Young Ones

Patience is a virtue, a virtue as to which I do not have the good fortune of being gifted with by god, by any means. Life has a way of coming in at intermittent points and testing the weak points of a person, so patience is tested daily on my side of the world. Particularly on A days, in second period, when I am an aide in the level one welding class at our school. Great class, with access to all the tools necessary, the denotative and connotative meaning of the word, to leave high school and become successful in any of the many fields within the welding and fabrication industry. With a very patient, great teacher who is willing to actually teach his students, there seems to be no reason for failure; that is, if you apply yourself. Oh wait, there is the problem.

For most of these kids that have been placed in this class, this is the second year where I am available to them as an aide. One of the most important things that go into teaching, however, is to have a group of students that are willing and eager to learn. Now, I am not saying they are all bad, there is a minority of very gifted students, ironically those who happen to be interested in moonbuggy. But, for the rest, it does not seem to matter how I explain, I just end up explaining it again the next class. You might ask, why do you keep trying then? The answer is simple: passion; when one is so deeply passionate about what they do, they will go through leaps and bounds to help others to possibly achieve that same passion.