writing poetry

An act of greatness –

Some times I feel like beating my head against the wall,
Miss Blythe she … He isn’t … They’re not… They’re so …– Tattle tailing
I HATE it
It is self-centered and at times down right mean
I plan lessons to counter act it, I make them say nice things to each other,
I beat my head against the wall – will they ever listen, will they ever learn
They are five and six but this is not good
What happened to love one another?

BUT . . . Today I saw it - Kindness, Compassion, Gentleness - come to life

He had fallen down and skinned his knee
He was sitting there on the ground cradling his leg - the tears streaking through the dirt on this cheeks
Then she came up – a fellow kindergartener younger than he
She kneels down and puts her arms around him
She rubs his back
She sends some one off to get me
As I was walk up I hear “I know it hurts – it really hurts to skin your knee! But don’t cry I will help you”
Together we help him up and I give a hug
She speaks again “See it’s not so bad, we will walk to class together, it really will be alright”
Together hand in hand we three walk to class
When asked why she did it
She replied with a shrug “He needed help”

There are days when being a kindergarten teacher is the most awe inspiring job on earth
In those brief seconds
I saw growth and change
I saw one child excel
I saw Jesus demonstrated

This was a good day – one to be cherished
One day to learn from
Let you Kindness, Compassion, and Gentleness be evident to all