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Originally Posted by jtm1631
Role models should be found in your homes, schools and neighborhoods. While I admire the athletic ability of any athelete, I think the actions of Friday night show just how "common" pro atheletes are. When they are provoked they will explode and take the bait.
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I agree with you JT... however, I also believe that they should not be limited to those environs. I know many parents, teachers and neighborhoods that are far from being good role models. Ironically, some of the best teachers/mentors/role models I've had over the years have been from individuals who many times didn't hold degrees, prestigious jobs, or make oodles of money. As long as a person is a good role model, does anything else really matter?
Here's a story for you... My mom was a teacher at a preschool at our local Congregational Church. She and another woman had been teaching there for numerous years. All the kids and parents loved them both. Then one year the church got a new pastor. Additionally, the population of our little town had been growing considerably. Ironically, the new pastor's wife had been a preschool teacher and some of the new local residents with young preschool age children discovered after some research that my mom and the other woman did not hold education degrees or any college degrees (though my mom, before she was married, had attended college for 2 years studying education). As a result, my mom and the other woman were relieved of their duties. The pastor's wife and another woman with a college degree took over their teaching positions. After the first year, the new local residents who had worked to have my mom and the other woman fired came groveling back to them begging them to return to their previous positions. Too late... my mom and the other woman opened their own preschool... and to this day there are waiting lists for enrollment at the school... parents actually sign their children up when they find out that they are pregnant.