Thank you so much for sharing this, Susan! I *feel* the value in two directions. One is as someone who works with children in a school. You’ve provided such a large number of valuable and helpful comments. The second is as a human being. I was instantly transported back to my experience as a student throughout my education. Reading certa…
Thank you so much for sharing this, Susan! I *feel* the value in two directions. One is as someone who works with children in a school. You’ve provided such a large number of valuable and helpful comments. The second is as a human being. I was instantly transported back to my experience as a student throughout my education. Reading certain comments brought tears to my eyes. If someone has said or written these comments about me, I think it would have been life-changing! I went through most of my life feeling like there was something wrong with me or I was lacking something. Comments like these would have helped me feel seen and understood by the teacher. I would have seen the way I was as a strength instead of a weakness. It would have helped ‘build me up’ instead of ‘push me down’. I plan to be more intentional at remembering this as I communicate with children and their parents.
Thank you so much for sharing this, Susan! I *feel* the value in two directions. One is as someone who works with children in a school. You’ve provided such a large number of valuable and helpful comments. The second is as a human being. I was instantly transported back to my experience as a student throughout my education. Reading certain comments brought tears to my eyes. If someone has said or written these comments about me, I think it would have been life-changing! I went through most of my life feeling like there was something wrong with me or I was lacking something. Comments like these would have helped me feel seen and understood by the teacher. I would have seen the way I was as a strength instead of a weakness. It would have helped ‘build me up’ instead of ‘push me down’. I plan to be more intentional at remembering this as I communicate with children and their parents.