I have patience for students who apply themselves. Everyone learns differently and one cannot expect one individual to learn at another one's rate.
I would much MUCH rather teach a person with 95% work ethic and 5% talent than the other way around. I have no problem with someone not grasping a concept -- not being able to do something -- but I loathe laziness. I can have the most brilliant kid in the world in my class and if they are lazy, I want nothing to do with them.
Which isn't to say that I don't do my share of shirking and have fun doing it. LOL In fact, after a hard competition, we usually slack off for a day or so before hitting the course again. But being around people who are fundamentally lazy maddens me -- I almost feel as if they are sucking all of my energy out of me.
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I would much MUCH rather teach a person with 95% work ethic and 5% talent than the other way around. I have no problem with someone not grasping a concept -- not being able to do something -- but I loathe laziness. I can have the most brilliant kid in the world in my class and if they are lazy, I want nothing to do with them.
Which isn't to say that I don't do my share of shirking and have fun doing it. LOL In fact, after a hard competition, we usually slack off for a day or so before hitting the course again. But being around people who are fundamentally lazy maddens me -- I almost feel as if they are sucking all of my energy out of me.