Maybe I'm getting old but it's dawning on me that there are experts out there at my age who are contributing to the welfare of humanity, and all I do for my degrees, my debt, rented home and shaky finances, is teach in the South Bronx. However, I've picked up a few truths in my years I know would fix us all if everyone truly understood them, so I'll share.
Being a teacher I've learned and internalized:
We are all born with the odds stacked against us. Appreciate this.
All attempts to veil reality from children fail.
When someone does something for attention, the best thing you can do is give it to them.
We all need different things to learn. Children won't take more than they need.
You can try to teach anything you want but the only thing that will ever be learned, is truth.
Everyone wants to please if they know how.
Learning happens within a zone that is naturally wide but narrow on demand. Control of those parameters is an art, a science, a team effort, a dance, and a calling.
That zone requires summers off.
No answer neglects a question.
You only get angry at others for what you're guilty of yourself.
Love really is the answer.
