bay area teacher to chef curry: " i love you, but don't come to my school"

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

I agree. fukk Steph, need someone like Dennis Scott to come and teach them about the realities of life

"Don't ask me for my autograph. Ask me to explain the rage that's inside of me "



TooLazy's bucket list :

#4759: Find 3D and ask him about the rage that's inside of him

 

[rapbeats]

Sarcastically calling me smart guy when most people make about 40k working a 9 to 5. Somebody que up the Jennifer Lawrence gif. If the shyt so attainable why aren't most people these things since we know in general most people like doing the easiest stuff?

who said it was easy? it takes hard work. do you know why people choose hoop/rap over book work? its because they dont naturally LIKE books. but they naturally like playing a sport or rapping. its not about if they're good at it or not its about what they ENJOY doing. now if they're good at it. then even more so. they will choose ball or rapping over books cause its enjoyable more so than books and it comes easier to them. books you have to put in the time. sure you have to put in the time on the court(they dont know this either no matter how many times steph says it only 2 will hear that part.. the rest will runaway dreaming about being him without the hardwork. because all they see is the finished product. see its different looking at a person from a regular job. you see them as a finished product but you see them as people who studied/worked hard. because its not flashy like entertainment. that flash can make you see things that are not true or not see the entire picture.

you rarely get to see nba players at practice unless you're looking for th

Let me explain why your reading comprehension is likely lower than mine.

I said that the teacher acted as if Curry had nothing holding him back from success. This is true because the teacher never referenced an obstacle that could've derailed Curry's dream of being a successful player. Instead he focused on having an NBA vet for a father, being 6'3" and having the highest quality of resources. He theorizes and assumes throughout the whole letter as if he knows Curry personally to the point that he can predict what he will or won't say. It comes off as pessimistic and jaded, which I understand because I'm a HS teacher too.

What I'm trying to tell your dumbass is that we all have bumps in the road to success. Curry clearly had way less than the average kid but it doesn't dehumanize him to the point to where he can't show kids that no matter how privileged a person is, it takes hard work and smart decisions to travel through adversity.

i see you didnt read my other posts in this very thread smart guy. i've already addressed this.

mr smart guy. who cares if curry had OTHER obstacles.

he wont the lottery in almost every category necessary to become a succesful nba player.

The only thing curry lacked was superior athleticism. but guess what. he had his dad as a witness "son you dont need crazy hops or crazy speed, look at me. shooting the rock and making millions. " See i'm old enough to remember his pops. that story alone = one more lottery win. see its harder for the jordan kids to be nba stars because their dad was literally THEE most athletic player of all time or at least top 10 of all time. whats the odds anyone will end up being of those type of athletes? slim. pops curry was not ultra athletic. neither is steph. so it isnt farfetched to see "my pops made it gunning, so can i."

his pops was taller. but curry is still tall for the pg position. its not like curry is some 5'7 dude trying to make it with no help. curry went to a small school because they didnt believe he was all that since he wasnt super long or super athletic. but even without those things he still had the tutoring of a nba parent bringing his nba friends over to practice with his 6'3 kid. sorry. curry's bumps in the road really aint bumps when you think about it.

but even if they were. they wont help the kids out because the kids are to silly to put two and two together like you are I. we're grown now. we have the mental ability to pull that off. THEY DONT. thats the point of the teachers entire letter.

 

[rapbeats]

I see.

So some of these ppl who may be doctors bc their parents were doctors, lawyers etc and they grew up with a silver spoon and access to the best schools and teaching.....they're better examples to motivate the youth than an NBA player who is accused of having the same advantages

And in their case nepotism often plays a part in their success, whereas in sports you make your own way.

now you making sense. you are 100% correct. a doctor/lawyer that is going behind their parents who were the same is not nearly as great of a person to bring in comparison to a first time graduate out of a poor family. or even a first time professional(in some career) out of a poor family.) those would be the best stories. it would be best to have blue collar workers come thru and give these kids the real. telling them hey you can make a solid living wearing these uniforms and using your hands. a guy with a few certs can come thru and explain how he /she got those certs and flipped that into a few good jobs.

 

[rapbeats]

Im not mad at the teacher he just a hater that thinks he kicking knowledge but he not. I don't run into all these people y'all seem to run into that have these delusions that's why I can't agree with him or anybody co signing him.

well i'm glad you dont run into those types of people. i know a bunch of them. sorry to say.

 

[King Crimson]

it's not a real dream if they arent even playing organized ball. a lot of kids have no clue what they really want to do but adults keep asking them to give answers. a lot of times these kids are just BS'ing.

This is hella true. I work mostly with middle schoolers and I for sure didn't know what I wanted to be. I remember being asked as a kid and giving generic ass answers, but All I really knew for sure was that I wanted to catch Mewtwo and the other 149 Pokemon, and I liked getting dubs to that NEXT song.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Or maybe not. When I tell my students they are not going to be professional athletes, they like to say, “Won’t you feel stupid if one of your students does go pro?” And my answer is always the same: “No, because even if they do, that means I will still be 99.9% right. Right now I am one thousand for one thousand.” Steph, you and I know they have a better chance of winning the lottery, but no one seems to tell them these things but me. Would this letter make you feel better if I told you I discourage the California Lottery from giving inspirational speeches at my high school as well? If I wrote them a letter, would anyone think I was out of line? Probably not.

I don't even know where to begin with the erratum in this analogy. Teachers should NEVER EVER operate on this level of thinking, under any circumstances.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Does the teacher only hold this opinion on athletes? Would he decline an astronaut, mathematician, or even a former president?

If it all boils down to him working on percentages, it sets a dangerous precedent, given the fact that he's steering these kids into the cycle that the system enslaves them in - working only in the confines of what is mathematically attainable - rather than trying to break the chains and create change. There's a conversation that needs to be had, but it certainly isn't the one that ultimately leads the next generation into the same circular void.

 

[goatnole]

fukk this dude.
He's worried about what these kids "might" do or not do once the stars leave. shyt, that's already happening without the Stars coming.

He never know which kid that will be inspired to do great things because of a simple visit. If it positively changed the life of one student, then it was a success.

 

[Ronnie Lott]

Well sir, are you and I discussing this letter?
You think we read it, and not those kids? or other kids across the entire country?
His message is real, and now its being heard and even felt by people everywhere.

Not everyone will agree with it, but plenty do. Anyone who is an adult and thinks of things beyond their own situations can see the truth in it bruh. And when do you see this type of angle? You don't
That's why this story is worth talking about.. .like, finally someone has said something. This country idolizes these types of people. The teacher is so right that you sir... well, imo you are sohh wrong

Then the replies in here nikkaz going "He's just looking for attention" Yeah, attention for the kids that actually need it. Black lives do matter. Steph doesn't deal with the same issues that the average "black lives" of america have to deal with. So for him to go to the Hood, and give his uppity speeches, can he actually talk to these youth who will be overly impressioned by whatever he says since he is a superstar?

The guy is a teacher, he has witnessed how things go. So I'll take his word over somebody who spent maybe 15secs really thinking about what was being said here

So only marginally successful people should talk to students?

 

[mcdivit85]

I wonder if this same teacher would say the same to a Fortune 500 CEO who may have wanted to come vist the school. The chances of poor, inner city kids(black kids) growing up to be the CEO of McDonald's or Home Depot or Ford are even more unlikely than them turning pro in basketball. Yet, for some reason, maybe cultural and racial, I doubt that teacher would discourage that type of person visiting his class.

The reality is, the NBA is filled with students like his from poor, inner city schools who made it pro. Damn near the whole league I would bet....minus some foreigners, who may have been poor in their home country too, and the few born and raised middle class.

Yes, there are only 30 teams. Yes, there are only a few hundred players. But there are 500 companies in the Fortune 500, each with THOUSANDS of employees. And yet with these thousands upon thousands of employees, none needing any superior physical ability, only the use of their brain, upper level management seems to allude all but a handful of blacks.

Are there a few hundred black CEOs of Fortune 500 companies? Are there a few hundred blacks in Fortune 500 board rooms? How about hundreds of CFOs or COOs? Charimans of the Board? Trustees? No, but there are hundreds of poor, inner city kids playing in the NBA, NBDL and in Europe.

Yet this teacher would have no problem with Jaime Dimon "inspiring" his students. Even though joining such ranks, continually dominated by protestant white men who play a perpetual game of Musical Chairs when it comes to corporate leadership, would make getting to the NBA look like a cake walk.

This teacher is an attention whore, but more than that, he is out of line. Dare I say letting his white supremacy show.

Peace

 

[ThaGlow]

Teacher mad he/she can't reach the students. He/she only want Steph to cosign the shyt he/she been preaching to the kids on some I told you so shyt. FOH.

Steph aint no miracle worker. This teacher wildin. Steph will inspire, impact a few lives even, but then everyone else goes back to their same life as it was before.

Instead of the teacher wasting time writing that letter, he should write to who he wants to come address kids at the school: real former students with talents and hoop dreams that are now miserable/homeless because they couldn't make it and had no education /backup plan.

Lol and watch kids ignore the "straight talk" from his hand picked speakers too. Do your job teacher. Be innovative and inspiring as a teacher.

 

[Jimi Swagger]

As a teacher, one of the most heartbreaking things (for a number of reasons) is having a classroom full of boys who all want to be a professional athlete, even though none of them have ever played a single day of organized sports or have the least bit of athleticism to them at all. They also don't have the resources or support to get better.

That being said, I have made it a point never to shyt on their dreams. All I ask them to do is have a backup plan. Maybe work their asses off to get a scholarship or something and go to a school to become a sports therapist, or sports manager, or lawyer, or something. Anything.

Sadly there's no fame or recognition in there. Matter of fact, about 4 hours, I literally had a kid tell me that he would rather be the player than the owner (we were having a discussion about about Dan Gilbert and the aftermath of Lebron leaving a few years back). It's crazy, but how do you tell the truth without shytting on these kids' dreams?

This is refreshing and admirable that at least they wanted to play ball. Had a college buddy who used to teach Computer Applications and Robotics in a stereotypical, Southern, poor, majority non-White district (aka poor funding and uninvolved younger parents). They told her Day 1 fukk her Apps class and they aspire to sell dope, not rap or ball, but sell dope, and that they only needed to learn how to count guap.

You have to put it in terms they can understand, sure the athletes have the glitter but the Donald Sterlings of the world have the gold. Sterling could/can still fukk just about any pretty thing that he wants at age 80 with more net-worth than his entire squad. Also, people with real networth can do anything they want, use the example of Sterlings dead junkie son who shot his best friend with no punishment or news coverage. Tell them ownership and control is everything in a capitalist society and even the skilled professionals who work with the athletes eat good

The lawyers, agents, team admins, etc. attend the same parties, have the same fun as the athletes without worrying about a torn ACL ending their fun.

 

[Ronnie Lott]

"High fivin the homies"

 

[HideoKojima]

Cliff notes please

Don't give these kids hoop dreams.

When ever a athelete visits a school they usually say "Stay in school, make good grades and get an education". I have yet to see a dude say "Follow your dreams and you too can be an NBA player like me". Its only a few guys on the Basketball team, you ain't gonna inspire all them guys to hoop over dreams. They already know where they stand.

 

[ralph lauren]

good idea to tell these kids they anit shyt from the jump

/scarcasm

acting liek there arent other postions in the nba that dont claim the title of being step curry