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Originally Posted by Locke
Alright, fairly intense, but I understand where you're coming from.
Look past teachers for a moment, even though they are by far more important, I am not one and cannot speak for them.
Volunteers. My parents have been volunteers forever. My mom volunteered for the 88 Olympics here in Calgary. They've instilled that volunteering spirit into me.
I'm becoming afraid to volunteer my time because every single interaction with any kid is scrutinized intensely for any wisp or hint of mis-doing.
Why is this worth my time? I'm half-tempted to just say, to hell with you people and your kids, sort it out yourself, I'll spend my time at work getting paid for my time or out with my friends having fun.
I think this is a huge problem not to mention myself and the people I volunteer with have undergone police checks and record checks at our own expense.
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I know where you're coming from. I could see this coming back when I was a teen and my father coached my team, with between 2 and 3 other parents for reasons that appear much more obvious now (witnesses to ensure no allegations of misconduct). It sounds like its progressing "nicely."
Even then, parents bitched at him like he was Mike Keenan... a pro coach being paid top dollar that they could vent to since Little Johnny who couldn't pass the ball to the other team, let alone anyone else didn't get to play as much as the best players, or that my dad refused to let one kid play because he was wearing WINTER BOOTS to an indoor soccer game. The community treated him even worse... they put him (and me as well) in the lowest teams because he was the only one with Lvl 1 & 2 qualifications that wasn't connected to the organization. Between those two things, he had enough and quit. Since he did, I was never on a low division team.
I was looking forward to coaching my dad's girlfriend's 10 year old son in the summer or winter (assuming he wants to play still), but with all the crap around community minor sports, idiot parents, and the grim spectre of harassment allegations destroying one's young reputation... I don't know if its such a cool idea anymore.