56. What Is School To A Child?
What is school to a child?
- It may be a refuge, a safe place, a warm place.
- It may be the one decent meal in a day.
- It might very well be the one constant in their life.
- It may be a big place, an overwhelming place, a confusing place, where a familiar face makes all the difference.
- It might be the one place where someone cares, notices.
- It may feel like a factory, a giant maze, a prison.
- It may feel like a day at school takes forever – endless boredom and tedium, until recess of course.
- It may not feel safe.
- It might feel very lonely….
IT IS TEACHERS WHO MAKE A SCHOOL!
What are you the teacher to a child?
- You may be the one constant in their life.
- You may be the stability and safety they unconsciously depend on.
- You may be the one person in their life who really sees them.
- You may be the spark of their natural genius.
- You may be the only person in the world who has ever given them an encouraging nudge.
- A school is nothing without you the teacher.
- Constancy, stability, safety, warmth, recognition, humanity, encouragement, firmness, kindness, love, honor, respect, understanding, consideration, care…
Not… the oh so many things that simply don’t belong and have nothing to do with human education.
What is school to a child?
You’re the school! Make a difference. Make it count. Make it human!
~PAZ
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