Last night, my family went to see the movie Wonder. I hoped my two, young sons would watch the movie and leave with a renewed understanding of what it means to be kind, but I wasn’t prepared for the lesson it had for me. It is November. The season of darkness and paperwork. By November,Read…
via A Teacher’s Perspective on Wonder — SpEd Tales – Stories for Teachers
Do you ever have one of those moments when you read something so true it gives you a kinda lump in your throat? It happened to me this morning! So even though I had a different post all ready to go, I decided to switch horses and reblog this one because it’s a
MUST READ!
And not just for us teacher types, but for us all! In the past week, I’ve run across some very cranky people in my daily dealings!
- The lady who got all bent out of shape because the line didn’t move quickly enough.
- The taxi driver who rode our tail last night because his need to be first exceeded our need to be first.
- The friend in the restaurant last night who “b*tched” because his french fries were only warm – not hot.
And when I read this blog this morning, it occurred to me again that we all need to recognize that
Everyone has a story
and we all need to learn to approach each other with a little bit of wonder. We get to choose. I hope the rest of your month (aw heck, the whole year) is “wonderful!”
An Encore Voyage 
Thank you so much for relighting this, Lynn, and for adding your own important reminders. We need to hear these things more often. I may have to reblog your post!
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Whoops, that autocorrect was really ‘reblogging’, not ‘relighting’!
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I know, right? It just sort of hit me after the week I’ve had, and then it reminded me of my life before the Voyage, and well, it was just a perfect reminder of how good we really have it! ~ Lynn
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I once had a superintendent who said to me there are moments like these that keep us all humble. Your blog today highlighted all those things that could be happening that we as teachers don’t think about. It also boggles the mind to think about all the things that teachers have to be mindful of!
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Isn’t that the truth! And reading this today reminded me of all I have to be grateful for! ~ Lynn
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Thank you for reblogging this post. I would have missed it otherwise and I think it’s too important of a message. I haven’t seen the movie yet but reading this has given me good insight into the characters’ struggles and, of course, a reminder of the struggles many face behind our facades of “normalcy.”
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Thanks, Janis. I haven’t seen the movie either yet, but read the book and it was fabulous! A quick read, but very insightful! ~ Lynn
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This was a great read. I admit I’m sniffling a little now.
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I feel ya!
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