love his parents for this.
—
“strong moms raise strong children who can change the world.”
– Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech (2014)
Apr25
Tag Archives: child
Jun9
greenhorn.
one of my favorite teacher gifts ever
a big, colorful, ceramic unicorn
chosen and painted by a student
body painted green, my favorite color
eyes painted yellow, her favorite color
accents painted black, because they look cool
and a unicorn
because it was a gift straight from the heart.
—
p.s. i named it ‘greenhorn’ because it looks like it has magical powers
—
“be a unicorn in a field full of horses.”
-author unknown
Dec3
the fixer.
the tiny drinking fountain in our room
had been shut off for over 2 years
as a precautionary measure due to covid.
this year
one kinder, a young 3
decided he was going to fix it
fidgeting with it every day
without any tools
looking under it and all around it
pushing the button
day after day
he never stopped trying
nothing happened
until
one day we came in
noticed it was working
(perhaps a building elf had stopped by after school)
i took our little fixer over to see it
showed him the water coming out
told him he must have finally fixed it!
hard to imagine
the look of shock and joy on his face
to see it working
after all of his hard work
and refusal to give up
the class now celebrates him as a hero
and use the fountain every day
he proudly checks on it often
his face still amazed every time.
—
“i’m good at figuring out how things work, but I don’t know how this happened.”
-nora roberts, the collector
Nov12
from the heart.
a child in my class made this drawing
and there is something about
the honest simplicity of it
eyes wide open to the world
that i absolutely love
—
“if i create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.”
– marc chagall
Oct24
simple gifts.
carried from home to school
clutched in chubby hand
tiny simple gift
brings precious beauty
to a teacher’s heart.
—
“sometimes, said pooh, the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”
-a.a. milne – winnie the pooh
May9
mom.
the best opening line ever
makes this my absolute favorite ode to mom
from a child in my class this year.
happy mother’s day to all
—
“being a mom has made me really tired and so happy.”
-tina fey
Jan27
out of stone.
“i believe that one defines oneself by reinvention.
to not be like your parents.
to not be like your friends.
to be yourself.
to cut yourself out of stone.’
-henry rollins
—
credits: Chad Knight digital sculpture, right brained, wild child
Sep25
the future.
yes, yes you are.
and for that, we are lucky.
—
“children are one third of our population and all of our future.”
Nov20
softly.
in honor of United Nations Universal Children’s Day
established in 1954 and celebrated on November 20th, this day promotes international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and the improvement of children’s welfare. on this date in 1959, the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and in 1989, adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
credits: united nations, united nations general assembly, sir ken robinson
Nov8
fav.
i am curious about who bought this plate.
a parent as a gift to a child?
a child as a gift to him/her self?
a spouse?
a sibling?
or….?
interesting message whatever the backstory.
—
“i am often asked which picture is my favorite.
this is like asking a mother
which child she likes the most.”
-phillipe halsman
I didn't have my glasses on.... 