Day 32

I am so thankful for the motivation my student's provide for me as I carry along this journey! Today I continued teaching a lesson I have made up for my students, and as I was probing them for questions, engaging them in the concept and trying to keep them on task, they amazed me! To me these kids can come up with some of the most insightful, creative, complex, and crazy ideas out there. And that is what we need to recognize, value and take in as we engage with these little people. To hear my students truly thinking about the information I was presenting them, and coming up with wonderful ideas that I had not even thought of makes me even more excited to continue on. To push the concepts and questions we are coming upon and work to develop the best possible lesson I can. Seeing the excitement, wonder and passion in them instills all these same feelings in me and for this I am thankful.

I think we need to recognize this excitement children share with the world on a daily basis. We as adults need to recognize their love, passion, curiosity, enthusiasm, excitement and kindness. We need to recognize it, foster it, nurture these traits and allow them to continue on in our future. What could come of our would if all the amazing traits were combined with all the excellent knowledge of us adults? Personally I think we might be pretty good. Minus all the fake gun play and copious amounts of princess's, but..... you know what I mean! These little people are capable of much more than I think they get credit for, and seeing the potential within motivates me to do the best I can for them, and to these little guys I am thankful for this motivation!