The War of the Lions

In the position we are in, resiliency is a characteristic that we can only see on a small scale. We will never know if camper can overcome the poverty they are surrounded by, the poor models set by older siblings or parents, or the loss of a parent. So in my opinion, this is a question none of us are going to be able to answer realistically. When it comes to being resilient in terms of dealing with the setback of playing jail-break instead of wiffle-ball, we see this quite a bit. So for this blog assignment, I will think of resiliency in terms of there ability to deal with things they do not like or do not want to do. Firstly, I should say this past week was a trying week for the death scorpions, as they were not up to trying new things. When i think about my three campers, Kevin, Seth and Timmy, their resiliency varies from task to task. Kevin is ok when starting a new activity, unless its a tag game (ghost tag, right amy?). Its moving to a new task is where he is not very resilient. cleaning up is a problem for Kevin, as he must always get that last bead placed, the last swing of the bat, or the last brush of paint on his birdhouse. Timmy and Seth are generally OK, as they each have only one area they struggle with. Every morning, I have to crush Timmy's dreams of playing wiffle-ball for the day, and if we are playing any type of tag game, Seth is in agony. I would say the death scorpions in general have much room for improvment in terms of just going with the flow of the day, no matter the activity.

Remember: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush...