kinders offer their presentations
to
the other kinders
and to us
their teachers.
they are very excited
as
they tell us
all about
the animals
they have studied.
one teaches us about
the colorful parrot.
another one asks
‘why do they fly?’
kinder answers
‘so they can see the world.’
in this moment
of clarity and understanding
she has
traded places with us
and has
become the teacher
and
we learn so much from her.
—
“feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?”
-frida kahlo
—
image credit: boredpanda.com
Beautiful!
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Indeed.Perfect Beth – for them and for you. I truly believe that we maximize our learning when we teach too and that we teach best when we are also learning. Excellent program for the kinders. When I was attending a computer course on programming at my last job the teacher was awesome.I spoke with him afterwards and asked how he kept on top of all the industry changes and his answer was telling – he said that he could only teach if he was working as well-so he had a 30-40 hour a week job programming and taught another 20 hours. I had a french teacher,also at work, who was a university prof full time in languages. She spoke 7 languages and was learning German at the same time. She too said that she taught best when she was learning.
I got into an intense discussion with one of the HR managers for the Ottawa police department. He thought that no training beyond direct job requirements should be offered to their janitors. I disagreed vehemently and told him that when he could get the janitor to see the floors through the Chief’s eyes,he will have done his job perfectly – and that required a learning component for the janitors job. And so it is with learning – when the teacher can see through the students’ eyes and the students can see through the teachers’eyes,then learning will be maximized.
Great program Beth.
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i totally agree with you on the lifelong learning/teaching
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Once again, very uplifting:)
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The student becomes the “master” in forms of understanding, “grasshopper.” 🙂 It reminds me of the old TV show, Kung Fu with David Carradine.
I like Frida Kahlo, who was in pain for most of her life as an artist due to a bus accident and poor hospital conditions. The movie and her art with Salma Hayek are very elaborate and engrossing.
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❤️
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Yes, we can learn from just about everyone in our encounters with them. Thanks for the reminder, Beth—‘out of the mouths of babes’. Oh, that we would remember to focus on our wings!
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absolutely!
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I shall learn to use my wings.
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and so you shall –
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Kids look at things in such a fresh way, they inspire me. This is a lovely reminder of that.
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they do!
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The perfect answer.
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For some reasons this made me well up. Children are like little people, only with more magic inside.
I love this photo by the way, it is one of my favourite motifs.
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that is the perfect description of a child, and me too –
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Thank you for the reminder that wings help one see from a different perspective and a more expansive view, Beth.
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my pleasure russ –
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Beautiful – tugging at the heartstrings, my friend! 🙂
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awwww –
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The clarity of youth. Love it
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yes, they have that gift –
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amazing…
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Lovely.
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Thank you-
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