tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post6428359341322490250..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: How I learned to be a pragmatistNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-45027247799866942522012-01-09T06:44:18.398-06:002012-01-09T06:44:18.398-06:00When you deal with kids you got to be pragmatic. ...When you deal with kids you got to be pragmatic. I adopted my kids when they were 5 and 7. Pragmatism rules on kids.<br /><br />I'm not so sure about other places, tho. I was also a union organizer in MS and NM. Pragmatism leads directly to sell out. For good reasons, too.<br /><br />You have to pick your battles, and maybe the solution is to decide before you get into the battle whether its pramatic or sellout.DerFarmhttp://yellowdogpolitics.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-64705779937428616992012-01-08T22:09:53.830-06:002012-01-08T22:09:53.830-06:00Thank you so much, Smartypants and Aquagranny. Th...Thank you so much, Smartypants and Aquagranny. This is such great advice and it underscores the dysfunction of liberal idealism. To them it is more important to stand by an idea of something than do the work of finding out what is effective. It's like researchers and authors who become infected with, "I thought of it, therefore it's true." People come up with an idea on how something ought to work and become infatuated with the idea of it rather than the practical application of it. Pragmatists such as ourselves strive to find out what works and are willing to abandon our ideas in favor of success.Tien Lenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-46376424236994700092012-01-08T13:50:52.131-06:002012-01-08T13:50:52.131-06:00Excellent diary. Thank you. I did social work an...Excellent diary. Thank you. I did social work and counseling for 30 years before I retired. I learned: treat your clients with respect, have empathy for their individual circumstances and cultural needs, and be a 'partner' with your client to help attain THEIR goals not your perception of what those goals ought to be.<br /><br />Also, encourage, support and celebrate the small steps rather than crying over not having giant leaps. Ultimate pragamatism, I guess. If you don't learn these lessons pretty quickly, you won't last in the job.<br /><br />Thanks again, from Aquagranny911Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com