You are kidding? Right?

 

A guidance counselor can't make a kid come to school, a guidance counselor can't make a kid do his/her homework, a guidance counselor can't make a kid study.

 

That's what his parents are for. If his parents aren't doing their job then maybe a family member should help out. If the kid is not getting help from a family member or his/her parents maybe a close friend or coach could help out.

 

It's easy to blame the school, the school has dozens of kids that need help, not just the athletes.

 

The people that have been riding his coat tail coaching him and supposedly mentoring him should have been helping and giving guidance.

 

I'm sure the guidance counselor at Holmes High School does a very good job and is probably overwhelmed with the opportunities at Holmes.

 

Education begins at home. It's definitely not the guidance counselors fault.

 

No, I'm not kidding! As a guidance counselor, you should be comminicating with the coaches and notifying them if a student\athlete is having academic or attendance problems. That's the point I'm trying to make. Not all kids have the home support, but yet they still want to try and succeed in life with whatever help they can receive, and as a GUIDANCE counselor, if you cant successfully provide that, then you are not doing your job. Elijah's case could be a high profile case showing that there's not enough valued support in the public school system, but that;s another story in politics. I respect educational staff just as much as I respect our military, so this is not a knock on them, but just a question of the program direction/concentration at Holmes.

 

I do agree with this:

"The people that have been riding his coat tail coaching him and supposedly mentoring him should have been helping and giving guidance".

But, even some of them are blind to the fact that all they want is for this kids athletically ability to give them a win.

Clyde, when it comes to high school athletes, there are three F's that the kids need to look out for, and we see all three on this blog:

 

Foes - Someone who only cares about your failures

Frauds - Someone who only cares about your successes

Friends - Someone who cares about both.

 

I agree with you here, but it takes that third F to control the first two. As a father, mentor and coach I will point out a kids failures and praise his successes in hopes to show that we all fail at one point in life, but with a little help from another, and a lot help from within yourself, success is achievable. Hopefully Elijah will get that at the next level.

Let us not forget that even though he is 6'7 he is still a high school kid. Good stuff posted here. I hope he does well.

A few lines from Ryan Ernst blog entry about Pittman's signing:

 

....“It’s time for a new life and a change and a fresh start,” said Pittman. ”… They have a strong academic program. That’s what I need.”

 

Pittman......said he plans to attend West Virginia after qualifying academically at Chipola.

 

“Last year Chipola had the junior college player of the year (Casey Mitchell) and he went to West Virginia,” said Holmes coach David Henley. ”That’s where Elijah has his sights set.”

 

....said Headrick. ”You can’t help but like him, especially when you see him play. For me, he seems like a kid who wants to be successful. That’s half the battle at our level.”

 

“From what I know, he could have gone anywhere in the country,” said Headrick. ”As far as a high school kid goes, he was one of the top five players in the country who had to go to a junior college. … He’s a kid that if he comes and works hard every day, he’s a kid who will have a chance to play (Division I basketball) anywhere in country.”

 

 

 

Again, congrats Elijah. While there are some who will doubt you and hope to see you fail, there will be twice the number of people behind you and wanting you to succeed. Go make it happen big fella.

A few lines from Ryan Ernst blog entry about Pittman's signing:

 

....“It’s time for a new life and a change and a fresh start,” said Pittman. ”… They have a strong academic program. That’s what I need.”

 

Pittman......said he plans to attend West Virginia after qualifying academically at Chipola.

 

“Last year Chipola had the junior college player of the year (Casey Mitchell) and he went to West Virginia,” said Holmes coach David Henley. ”That’s where Elijah has his sights set.”

 

....said Headrick. ”You can’t help but like him, especially when you see him play. For me, he seems like a kid who wants to be successful. That’s half the battle at our level.”

 

“From what I know, he could have gone anywhere in the country,” said Headrick. ”As far as a high school kid goes, he was one of the top five players in the country who had to go to a junior college. … He’s a kid that if he comes and works hard every day, he’s a kid who will have a chance to play (Division I basketball) anywhere in country.”

 

 

 

 

Again, congrats Elijah. While there are some who will doubt you and hope to see you fail, there will be twice the number of people behind you and wanting you to succeed. Go make it happen big fella.

You won't find those who hope to see him fail here on this forum. So, let's not try to play that card here. We all wish him luck.

You won't find those who hope to see him fail here on this forum. So, let's not try to play that card here. We all wish him luck.

 

Where in my post did I try to make it seem as if some are hoping he fails? :confused:

Where in my post did I try to make it seem as if some are hoping he fails? :confused:

Did you not type this?

Again, congrats Elijah. While there are some who will doubt you and hope to see you fail, there will be twice the number of people behind you and wanting you to succeed. Go make it happen big fella.

 

If you didn't then someone logged into your account and did it for you. If that's the case then there is a rule against that. Rule #11 states No one else may access or login to your account for any reason.

 

Just want to be clear.

Did you not type this?

Again, congrats Elijah. While there are some who will doubt you and hope to see you fail, there will be twice the number of people behind you and wanting you to succeed. Go make it happen big fella.

 

If you didn't then someone logged into your account and did it for you. If that's the case then there is a rule against that. Rule #11 states No one else may access or login to your account for any reason.

 

Just want to be clear.

 

I did type that. I wasn't referring to people on this forum though. I was talking in general.

I did type that. I wasn't referring to people on this forum though. I was talking in general.

That's fine, that's why I made the post to clarify that no one here felt that way.

That's fine, that's why I made the post to clarify that no one here felt that way.

 

Fair enough.

I agree with you here, but it takes that third F to control the first two. As a father, mentor and coach I will point out a kids failures and praise his successes in hopes to show that we all fail at one point in life, but with a little help from another, and a lot help from within yourself, success is achievable. Hopefully Elijah will get that at the next level.

 

Holmes High School has an excellent mentoring program and is always looking for volunteers from the community. Maybe you should apply to be a mentor and show everybody in Covington how being a father, mentor and coach is done. I am sure you could call Holmes and get the information you would need.

It is very easy to sit back at your computer and type comments about how the Holmes community failed this kid. Why don't you put your time, money and mentoring skills to work?

Holmes High School has an excellent mentoring program and is always looking for volunteers from the community. Maybe you should apply to be a mentor and show everybody in Covington how being a father, mentor and coach is done. I am sure you could call Holmes and get the information you would need.

It is very easy to sit back at your computer and type comments about how the Holmes community failed this kid. Why don't you put your time, money and mentoring skills to work?

 

It is very easy to sit back at your computer and type comments about how the Holmes community failed this kid. Why don't you put your time, money and mentoring skills to work?

 

Unnecessary comment! If you knew anything about me, you would be more educated on how much I actually work with and for kids.

 

Wow! did I hit home or something? What I do with my time is up to me, and who I choose to mentor is up to me. I have a job and I don't need any information from Holmes, but thank you for offering. Holmes I believe has paid individuals in the schools system, so they don't need volunteers, but if they do, and if you are not already doing so, maybe you should help them out instead being so sour about my opinions. This is an open forum and no one individual was personally attacked by comments; just a system. So IMO that excellent mentoring program at Holmes that you mentioned POSSIBLY could have done a better job with Elijah throughout the years. Is that a better way to put it for you? :thumb:

Are we now taking the position that any time a star athlete doesn't qualify for freshman eligibility in the NCAA, it's the school's fault?

 

Doesn't the athlete have to shoulder some of the blame as well?

Are we now taking the position that any time a star athlete doesn't qualify for freshman eligibility in the NCAA, it's the school's fault?

 

Doesn't the athlete have to shoulder some of the blame as well?

 

No sir. We live in a country that thrives on being helped by the system, so why not blame it? No accountability anymore. I agree with westsider 100%

It is very easy to sit back at your computer and type comments about how the Holmes community failed this kid. Why don't you put your time, money and mentoring skills to work?

 

Unnecessary comment! If you knew anything about me, you would be more educated on how much I actually work with and for kids.

 

Wow! did I hit home or something? What I do with my time is up to me, and who I choose to mentor is up to me. I have a job and I don't need any information from Holmes, but thank you for offering. Holmes I believe has paid individuals in the schools system, so they don't need volunteers, but if they do, and if you are not already doing so, maybe you should help them out instead being so sour about my opinions. This is an open forum and no one individual was personally attacked by comments; just a system. So IMO that excellent mentoring program at Holmes that you mentioned POSSIBLY could have done a better job with Elijah throughout the years. Is that a better way to put it for you? :thumb:

 

I apologize if you were offended. That was truly not my intention. I was just stating that there are signs as you drive by on Madison Avenue that are asking for people from the community to be mentors to students in Covington.