give a teacher a hug…

20 Nov 2009 news 0 Comments 0

…or better yet, give a teacher a BOOK! Shadra directed me to this lovely, long review of BIRD by a teacher who’s pretty much seen it all: violence inside the classroom, violence out in the street, no textbooks, no desks, no a/c (resulting in 109 degrees in the classroom)…when are we going to make our kids a priority? Make sure you scroll all the way to the end to watch the inspiring video of a young artist. If only we treated EVERY child as though s/he had just as much potential…

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Sarah Puglisi

20 Nov 2009 Reply

Thank you. I am delighted for those thoughts.
I have seen "it all" and lots of things in this mostly in human actions-trying to improve- but the call to this as a national priority and a national reason to be, that I have yet to see done in a positive, forward and wholehearted way along with the things we know-jobs-health-housing so on that accompany good lives.

In the end only the children will be here, and I'd like for all of them to face their futures having known of personal family, community and national love, care, the arts, science, math, play, and an adult world not counting them down or out. It's an ideal, yes. I am an idealist. But I would rather be that over lost to a rush to the top without understanding that the only reason for this that makes any sense is so our children will be happy, healthy, arrive to lives with potentials and meanings.

Bird is a wonderful book. The words are wonderful, the tender illustration is wonderful.

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