Motivation from Quotes a Self Reflection

While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.
Angela Schwindt

Bitter are the tears of a child: Sweeten them.
Deep are the thoughts of a child: Quiet them.
Sharp is the grief of a child: Take it from him.
Soft is the heart of a child: Do not harden it.
Pamela Glenconner

I find both of these quotes to be inspiring.  They define how I truly feel about childhood.  The first rings so true because the older I get the more I understand life through watching children.  I often look at not only what they, do but why they do it?  What motivates a child to do the things they do without even knowing it has a purpose?  As I watch these children I truly am beginning to understand the developmental process and it's relevance to the future of each child as they grow into an adult.

The next quote I find heart warming as I often have children that have experienced difficulties walk into my classroom.  Often they are grieving or have other stressors going on in their life that have interfered with them just being children.  I love to take a child that appears to be broken and rebuild them.   By softening their heart and showing them love and empathy they begin to grow and their confidence improves.  I watch them bloom like a beautiful flower that has been well tended too. I would like to think that the relationships that I establish with my students will affect their lives in the years to come.  They will always know that they were loved by someone.