Can’t believe it’s Thursday already and class starts soon (half an hour) again.  On Monday we had 2 new gentlemen join our class.  One of the men was frustrated with the class – he didn’t understand anything that was being taught.  When the profesor (teacher) asked if there were any questions (about what had just been taught), this individual stood and asked when the profesor was going to teach him the ABC’s and other basics.

As an old (and former) Navy guy, his question reminded me of the World War 2 convoys.  If your ship broke down and you fell behind – bummer for you.  You either fixed the problem and hurried to catch up, or you were potentially in mortal danger of being sunk.

As another classmate eloquently told the “newbie” – no, the entire class isn’t going to be stopped or held back while you try to catch up. It’s up to you to catch up.

After class, I sat with the new guys for an hour or so and showed them what they needed to learn to catch up with the class.  But I encouraged them to not try to catch up in one day!  Take it easy, spread it out, and it’ll all work out.