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God's Greatest Gift: Children / Apr 17, 01:35 PM
School in New Orleans is not at a good point. I wonder sometimes why teachers act as though they don’t love children. It bothers me so very much that I constantly see teachers yell at kids, aim to tear them down, forget that the reason they have a job is because of the kids. My heart hurts, is torn apart that I constantly see second grade classrooms run like a military institute, that kids all dress the same, act the same, can’t talk or stand, must like up straight. What happened to just being a child? What happened to allowing children the freedom to express themselves? Without expression, kids will never discover themselves. Without positive reinforcement, kids will never show positive attitudes towards other children. Without being able to use their energy, no child is able to restrain their negative energy.
Kids here, and for that matter, everywhere, want so badly to be loved, to be given attention. So, they are— by teachers, faculty, administration, lunch ladies, etc— that truly don’t care if a child feels loved. These kids aren’t given positive attention and yet teachers are amazed at their negative behavior.
Children are God’s greatest gift… and as such, they should be respected, loved, and cared for. Each and every hand shake, high five, or hug sent a teacher’s way is an opportunity to express the love that children deserve. Inside each child that is acting up is a child yearning for love and attention, whether or not they get it at home or not. Why? Because kids are dependent. Creation, everywhere, proves that young need their parents… and in today’s American world, most teachers see children in their classroom more than the child’s parent does at home. Kids aren’t only dependent, but they are human, and each human has a deep longing to be loved and shown expressions of love through different avenues: sight, touch, emotions. Kids are dependent and need to be loved.
Why do so many school personnel think it is ok to stop a child from going to the restroom as he openly cries in front of the class? Why is it ok to scream “STOP SCREAMING!” at a child? Why is there a “do what I say, not as I do” mentality? I do not understand it. I never will, because— quite frankly— I can remember being a child. Because I want to be a positive impact on students lives— quite frankly— I may be the only one that they ever feel loved by.
Show me, God, how to love children in ways I haven’t, God, remove teachers who don’t deserve the blessings of your greatest gift. God, my heart aches to become an effective teacher. Show me the avenue that I need to take to be the best teacher I can be— even now. Open my heart to possibilities unseen by me for next year.
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