learning.

I liked that video. It was pretty interesting stuff, it was neat to see those young kids creating things that I couldn’t. haha. The kids are learning useful things. Though they may never build a rollercoaster again, the learned how to use their hands, and put things together.

In the day, and age we live in, we don’t need to know anything. If you need to know something you can Google it. All of the world’s information is laid out right in front of us, on the web. So it doesn’t matter so much what kids are learning. What matters is that they are learning how to learn. Also, they are learning how to teach them selves. Some of the most important lessons a person can learn, are the lessons they teach themselves. Or, maybe these are the things they already know and are merely piecing things together. Like I said before, the context isn’t important, the skills are. When I say skills I’m referring to things like, problem solving, rationalizing, and critical thinking.

To be able to look at a situation, or be in a situation, and think rationally isn’t easy. It could be the one skill that defines a person’s life. Being able to make good decisions is first step to being able to make good decisions under pressure. Now this kid’s life has just changed. He went from being an accountant who lives at his parent’s house with his cats and his video games, to being a strategist in a United States Marine Corps infantry. Being able to make good choices under pressure is a skill all employers want to see. Weather he be in the military, a fireman, a cop, a lawyer, a businessman, it doesn’t matter. To be regarded as successful or highly skilled a person has to be ale to pull through when it counts. He went from writing notes to little Suzy, to saying something clever and funny to Sally, when Suzy wasn’t around. This kid has confidence because he can say the right thing at the right time. This kid can do the right thing at the right time. This kid is wonderful. Why? Because he learned to think critically and objectively at a rather young age.

This kid has now learned to think clearly, in his own way, and use his own hands to form something. You can tell a person how to rotate a puzzle piece to make it fit, but it is easier and faster if they do it themselves. My example child now thinks clearly, objectively, critically, applicably, handles high pressure situations with grace, speaks and portrays confidence, is successful at work; home, and in his personal relationships. The only negative effects that I’m imaging here would be a lack of high stress jobs. All of these kids running around motivated to tear it up, and they are all competing for the same jobs in the same fields, because everyone wants to be in the thick of things.

Labor Day Weekend

I spent my Labor Day weekend doing what I do best, having fun. I first went to Apple Valley to visit the family of a friend with whom I was stationed with in California. I spent a couple days in apple valley and let his family, and friends show me all around the big city, (as Apple Valley is  a suburb to Minneapolis). although I enjoyed the city, and seeing things rather out of the ordinary for me, I was excited to come home.

The Minnesotans then came down to Wisconsin, hoping I could show them a good time. I invited 35 of my closest friends to a fire on my lawn. With the mini-dirtbikes, shotguns, and heavy beer consumption, it was rather difficult for me to focus on entertaining my guests. I hope they enjoyed their eventful stay in rural Wisconsin.

All about me

Hey,
My name is Mike, obviously. I'm from a small town no ones ever heard of, so it doesn't really pay to name it here. I like to be busy. Weather it be driving around with my windows down and my music playing above a healthy decible, or drinking a beer around a fire with my friends. I think the most important things in life are memories, and the people you make them with. I love to entertain people by making jokes and being the center of attention. That attention usually goes to my head, until I cross the line and say something dumb. That's really about all I have to say.