The Breakfast Club
Yet another example of how much things have changed.
The movie whose name I borrowed for the title of this rant was the quintessential angst film of its era. The central them was how much boys and girls were different from each other, yet how much the same they were. There were two female "members" of the Breakfast Club, and three male "members". They were each a representative of a stereotype of five cliques one would see in schools in most towns across the country.
The three males were the geek, the jock and the metal-head. They had their own distinct interests and styles and all three actors (Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez and Judd Nelson, respectively) played their roles perfectly. Certainly, in my high school, these were three cliques that were active, among others.
Which brings me to the youth of today. As I have written here many times, Jonathan is very much the athlete -- the jock. He's a multi-state Tae Kwon Do champ and a slugger on his baseball team. He would, it seems, be the modern day Andy from the movie.
But wait...
The other day I took Jonathan to the mall to walk around and "air him out" from a day in the house. I brought him to FYE, the music store, and asked him to pick out two CD's for us to listen to on the way home. He listened to (you can do that now) and chose Metallica's Master of Puppets and Disturbed's Ten Thousand Fists. Maybe he's the metal-head.
And yet this morning Jonathan began a new routine. Today was his first day in the Chess Club. Oh, my. He's the geek too.
Truth be told, I am so excited for Jonathan to learn and play chess. It is the ultimate strategy game. It will help him to use his mind in so many ways. He'll think more clearly when doing school work. It can help him in social and work settings. And it will help him to use strategy in Tae Kwon Do.
There is obviously a little bit of the geek, the athlete and the metal-head in my son. I'm guessing he isn't alone. I don't see today's youth being segmented as we were in my generation. It will lead to a more well-rounded individual.
Besides, now Jonathan can teach me to play.
The movie whose name I borrowed for the title of this rant was the quintessential angst film of its era. The central them was how much boys and girls were different from each other, yet how much the same they were. There were two female "members" of the Breakfast Club, and three male "members". They were each a representative of a stereotype of five cliques one would see in schools in most towns across the country.
The three males were the geek, the jock and the metal-head. They had their own distinct interests and styles and all three actors (Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez and Judd Nelson, respectively) played their roles perfectly. Certainly, in my high school, these were three cliques that were active, among others.
Which brings me to the youth of today. As I have written here many times, Jonathan is very much the athlete -- the jock. He's a multi-state Tae Kwon Do champ and a slugger on his baseball team. He would, it seems, be the modern day Andy from the movie.
But wait...
The other day I took Jonathan to the mall to walk around and "air him out" from a day in the house. I brought him to FYE, the music store, and asked him to pick out two CD's for us to listen to on the way home. He listened to (you can do that now) and chose Metallica's Master of Puppets and Disturbed's Ten Thousand Fists. Maybe he's the metal-head.
And yet this morning Jonathan began a new routine. Today was his first day in the Chess Club. Oh, my. He's the geek too.
Truth be told, I am so excited for Jonathan to learn and play chess. It is the ultimate strategy game. It will help him to use his mind in so many ways. He'll think more clearly when doing school work. It can help him in social and work settings. And it will help him to use strategy in Tae Kwon Do.
There is obviously a little bit of the geek, the athlete and the metal-head in my son. I'm guessing he isn't alone. I don't see today's youth being segmented as we were in my generation. It will lead to a more well-rounded individual.
Besides, now Jonathan can teach me to play.
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