The "Gentlemen's Club"

[Mac1958]

Outstanding - This South Carolina teacher has started a club for at-risk/fatherless boys, to teach them life lessons they probably won't get at home.

Teacher creates "Gentleman's Club" to teach students life lessons

Every Wednesday nearly 60 students at Memminger Elementary dress for success and meet for the Gentleman's Club.

Raymond Nelson is the student support specialist at Memminger Elementary in Downtown Charleston. He works with at-risk children and over winter break thought of an idea to teach his students life lessons.

"I was thinking maybe if I have the boys dress for success," Nelson said. "When was the last time you saw someone fighting in a tuxedo?"

Nelson started The Gentleman's Club. Their motto is "Look good, feel good, do good." Every Wednesday, dozens of first through fifth graders walk into class in their Sunday's best.

"They like the reaction of walking up to classrooms and say, 'Oh, you look so nice and handsome,' they just love it," Nelson said. Nelson keeps a stash of donated jackets, vests and ties at school for kids who don't have their own.

"A lot of my students perform well when they know someone cares about them," Nelson said.

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[Lucy Hamilton]

Outstanding - This South Carolina teacher has started a club for at-risk/fatherless boys, to teach them life lessons they probably won't get at home.

Teacher creates "Gentleman's Club" to teach students life lessons

Every Wednesday nearly 60 students at Memminger Elementary dress for success and meet for the Gentleman's Club.

Raymond Nelson is the student support specialist at Memminger Elementary in Downtown Charleston. He works with at-risk children and over winter break thought of an idea to teach his students life lessons.

"I was thinking maybe if I have the boys dress for success," Nelson said. "When was the last time you saw someone fighting in a tuxedo?"

Nelson started The Gentleman's Club. Their motto is "Look good, feel good, do good." Every Wednesday, dozens of first through fifth graders walk into class in their Sunday's best.

"They like the reaction of walking up to classrooms and say, 'Oh, you look so nice and handsome,' they just love it," Nelson said. Nelson keeps a stash of donated jackets, vests and ties at school for kids who don't have their own.

"A lot of my students perform well when they know someone cares about them," Nelson said.

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What outstanding stuff this is.

 

[Lucy Hamilton]

Outstanding - This South Carolina teacher has started a club for at-risk/fatherless boys, to teach them life lessons they probably won't get at home.

Teacher creates "Gentleman's Club" to teach students life lessons

Every Wednesday nearly 60 students at Memminger Elementary dress for success and meet for the Gentleman's Club.

Raymond Nelson is the student support specialist at Memminger Elementary in Downtown Charleston. He works with at-risk children and over winter break thought of an idea to teach his students life lessons.

"I was thinking maybe if I have the boys dress for success," Nelson said. "When was the last time you saw someone fighting in a tuxedo?"

Nelson started The Gentleman's Club. Their motto is "Look good, feel good, do good." Every Wednesday, dozens of first through fifth graders walk into class in their Sunday's best.

"They like the reaction of walking up to classrooms and say, 'Oh, you look so nice and handsome,' they just love it," Nelson said. Nelson keeps a stash of donated jackets, vests and ties at school for kids who don't have their own.

"A lot of my students perform well when they know someone cares about them," Nelson said.

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This is what these children need, someone and something positive and constructive, not the Black Lives Matter POS.

 

[bucs90]

I live in Charleston is this is such a wonderful story. The kids in downtown Charlestons ghettos don't have an easy life and this is such a good thing for them.

Building that confidence and self esteem in a positive way is crucial. Giving a kid a role model and standard that he doesn't want to disappoint is a powerful motivator.

 

[tinydancer]

Oh thank you so much for this.

A quick story about teaching my daughter without teaching her if you catch my drift. We were on our way to Louisiana to pick up my foundation bitch Ruby Star and my teenage daughter a true Toronto kid that was rebelling not in a good way decided that the dress she bought in Cocoa Beach (father in laws) thinking she was going to be a hit across southern states.

Showed a lot of skin. My husband was trying to talk me into talking her out of it. I decided to let nature aka Mom's look at life take its course.

Pulled into the Alabama. To the welcome center. Yup my kid looked like a trollop wearing this outfit and for crying out loud I am no prude and then she heard herself talked about and I just smiled. Before you knew it in NO she was wearing my maxis and starting to read Junior League Recipes.



And that's not the end of the story!

 

[Pogo]

This line aptly sums up the whole thing:

"A lot of my students perform well when they know someone cares about them".

 

[Mac1958]

Nothing special about this either. A teacher, some old clothes. A little time.

Wow.
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[tinydancer]

I live in Charleston is this is such a wonderful story. The kids in downtown Charlestons ghettos don't have an easy life and this is such a good thing for them.

Building that confidence and self esteem in a positive way is crucial. Giving a kid a role model and standard that he doesn't want to disappoint is a powerful motivator.

I think we need to do more that way.

Sometimes it can be as simple as what we are doing right now up in town. Collecting graduation dresses so those that don't have the money can go to the prom. All small steps but they mean so much.

One thing I used to do back when I lived in Toronto was donate dresses for women who wanted to get back into the work force. And makeup and get hair style what do you call them these days to donate a "let's get you up to date" freebies. Specifically you could sign up with a partner who could help you thru the process. Other successful women.

 

[Pogo]

Nothing special about this either. A teacher, some old clothes. A little time.

Wow.

You left out just one thing --- a balanced perception of human nature.

 

[tinydancer]

This line aptly sums up the whole thing:

"A lot of my students perform well when they know someone cares about them".

Even though my parents were awesome I'll tell you straight out my teachers had a profound influence on me and I can't thank them enough for teaching me to embrace the universe.

 

[tinydancer]

Okay okay there was one. Grade three.

She had this thing with gum. Little did I realize she REALLY REALLY HATED GUM.

 

[tinydancer]

Here is where I guess I learned to be more aware of my surroundings. Hence. Good hunter.

All September long she kept this big jar on her desk to put in all the gum she had collected from our mouths. I didn't realize at the time this could be used as a weapon to teach all other children not to chew gum in her class.

So in October I can't remember if it was Double Bubble or Wrigley's I got caught with THE GUM.

So what she did? She made me chew my gum and all the other gum that was in her glass on her desk.

I became a rebel. Good lesson learned.

 

[Mac1958]

Nothing special about this either. A teacher, some old clothes. A little time. Wow.

You left out just one thing --- a balanced perception of human nature.

Yeah, fair point. Sometimes with all the noise we lose track of the big picture. This teacher didn't.
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[LoneLaugher]

If the was not ALWAYS an agenda behind these kinds of threads....I might have a warm and fuzzy feeling.

Spit it out, already.

 

[LoneLaugher]

I live in Charleston is this is such a wonderful story. The kids in downtown Charlestons ghettos don't have an easy life and this is such a good thing for them.

Building that confidence and self esteem in a positive way is crucial. Giving a kid a role model and standard that he doesn't want to disappoint is a powerful motivator.

Coming from you....meaningless drivel. Why don't YOU set that example? Would you want those kids in Mr. Nelson's program to read what you have written on this forum?

 

[LoneLaugher]

Nothing special about this either. A teacher, some old clothes. A little time. Wow.

You left out just one thing --- a balanced perception of human nature.

Yeah, fair point. Sometimes with all the noise we lose track of the big picture. This teacher didn't.
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Most teachers don't.

 

[Blackrook]

It's a good idea to have kids dress formally to go to school. Perhaps this school should require student uniforms.

 

[AvgGuyIA]

Outstanding - This South Carolina teacher has started a club for at-risk/fatherless boys, to teach them life lessons they probably won't get at home.

Teacher creates "Gentleman's Club" to teach students life lessons

Every Wednesday nearly 60 students at Memminger Elementary dress for success and meet for the Gentleman's Club.

Raymond Nelson is the student support specialist at Memminger Elementary in Downtown Charleston. He works with at-risk children and over winter break thought of an idea to teach his students life lessons.

"I was thinking maybe if I have the boys dress for success," Nelson said. "When was the last time you saw someone fighting in a tuxedo?"

Nelson started The Gentleman's Club. Their motto is "Look good, feel good, do good." Every Wednesday, dozens of first through fifth graders walk into class in their Sunday's best.

"They like the reaction of walking up to classrooms and say, 'Oh, you look so nice and handsome,' they just love it," Nelson said. Nelson keeps a stash of donated jackets, vests and ties at school for kids who don't have their own.

"A lot of my students perform well when they know someone cares about them," Nelson said.

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If only there could be a Gentlemen's Club in every town. That's something I'd donate to. Conservative upbringing makes for good men.

 

[AvgGuyIA]

I live in Charleston is this is such a wonderful story. The kids in downtown Charlestons ghettos don't have an easy life and this is such a good thing for them.

Building that confidence and self esteem in a positive way is crucial. Giving a kid a role model and standard that he doesn't want to disappoint is a powerful motivator.

Coming from you....meaningless drivel. Why don't YOU set that example? Would you want those kids in Mr. Nelson's program to read what you have written on this forum?

Your liberal inspired programs like handing a kid a sign and having him march around chanting BLM does nothing to improve the lives of these young boys. Look at these boys and the REAL men with them. I guarantee you not one of these boys show up wearing sagging pants. And they won't be involved in the next looting spree. Of course Bucs, I and other conservatives are going to approve of this program. It's obvious these men are teaching these boys conservative ideals. That's why you want to criticize it.

 

[LoneLaugher]

I live in Charleston is this is such a wonderful story. The kids in downtown Charlestons ghettos don't have an easy life and this is such a good thing for them.

Building that confidence and self esteem in a positive way is crucial. Giving a kid a role model and standard that he doesn't want to disappoint is a powerful motivator.

Coming from you....meaningless drivel. Why don't YOU set that example? Would you want those kids in Mr. Nelson's program to read what you have written on this forum?

Your liberal inspired programs like handing a kid a sign and having him march around chanting BLM does nothing to improve the lives of these young boys. Look at these boys and the REAL men with them. I guarantee you not one of these boys show up wearing sagging pants. And the won't be involved in the next looting spree. Of course Bucs, I and other conservatives are going to approve of this program. It's obvious these men are teaching these boys conservative ideals. That's why you want to criticize it.

You believe that Mr. Nelson is a conservative?