POST 3
"Trying to remember myself in each other person’s shoes will help me to react with a more enlightened attitude, just as Ben did when his students partied in South America. What would it have helped to “go off” like so many of us teachers are expected to do. Instead, the kids understood, felt enabled, apologetic, regretful, and still valued. Amazing."
Oi, Tricia—why is this such a hard thing? It’s obvious that appealing to the best in young people means a different thing than I thought it did—that it means seeing the vision they’ve already got for themselves, NOT implanting the vision I’VE got for them—which is certainly why I “go off”!
You know, I think of myself as a kind and giving person—that people feel better about themselves when I am around. And there are a lot of instances where that just isn’t true. Because there are an awful lot of instances where I’m all about me. Even when I’m trying really hard to be all about… “not me”!!!! LOL!
What is, is. “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” But it’ll surely beat the heck out of you first. Hmmm… getting the “heck” out is kind of the point, though, isn’t it?………….
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