similar outlooks from 1st year teachers about the job's expectations from my view versus theirs. Common professional behavior is belittled by the 1st year teacher as busy work or old-school attitudes. They are frequently outraged when called to account for their deficiencies and resort to the "you don't like me" complaint that sounds like a 5th grader's excuse. This complaint is often also attached to prejudice references because we are different races, sexes, or went to a rival college.
September 16th, 2012
11:49 am
"An unprecedented proportion (89 percent) profess to want children, yet most describe social lives of casual relationships and sex."
The author writes as though these two things are mutually exclusive. However we have pretty much zoomed far past the point where there is ANY shame or dishonor associated with bringing one or more little b@st@rds into the world for either mother or child.
September 16th, 2012
11:53 am
Don't worry. If your son has a 2.5 in ME and he's made it into his junior year, he should be fine. I know you said he's not at Ga Tech (maybe Purdue?), but the year I got out of Tech the average gpa for graduating seniors was 2.6.
It's good to know that they are still not handing out A's like Halloween candy at our engineering schools.
September 16th, 2012
11:54 am
Those guys are already baked and if they think the world owes them a living, don't worry, it will tell them "NO!" a lot, even if their parents never did.
Let's look at a more malleable set and learn from our mistakes. Saw a whole bunch of elementary kids doing the wobble and cha-cha slide yesterday. Dollars to donuts the majority don't know their multiplication tables, have poor reading comprehension skills and can't put a complete sentence together orally or in writing.
Let's use their ability to focus for long periods, attempt a task repeatedly until success is achieved and follow patterns to do something more than "shake it".
BTW, for the few kids out there who are actually academically OK, you're smart enough to know what I mean when I ask you to tone it down a bit (your time will come, if that's what you really want to do). Just want the new studies to have better things to say in 4, 8 and 12 years.
September 16th, 2012
12:26 pm
Maybe Im a dinosaur, maybe even a criminal at this point, but my son knows consequences….its called the back of my hand or my belt, depending on the severity of the infraction. I dont believe the curent theory of self esteem is the most important thing. One can never underestimate the power of criticism. You just have to know how to temper it.
September 16th, 2012
12:27 pm
We are reaping what we have sown. When schools began "do overs" (called "Recovery" in Fulton County) about 15 years ago, I realized that we were teaching students a bogus lesson: that you don't have to TRY the first time. When we instituted the "lowest grade you can give is 50%" rule about ten years ago, we equated trying-but-not-quite-making-it with making NO EFFORT at all. When we gave in on allowing cell phones in class, we promoted self-absorption. And, we wonder why young adults don't magically "get with it" when we go to college and/or get a job?
Teaching resposibility must begin early and parents have to get serious at about age 13-14. It starts with two simple questions posed to the child: (1) Do you know how much money it costs to live in this nice house, drive this nice car and watch this big screen TV? and, (2) Do you have any idea how difficult it is to make that much money? That's how I began the conversation with my now 21-year-old son who's a Senior Zell Miller Scholar in Mathematics. I'm pleased with the results
September 16th, 2012
1:03 pm
This issue is not a uniquely Georgian phenomenon, so enough with bringing our bizarre charter school issues into it.
The era of inflated accomplishment isn't just within the home, it's in the schools, the sports leagues, the arts performances, etc. where everyone makes it in the audition/tryout/game.
September 16th, 2012
1:05 pm
This generation will prove to be the most immature Generation that has been ever produced by a civilized Nation. One that will lack the personal maturity and self confidence to carry this Nation forward. We all had better hope that the Parents live to very ripe old age for theirs and their children's sake.
September 16th, 2012
1:05 pm
A lot of criticism of parents here from many folks who likely have no idea what parents are faced with when trying to get a decent education for their children right now. It would help if you would instead focus your frustration on the school boards and those at the top for they are diverting your tax dollars right into their own pockets and doing nothing for the classrooms. Children are a reflection of what they see around them. That means all of us, parents and non-parents, politicians and business owners, teachers and television. They only know what we show them and they learn more from our actions than our words. If there is a problem, the attitudes they are giving us can only go to show you what type of world we are providing them right now. Look in the mirror first. Resolve to be better. Then, go out and set a good example and stop looking for where to lay the blame, there is plent to go around.
September 16th, 2012
1:25 pm
What a timely article. Over the past month, I have seen a few of my former students who have graduated. They have told me how difficult it has been for them to make the transition from high school to college. I even had one student tell me that we as teachers did not adequately prepare him for the rigors of college (I quickly reminded him that I tried but it is difficult teach a sleeping student). Needless to say many school grading policies are crippling students rather helping them and all in the name of self-esteem. Students at high schools are no longer given zeros; they have no consequences for late assignments; and they are permitted to retake exams. The article is not shocking to me; what is shocking is that it took so long for someone to finally bring this issue to forefront. It is no wonder that the Governor's Office on Student Achievement shows that so many students not only lose HOPE after the first year but don't even graduate.
September 16th, 2012
1:37 pm
@WC — Back when we had night school as a viable option, we routinely sent kids that direction if they had less than a 60 at the class-midpoint since it was obvious they weren't going to pass. You could make up an entire course in six weeks of night school by attending class 4 nights a week. I find it interesting that the "recovery" policy went into affect about the same time other options for re-taking classes were cut.
On a different note, I was chastised by some people for putting my then-kindergartener on the bus on the second day of school (she's too little I was told — even though only K-3rd rode her route) but those small steps towards independence (she picks out her own clothes and gets her backpack ready too) are so important. I had a 10th grader come to class the first day of school WITH HIS MOTHER and he was not even remotely embarrassed! I was not surprised when the first e mail I received this year was from that same kid.
September 16th, 2012
1:41 pm
You know you have arrived when the students take one look at the test and ask when the re-test is going to be.
If you do as I do and make sure all grades reflect real learning, expect a lot of mad parents. I had one conference when a parent started crying when I would not raise the grade of 75 on a project. The student had made a major mistake, and I counted off 25 points. The parent started with "but everything else was correct!" Then, she said that her daughter had spent hours on the project, and "I bet no one else in the class spent more time on it!" Then she said that they had spent $30 on the materials, and they deserved a better grade because "no one else in the class spent more than than they did, and her project looked so much better than anyone else's." Of course, when I replied that I had no standards for how work looked and how much it cost to produce, she then started crying and said that I was just plain mean. The parent then proceeded to complain to the principal about literally everything I said and/or did for the rest of the year. To this day, the woman will not speak to me unless there are other people around to see her. I don't really care what she thinks…..Her daughter still got the work wrong on the project.
September 16th, 2012
2:00 pm
@GTCO-ATL…sorry but parents are the first teachers and schools should only be responsible for the academics. I never expected the schools to teach them everything they need to know to become a contributing member of society. I think it is sad we have to teach character education in schools. How many times have you gone out to eat and children are literally running wild while totally oblivious parents are ignoring this behavior. I took my children out from a very young age to teach them proper behavior. I also wanted them to screw up and suffer consequences before they could be tried as an adult. It never occured to me that I should expect their school to provide all the answers. My children had to answer to me and I set the bar very high.
September 16th, 2012
2:12 pm
If you read the comments on Maureen's blog from parents, you'll find that all of their children are gifted; all of them are college material (unlike the "others" who should, for their own good, be on a vocational track); all of them are earning the hardest and most sought after degrees; all of them could've gotten into any school they wanted but chose [insert middling in-state institution], because the Ivy League is overrated; all them have been offered starting salaries higher than the mid-career average in their field; and all of them are so, so well-adjusted and so, so successful due to how dynamically they were raised.
It's not hard to understand why students these days are delusional.
September 16th, 2012
2:13 pm
Thanks: AlreadySheared — that's what we keep hearing but in our profession – grades really mattered alot so it's hard! One of the things that we've done as parents that really helped our guys be independent is a month of sleep away camp every summer from a pretty young age (oldest as a rising 6th grader, others from ages 7/8) — it forced them to be on their own, to share a cabin with 10 other boys and get along. It also brought them together as brothers. I highly recommend it.
On a completely different note — I've, personally, done al ot (more than any of you could possible begin to imagine) trying to get DCSS to put the money in the classroom and to try to get "authorities" to look at the money that has "walked" to places it should not have gone. I've taken things into my own hands with my own kids (again, I don't think "helicoptering" as much as just paying attention) and finally pulled to a top private school for high school (and not soon enough for my oldest — he got left in public school until half way through high school… much too long) — the differences betweed "top private" and allegedly "top public" in Dekalb are quite astounding. My current senior received a B in 9th grade, my sophomore 2 Bs in 9th grade — both in honors and AP classes and both of them will be very ready for college — much more so than my 20 year old. No grade inflation going on in this high school and no artificial pumping of their self esteem — they are earning what they get. It's actaully pretty fascinating to watch.
The real shame is that the amount of money being spent on "education" at the top private isn't that different that what should be spent in public — okay — the private school can select their students and discipline isn't as much of an issue — but the teachers at the private school all speak perfect English — no Eubonics, no foreign accents to wrestle with — most of them have PhDs and Masters — they all love their jobs — and, the kicker is that I think they get paid less than their public school counterparts …. They actaully, absolutely love the kids — the kids come first — the kids know that they come first — it's tough love — the kids work their butts off — they know they have to — but the teachers are there for extra help and everything that is expected of them is perfectly clear and fair. The teachers have all the resourced they need — parents aren't buying toilet paper and paper towels and markers for white boards. We buy books every year so teachers have absolute control over curriculum (this is a plus and a minus depending on how good the teacher is). The kids thrive. My senior recognizes this — as he remembers life in public school and still has good friends there — he can recount all the differences.
September 16th, 2012
2:33 pm
Hesiod, 8th c. BC, wrote: "Now truly is the Iron Age of man…The father will not agree with his children, nor the children with their father, nor guest with his host, nor comrade with comrade; nor will brother be dear to brother as aforetime. Men will dishonour their parents as they grow quickly old, and will carp at them, chiding them with bitter words, hard-hearted they, not knowing the fear of the gods. …
There will be no favour for the man who keeps his oath or for the just or for the good; but rather men will praise the evil-doer and his violent dealing. Strength will be right and reverence will cease to be; and the wicked will hurt the worthy man, speaking false words against him, and will swear an oath upon them. Envy, foul-mouthed, delighting in evil, with scowling face, will go along with wretched men one and all."
Some things never change………
September 16th, 2012
2:43 pm
I haven't read Mr. Levine's book, so I can't speak to it specifically. However, I'm always amused by studies of trends in younger generations which tend to show disengagement, ignorance, or other undesirable traits. It seems to me that a universal truth is that every generation always shakes its collective head at the upcoming one and frets. I call it the "kids these days!" phenomenon. Chances are, everything's going to work out just fine with the millenials, but all of us have a responsibility to pitch in to ensure we're leaving the kind of legacy our respective generation can be proud of.
September 16th, 2012
4:14 pm
I don't doubt that this phenomenon exists, or that it is prevalent. I just want to point out that it is far from universal. My own children, who are now in grad school and college, were of the work hard to maintain a high GPA, take as many AP classes as possible variety. Even if I had wanted to, I could not have gotten 4's and 5's on AP exams for them. At the magnet school where I teach, students are inventing, researching, and striving daily. On the other hand, I teach ESOL students. These students will not be taking AP classes and most will not be going to college, but they certainly know how to work, and they know they better work to survive. I have one student who works every day from 4:30 to midnight, but he is at school every day just trying to get a high school diploma.
I think if we go back to the beginning of time, we will find the older generation moaning about how lazy and adrift the younger generation is.
September 16th, 2012
4:26 pm
Kids these days!!!
"Our youth now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders and love chatter in place of exercise; they no longer rise when elders enter the room; they contradict their parents, chatter before company; gobble up their food and tyrannize their teachers."
- Attributed throughout history to Socrates
September 16th, 2012
4:32 pm
How does an Engineer design a boat or a bridge? Only to sail in calm oceans or seas and only to carry a car or truck now and then. No, No, No; They design them to withstand the stormy seas and high heavy loaded traffic. We do not teach our kids that the winds of life are strong and we do not teach critical thinking anymore. We all want "Easy Street". Life is tough and we need to prepare them for this.
September 16th, 2012
5:15 pm
I disagree with the premise that in this generation, everyone wins a trophy. It just isn't the case. We have gifted, special needs and regular classes. If everyone wins a trophy, everyone would be in the gifted class.
Not everyone makes the cheerleading squad nor is everyone quarterback.
There is also no contradiction in viewing oneself as a global citizen and at the same time being unaware of the name of a foreign nation's President. Being a global citizen or thinking of oneself that way is saying "god bless everyone" not just "god bless the usa."
It's a common occurrence for the older generation to beat up on and criticize the generation after it. Those laments about the younger generation being lazy and no good have been recorded for 2,000 years.
If kids are victims of grade inflation it's not their fault — it's yours. You are the generation dishing out the inflated grades and coddling them. So who deserves the kick in the shins?
The older generation.
September 16th, 2012
6:01 pm
@Pride and Joy, you must have missed the memo about many high schools doing away with class rankings and valedictorians. And for the record, as a single mother I could not be a coddler. I had to tell my boys to man up and they did.
September 16th, 2012
6:14 pm
@ AnonMom, I am a Proud Purdue Engineer. Who has been a manager and supervisor of Engineers and Architect. Your son has already done the best thing to get himself hired, not gone to Ga. Tech. Alot of companies in Atlanta do not hire Ga tech engineers as they tend to lack practical knowledge. I had a staff of Engineers and Architects from a wide Variety of Schools. For the most part all were from schools that were in top 20 rankings for their school.
Real Engineers and Architects realize that these are tough majors. I was the President of the Tau Beta Pi, engineering Honor Society at my Undergraduate School. I graduated from Architecture School with a 3.3 GPA and that was the 5 th highest GPA in my entire Graduating Class. I beleive to get into Tau Beta Pi. you had to be in the top 1/8 of your class Junior year and then the top 20% your senior year. I received a full academic scholarship for my Engineering degree to Purdue by Graduating 5th with a 3.3, 30 years ago in 1982. Then I will tell you if you ever thought that undergraduate classes in Architecture or Engineering are hard, well in Graduate school they are harder ( First time in my life I actuallly really really had to study) I graduated with my M.S. with a 5.1/6.0 scale or a 3.1. They simply do not give out A's in Engineering School.
When hiring an Engineer, I really would never look to hire a 4.0 engineer. I remember that one company that I worked for hired a 4.0 East Indian Engineer grad. from MIT. The guy was a complete flop for the type of Engineering we did. The owner of the company would go around and introduce his 4.0 MIT GRAD. but this guy had zero communication skills. That is the biggest problem when hiring engineers is finding a well rounded person. Someone who can communicate. I have had two brillant Electrical Engineers, that hated each other and didn't want to communicate with each other. I had to sit them down in my office and show them that they were both saying the same thing and they really agreed with each other. We all worked as a team, they needed to get along and work as a team. They could go home and complain about each other to their respective spouses but it would stop in the offices. The same with Mechanical Engineers, they could not break it down in layman's terms, they could not make a presentation to the customers or higher ups.
Senior year should allow your son, to take some Engineering Managemant Classes or Engineering Law Classes, or Accounting and Finances classes even at the Graduate level. These are classes that he should be able to get A's in. They will also show that he is a well rounded Engineer. Someone that is more than caculating thermodynamics, etc. Also, showing on his resume, that he has done more than Sat in his room and Studied will be good. If he gets an Invitation to join Tau Beta Pi, as a Senior, he should jump on it. Which he still might even with a 2.5. His resume should clearly list any internships, summer jobs even if they don't relate to engineering. Volunteering, tutoring that he has done, Community Service. I was a foriegn exchange student 34 years ago, that is still on my resume. ( Ask Maureen for my e-mail, I would be glad to mentor him). Tell him to utilize his University's Career Services Department. I was recruited out of Indiana to Atlanta 29 years ago during the recession in 1983. A Mechanical Engineering Degree is a good degree to have. Also look beyond the obvious places to obtain a job. The perfect job is not always the first one out of school.
September 16th, 2012
6:24 pm
Reality, every old generation complains about the younger generation. There's nothing new. Same old song. And if the new generation is coddled whose fault is it? Who is raising them? The older generation. So if the younger generation is a bunch of lazy do-nothings, old folks have no one to blame but themselves.
September 16th, 2012
7:04 pm
"Driven by hunger, a fox tried to reach some grapes hanging high on the vine but was unable to, although he leaped with all his strength. As he went away, the fox remarked, 'Oh, you aren't even ripe yet! I don't need any sour grapes.' "
The ranking of engineering colleges is of particular interest…..
September 16th, 2012
7:20 pm
Apple Tree @ 2:12 pm – LOL! I agree and Its Truly Amazing, This is everyday here. I have yet to see one that says, My child is a complete failure and oh how disappointed I am about that. Not ONE comment, in a year of observation.
These are truly the children the Lucky Gene Pool Club. Or so they think……..
September 16th, 2012
7:37 pm
Good comments from @sandysprings parent. This is a coach from your past. Shoot me an email email@example.com and tell me how the family is
September 16th, 2012
8:35 pm
I just got an e-mail from a parent telling me that I had to come up with a subject for the science fair project because the student is "too busy."


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The back-to-back road games between the New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals provided a showdown between two of the best Russian forwards in the NHL: the Capitals Alex Ovechkin and the Devils Ilya Kovalchuk.
While Kovalchuk got the best of Washington in Thursday night's win, Ovechkin responded today. The Capitals right wing recorded a season-high four points, including a hat trick, to lead the Capitals (6-10-1) to a 5-1 win over the Devils today at the Verizon Center.
Kovalchuk scored the lone goal for New Jersey (10-4-4), who fell to 1-1-1 in games that start at 1 p.m. or earlier. The loss also dropped the Devils to 2-2-1 in its last five games.
Ovechkin opened the scoring in the second period to give Washington the lead. Jason Chimera held the puck above the right circle, feeding the puck to Mike Ribeiro in the slot. The Capitals center held the puck, drawing in the defense before sending a pass to Ovechkin in the left circle. The Capitals right wing was all alone, and put a shot to the top of the net to beat Johan Hedberg for his sixth goal of the season.
Ilya Kovalchuk scored the Devils lone goal, tying the game at one with under a minute remaining in the second period.
Andrei Loktionov deflected the puck into the Capitals zone, clearing space for Kovalchuk to pick up the loose puck in the point. His shot from the slot beat Braden Holtby to the stick side for his seventh goal of the season.
Washington exploded in the third period, scoring four goals to win its first game of the season against New Jersey.
Ovechkin broke the 1-1 tie just 1:23 into the final period. He skated into the Devils end, carrying the puck into the right circle. Ovechkin used Anton Volchenkov as a screen, firing a shot through the legs of the Devils defenseman and past the blocker of Hedberg for his second goal of the game.
Eric Fehr took advantage of a mistake by Hedberg, netting a shorthanded goal to extend Washington's lead. The Devils goalie came out to play a loose puck behind the net, and didn't see Fehr come off the bench. The Capitals forward stripped Hedberg of the puck, then curled around the net and put it into the empty net for his fourth goal of the season.
It was the first shorthanded goal New Jersey allowed this season.
Ovechkin completed the hat trick at 15:13 of the third period, netting a power-play goal. Ribeiro held the puck below the goal line before elevating a pass over the stick of Volchenkov to Ovechkin in the left circle. He fired a shot over Hedberg and into the net for a 4-1 lead.
Troy Brouwer pushed the lead to 5-1, scoring the Capitals second power-play goal of the period. Tomas Kundratek held the puck at the point before sending a pass to Ovechkin in the left circle. His slap pass found the stick of Brouwer, who tipped the puck past Hedberg for his eighth goal of the season.
In the two games against New Jersey, Washington scored four of its seven goals on the power-play. The Devils have allowed 12 power-play goals in the last nine games. They entered the game with the 22nd ranked penalty kill in the league.
Braden Holtby rebounded from Thursday's loss, stopping 21 of 22 shots.
Hedberg has allowed five goals in back-to-back losses, making 21 saves in the loss.
New Jersey returns to the Prudential Sunday to face the Winnipeg Jets to finish off a set of back-to-back games.
Game Notes
Ovechkin's hat trick was his first since 2011. He entered today's game with 30 points (10g, 20a) in 28 games against New Jersey.
Kovalchuk has points in seven of his last eight games.
Steve Bernier took the first penalty shot of his career in the second period. It was New Jersey's first road penalty shot since January 14, 2012, when Patrik Elias was awarded one against the Winnipeg Jets.


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South Carolina Lindsey Graham Thinks Cutting $60 Billion a Year Will Destroy the Military
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Grade Definitions After May 2007
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has updated its definitions of the grades it assigns to recommendations and now includes "suggestions for practice" associated with each grade. The USPSTF has also defined levels of certainty regarding net benefit. These definitions apply to USPSTF recommendations voted on after May 2007.
What the Grades Mean and Suggestions for Practice
Levels of Certainty Regarding Net Benefit
|Level of Certainty*
|The available evidence usually includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative primary care populations. These studies assess the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes. This conclusion is therefore unlikely to be strongly affected by the results of future studies.
|The available evidence is sufficient to determine the effects of the preventive service on health outcomes, but confidence in the estimate is constrained by such factors as:
|The available evidence is insufficient to assess effects on health outcomes. Evidence is insufficient because of:
* The USPSTF defines certainty as "likelihood that the USPSTF assessment of the net benefit of a preventive service is correct." The net benefit is defined as benefit minus harm of the preventive service as implemented in a general, primary care population. The USPSTF assigns a certainty level based on the nature of the overall evidence available to assess the net benefit of a preventive service.
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Didn't the Red Sox and Pats win it the same year?
You forgot a "Double Win City", Denver, the Broncos had bookend Superbowl Championships in '96 and '97 around the Colorado Avalanche winning their first Stanley Cup, in 1996! I guess Denver doesn't get any respect compared to the coasts… Come on, get your head in the game!!!
Broncos won in 1998 and 1999 (after the 1997 and 1998 seasons), not in 1996 and 1997.
Dubious story here. "….leagues keep getting bigger." They city of Pittsburg won two titles, a great accomplishment but not much different than the other past victories years ago.
Some teams are not even competetive which negates there additional to the respective league. Now if they were to repeat, both teams, that's a story……..
It's a nit-pick, but it's about two miles from Mellon Arena to Heinz Field (from Google Maps, walking).
The link to google maps in the article is between a PNC Bank and Heinz Field.
Wasn't it great when stadiums actually had names that represented the city or area they were in – eg, Three Rivers – or prominent local figures – eg, Jack Murphy – rather than just soulless corporate tags?
Thanks, Burl, good catch. Fixed.
I don't understand the Villanova reference, unless you are implying that Villanova University is in Pittsburgh. It isn't — it is located in Villanova, PA, just outside of Philadelphia, several hours' drive away.
Villanova beat UPitt in the NCAA basketball tournament to eliminate them from a chance at the championship…
You didn't mention tthe year 1937 when the Pitt Panthers went to the Rose Bowl with their Dream Baackfield and had Jock Sutherland as coach- JHohn Miichelosen q back..Curlley Stebbins and Dick Casciano Half backs and Biggie Goldbereg full b.
You do realize that the team that Nova beat was from the city of Pittsburgh, right? So if Nova didn't win, that would mean that the other team (University of Pittsburgh) would have won and then could theoretically go on to win another championship for the city.
Although they would have surely choked somewhere along the way even if they won that game.
How about a college mention such as Gainesville's back2back2back 2 years ago?
If we're going to include college teams, the 1975 Pitt Panthers football team won the National Championship after the 1976 Sugar Bowl (12-0 season) and the 1975 Steelers won Super Bowl X seventeen days later.
No doubt, Pittsburgh has had an amazing year with the Super Bowl, NCAA March madness and #1 ranking, and the Stanley Cup….especially for a city without NYC or LA's size….now if only those Pirates could get it together…maybe post a .500 season?
Couldn't be happier for the city and especially for the Penguins. Their commitment as an organization to the city and in the wake of last years stanley cup/hossa/early season troubles is great to see.
Now, about the name "Penguins…." Did penguins originate in Pittsburgh before emigrating to the South Pole? Did the franchise founder have an affection for alliteration? Was he a big Burgess Meredith fan? Were all the good bird names taken?
When the Celtics won the NBA title in June 2008, the Red Sox were still the reigning 2007 World Series champions… add that on to the Pats/Red Sox doubles from before. The Pats loss in the Super Bowl in Feb. 2008 is what prevented the first "triple"…
The Mets won in the fall of 1969, followed by the Jets in January 1970 and the Knicks later that Spring. Three reigning champions at the same time. I don't think Pittsburgh's year matches up with that.
from all these posts, it sounds lke pretty much every city has had championships in multiple sports in the same year.
luv u Burgh and Pens!
The Jets won Super Bowl III, which was the 1968 season and played in Jan. of 1969. Come on people, it's the era of the internet, it's insanely easy to fact check anymore. Still, in the same calender year, you had the Jets and the Mets winning.
Look, we're not a giant city with a ton of sports teams. Almost every time a city has won two titles in one year, it was always some town that has multiple teams in one sport, not to mention shady geography (Lakers/ANAHEIM Angels, Yankees/NEW JERSEY Devils).
Pittsburgh has none of this BS. Three (not even an NBA team) pro teams and one Div. 1A college. That's it. No small/mid market city and/or city that doesn't have a zillion teams in the general metropolitan area has ever done what we've done.
And we've done it twice. You can't argue that.
Todd in Denver, the Broncos won Super Bowls in 97 and 98 (the Super Bowls themselves took place in 98 and 99), Avs won the cup in 96 and 01. Check facts dude.
Boston's the only other city to have a legit year like this (ie. a city that doesn't have a billion teams in the general area that it can try to claim) with the Pats and Sox in 04.
And even that's a tad shady because the Pats don't play that close to Boston, but I count it. But Pittsburgh's still only a 3 pro, 1 college sport town. You can't diss this accomplishment when you look at all the facts.
I've had the good fortune to participate in both championship celebrations. The Steelers and the Penguins truly been a blessing to the good people of the city of Pittsburgh. Thanks guys!
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"Absolutely Fabulous" comes to Logo and BBC America
Joanna Lumley & Jennifer Saunders shooting in London last week. Photo via DailyMail.co.uk.
They're back, darlings! BBC announced today that comedy phenomenon Absolutely Fabulous will return to television with three brand new specials, to be presented in the U.S. by BBC America and Logo (AfterEllen.com's parent company). Right now, the show's stars, Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley are striding around London, shooting up a storm! And shopping, of course.
The full cast of regulars are returning – Edina, Patsy, Saffron, Edina's mother and Bubble – for a batch of three separate specials.
In today's press release, Jennifer Saunders said:
We are thrilled to be able to celebrate our 20th birthday with all of the original cast. We hope that, like a good bottle of champagne we have grown better with age but lost none of our sparkle.
Viewers in the US have been very kind to the show over the years and we are very happy to return on not one but two US channels at once, BBC America and Logo. We fully intend to party like it's 1991. When we started filming in West London, it was like time had stood still. It was raining. Nevertheless we are so happy to be working for an audience that has grown just a tiny bit older, like us, but is still willing to let us fall over on TV in the name of PR.
As far as show and plot details, BBC News gives us this:
In the first epsiode, audiences will rejoin the ensemble in the middle of a "life-changing experience for one – which affects them all". [OK. Vague, much?]
In the second show, Edina sets her sights on changing the career of someone described by the BBC as "a very big fish indeed."
In the concluding episode, Eddy and Patsy play their own part in the 2012 London Olympics. [THIS one sounds fun.]
Executive Producer Jon Plowman says:
People in the US have been fantastically loyal in their devotion to our show, so we really are thrilled to say that it's coming back for three new shows to celebrate our 20th anniversary. I can divulge that all of us have got a bit older, though we will be doing our best not to show it, and thankfully none of us have got any wiser. All of the originals who are back together again are still truly absolutely fabulous and we hope that the new adventures of Edina, Patsy, Saffy, Bubble and Mother, plus a few surprising guests.
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Political Party: Democrat
Education: Law School, Graduated with a JD
Spouse: Lynnette Vehrs
Religion: Catholic
Date of Birth: August 31, 1945
Attorney Dennis Dellwo has a long and successful career in law and community service. A current Plan Commissioner for the City of Spokane, Dellwo served on the Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board for 12 years. He was elected 7 times to the State Legislature from 1983 to 1996, ascending to several Leadership positions and chairmanships. Dellwo has also been a practicing attorney since the 1970's. In addition to his broad court and legislative experience, Dellwo has worked as an adjunct professor for Gonzaga's Law School and undergrad.
From 1983 through 1996, Spokane elected Dennis Dellwo to represent the Third Legislative District in the Washington State Legislature. Among his accomplishments, he chaired both the Health Care and the Banking/Insurance Committees. He served on the powerful Ways and Means Committee and was a ranking member of the Law and Justice Committee. Dellwo prided himself on bringing an understanding of the letter and spirit of the law, tightening loopholes and making the laws fairer for all.
Upon graduating from Gonzaga University and Arizona State University Law School in the 1970s with a Juris Doctor and the completion of his military service, Dellwo helped establish and head the Colville Confederated Tribes' Public Defender/Legal Services office on the reservation. As the director and sole attorney, Dennis handled a wide range of legal matters, numerous criminal trials and a variety of civil cases. Dellwo served in this position for two years, living at the reservation's tribal headquarters.
Dennis then joined the Spokane law firm of Dellwo, Rudolf and Schroeder and later the firm of Dyreson, Ledlin and Dellwo where he continued his criminal and civil practice. For a while Dellwo also served as a part-time prosecutor. Dellwo has also been trained in Mediation and other Alternate Dispute Resolution methods from the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada. During his service in the Legislature, he became a member and later a partner in the local law firm of Winston and Cashatt.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Dellwo served as a faculty member of Gonzaga University School of Law, as an adjunct professor. He also taught Gonzaga undergraduate students in State and Local Government.
Please describe your top 5 priorities if elected to serve as the State Representative, Position Two, for District Six:
The first priority is to get Washington State back to work. There is nothing more critical for Spokane than the creation of new jobs. We need to make long-term investments to increase technical and scientific training for workers so that modern manufacturing jobs stay in and return to Washington. At the same time, if we want to attract innovative companies that offer living-wage jobs, we must have a highly skilled, well-educated workforce.
The second priority is to fully fund basic education as is required by our Constitution. Education is paramount for the success of our State. That means sound investments in education now to guarantee a vibrant future for our community.
The third priority is to implement the Federal Health Care Reform in such a way that it better fits Washington State.
The fourth priority is to improve access to higher education. We need to lower tuition and provide education designed to train our students for the jobs that are available. I will sponsor or co-sponsor legislation that aligns college and secondary school curriculums, so that high school graduates are ready to take on a post-secondary education. We need to plan education for the jobs that are or will be available to the students when they graduate.
The fifth priority is to invest in rebuilding our state's infrastructure so that Washington will attract new businesses and visitors and grow our clean energy sector.


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Thank you, what a gloriously rich post. Lovely to be reminded of Cameron's photography. It seems such a distant past, but I remember visiting country fairs as a child with 'mermaids' enclosed in bottles of murky formaldehyde along with other curiosities in dark tents. And lovely Chiswick - regular weekend stamping ground in London, always an inspiration.ReplyDelete
Thank you, Kate. I remember country fairs with two-headed lambs, and other strange pickled creatures in jars. Best of all was the flea circus - for some reason that intrigued me...even though there was nothing to actually see!ReplyDelete
Yes, Chiswick is lovely. I used to walk through the gardens at Chiswick House most weeks.
Thanks you for this interesting post.ReplyDelete
There was a talk about 'mermaids' at the Royal College of Surgeons recently - several new ones have recently been found. I think there's one at the Wellcome collection and one at the Horniman. They're horrible-looking things, but people WERE fooled by them, especially in America where the legendary showman Barnum had a 'scientist' verify they were real. He made an awful lot of money from them.
I remember watching a film of the water babies as a child. When he was a 'real boy' it was live-action, before switching to cartoon when he became a water baby. Have you seen it? It was very odd!!
I've seen the one at the Horniman. Such a fascinating subject. And,no, I've not seem that film version of The Water Babies. Must look out for it.ReplyDelete
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Thank you, I really enjoyed your article. It took me back to visiting one of the travelling fair grounds when I was about 5 or 6 years old in the late 1940's. I had nightmares for many years afterwards. The thing that I remember to this day was the multi headed sheep I have forgotten the other horrors over the last 72 years.ReplyDelete


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Maui short ribs for dinner from Trader Joe's. Not as good as their frozen Korean style short ribs but still yummy.
These are macaroons from Trader Joe's. I've known for a while that Trader Joe's has delicious food but along the course of this week my Aunt has convinced me that Trader Joe's is a supermarket on steroids. During this week, our dinners have been Trader Joe's food and everything tastes just like, if not better, than a restaurant, like their lasagna and korean bbq. Inexpensive, easy access delicious food! Nothing can get better!


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A lack of opportunities to substituate on defense leads to a tired defense. Simply put, when the guys are in more plays, they will tire faster. This will lead to missed tackles, blown assignments, and things of that nature.
Finally, it can lead to penalties, such as too many men on the field. If the offense is up on the line, and the defense is rushing in substitutes, that will often take too long and the offense can get the ball snapped with 12 defenders in the game. Who can argue with a free five yards?
Now you are probably thinking, "Why is he spending time on these items? They are obvious for one, and secondly, they aren't major." I agree on both accounts. If you follow football, these benefits to keeping up the tempo are obvious. They certainly are small, compared to major issues like blocking and completing passings.
So why make the fuss? Sometimes the obvious and the small make all the difference. This is especially true when talking about football. There isn't a lot of difference between great teams and not so great teams, with a few exceptions of course. But generally speaking, winning and losing these games comes down to a play or two.
The small items such as keeping the tempo moving on offense might make that difference.
If it can, I am all in.
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109 kids hone their skills at day one of William Carey's youth soccer camp. But one particular group of campers learns how to evade defenders by using the same dribbling techniques as their idols.
"The long touches are Ronaldo and the short touches are Messi touches," says 10-year-old camper Michael Owens.
These touches are just two of the moves coach Reynolds teaches the kids.
"The Maradona move, the Cruyff, Ronaldo's got a couple of moves and then different styles of dribbling - Lionel Messi's style of dribbling may be a little bit different to Cristiano Ronaldo or something like that so it's kind of just teaching them the move, the technique of the move, and why and when they would need to use that move," says William Carey assistant men's soccer coach Carl Reynolds.
The campers demonstrate which of the new moves are their favorites.
"That's my favorite move," says 11-year-old camper Tulio Sulbaran.
"I know two of these moves that are named after famous soccer players - the Maradona and then the Cruyff - they're both famous soccer players," says 9-year-old camper Carson Kratz.
Reynolds says teaching the kids moves coined after soccer legends serves as added motivation for the campers to improve their games.
"As they start doing their moves and they become good at them, it makes them do their homework on these players, and now they're starting to learn players from all around the world, and I just think that helps because it excites the kids."
"I like learning new moves to just pull a trick on a defender - just take him out," says Kratz.
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"If you want something good to eat, come down to Cherry Street Mission," recommends Robert Miller. He's been homeless for the past ten years. "They got good food down here."
Miller moved to Toledo after being a baker in Scranton, PA. Now at 60 years told, finding employment is tough. "At my age, nobody's hiring," he says.
That means more mouths to feed at the Cherry Street Mission Ministries. The Toledo-Lucas County Homelessness Board is working to help people like Robert by finding funding dollars and creating services to help the local poor. Board leaders met on Friday to discuss preventative efforts like creating more services to help the mentally ill and those on the brink of financial collapse or needing a job.
"Us working together as a preventative model will hopefully help reduce the number of people from reaching one of our doors," says Cherry St. Mission CEO, Rev. Dan Rogers.
Rogers says it takes longer for the positive economic gains to reach those at the very bottom. Some at the Mission are optimistic local and national leaders will make a difference.
"I feel President Obama and Mayor Bell are going to work something out to help these people get up and utilize the talents and skills that they have," says 53-year-old Michael Parker who is also homeless.
"It's going to be 12, 18 maybe 24 months before the increase in economy begins to catch up with the number of people who are homeless, hungry, or in trouble," Rev. Rogers tells 13abc.
Serving over 900 meals a day, the Cherry Street Mission continues to be a blessing to those who need it most. Robert says it's his lifeline until he's back on his feet and has a place to lay his head.
"It gives me a place to live, and it's better than being on the streets."
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