Hi Pam....thanks for the response today. I just received an email response from JM's guidance counselor. She suggested not fighting him on this one but rather applaud his desire to help others without credit for doing so. But then she said that the office can just keep track of his "hours".....so I have to write back to her to see exactly what she meant by that. Honestly, it's a noble mindset that he has but like you said, it's the teenage brain and in this case, I'm not so sure he's thinking of the ramifications of this decision not to list the hours. Anyway, again I thank you for your input. Have a great day. Clairey
Hi, and thanks for your response today. To answer your question about, what's his point?....to sum it up as neatly as I can, he plain ol' doesn't want any credit for doing what he does to help others. He feels it's important to just help if he can help and that's that. He has no aversion to helping others, just an aversion to receiving recognition or reward. He's involved with a club at school that helps our community in many ways and he genuinely enjoys it. I've been in touch with his guidance counselor who assures me that it's not something to be concerned about now because the application/acceptance for the NHS doesn't even begin till next year. Again, thanks for your input, I'm still "learning as I'm going" through these teen years so I appreciate your insight. Clairey
Idealistic, now that's the word that I've been trying to come up with to describe my son at times. Your response really has made me think a bit deeper about his desires to go this route regarding his community service hours. Thanks very much, you've been helpful. I cannot fault him for his pure/unjaded thoughts can I?.....as I've been reading the responses here this morning I have found that it's not such a bad trait to help others only because he's lead to do so....truly, it's
Things must be done differently there.
Hi Pam....thanks for the response today. I just received an email response from JM's guidance counselor. She suggested not fighting him on this one but rather applaud his desire to help others without credit for doing so. But then she said that the office can just keep track of his "hours".....so I have to write back to her to see exactly what she meant by that. Honestly, it's a noble mindset that he has but like you said, it's the teenage brain and in this case, I'm not so sure he's thinking of the ramifications of this decision not to list the hours. Anyway, again I thank you for your input. Have a great day. Clairey
My DD was in National Honor Society and she fulfilled her commm. service requirements by tutoring other kids at school.
I think it's great that your DS wants to help others & not get credit for it.
I know that teens can be so idealistic.