Passing Success on to The Next Generation

We all play many roles in our lives, mother, fathers, students, teachers, etc. etc. So many roles that sometimes they tend to get away from us. For me one of these important roles is of an uncle. If you read my dedication post to my sisters, you know that I have two sisters. They have blessed me with three nieces and one nephew.

I have the opportunity to watch one of them grow on a daily basis because she lives with me. For a person that is not a parent, I find it very interesting to see how she reacts to different situation and how she changes behaviors and opinions as she grows older.

One specific area I was able to watch over and help out in was the area of education.

(Not my Niece)

(Not my Niece)



Since she lives with me , I was able to keep an eye out for how she was doing in school, how she felt about school and how she reacted to homework and projects. At some point in third grade I kept hearing continuing arguments about homework. After a little while I saw one of her report cards and it was not where I felt it should be. I was not thinking this because she is “my” niece. I just knew that she could be doing better in school or we (adults) could be doing something better to facilitate her doing better in school.

This went on for a while and eventually I decided to jump in and get fully involved. As an outside spectator I had some opinions and ideas of what we would be able to do in order to improve her grades and general attitude towards school. Which unfortunately was waning quickly.

She did not like her teacher, she thought school was too difficult, she was having issues with other students and her grades were suffering because of this. I had to step in!

At that time I had some extra time on my hands (believe it or not) and I was doing some intense studying on the subject of time management and organization. I was generally in a phase of my life where I wanted to improve many things in my life so I think some of that energy flowed over into her school issues.

Based on what I was seeing and hearing, I set up a specific plan to get her to improve many aspects of her school game. I became her personal school trainer (so to speak).


To make a long story short, I…err, we got to a point that she:

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5 Responses to “Passing Success on to The Next Generation”

  1. Joe Emmet Says:

    Hello my friend,

    Say, you want to be our daughters adopted “uncle?” You’re going to get your chance; just signed up for the newsletter and info on how you helped your niece.

    Our 9 year old is off the charts, our 12 year old has been an honors student, but has struggled with math the last couple of years. Anything we can do to help her is, well, you know!

    Thanks so much Jose for taking the time to help your sister and niece, and to pass it along to us.

    Hose B

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    Caraballo & Associates Reply:

    LOL, thanks for the opportunity. I hope you can find something that help you and your family. I am sure that having such a smart father that they will be just fine either way!

    Hose A

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  2. Val Wilcox Says:

    Awesome Jose!
    Looks like you have found your passion in helping kids excel and feel good about themselves. Sometimes I feel too much emphasis is placed on grades instead of teaching our younger generation the basic skills they can use later in life. Getting poor grades is setting kids up for feeling like failures, instead of giving them the support they need.

    Glad you’re doing what you can one person at a time!
    Val ;)

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  3. Beth Allen Says:

    Wow, Jose…what a great thing you are doing here! While my son is still too young, I will definitely be checking out your new site and passing it along. Your passion and commitment are clear, and I commend you for following your heart and doing what so many are unwilling to do. You are an awesome inspiration!

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    Caraballo & Associates Reply:

    Thanks for your kind words. I always believed that this subject was important but after having lived i, I am convinced!

    Doing what I can to help my fellow man. Hey, I like the way that sounds.

    Thanks for the visit!

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