number 1: their relative honesty.
it was amazing to me how very "pure of heart" some of the kids were. when it came time for recess, they were all antsy and ready to run, but they also had a sense of dignity about them. the ones who knew they were supposed to sit out for five minutes didn't put a fight. they didn't try to worm their way out of doing the time.
they simply took a seat at the side of the playground and waited it out.
the teacher in charge had a sticky note with the names of those who owed time. there was one little boy sitting out whose name was nowhere to be found on the tiny piece of paper.
so she asked him, "what are you doing?"
he looked up at her, and i could tell he wasn't even trying to make up a story that would relieve him from his current state of punishment. he just shrugged and said, "the principal told me i had to sit out."
so we left it at that.
number 2: they're adoring nature.
"miss? will you come back and be our teacher again tomorrow?"
you gotta be kidding me, right? i've just been through hell and back, thanks to YOU, and you want me to come back for more tomorrow?
"PLEASE?"
Saturday, May 15, 2010
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