For the past 3 years - I've been part of a reading and mentoring program that runs October through April of the school year.Last year I missed most of it since I was in India ..this year ..not a chance .When October rolls in - Every Tuesday if only for a few hours I get to enjoy the pleasure of being in the company of a 10 year old ..who is most of the times unreasonably happy , excited , hopeful and trusting . Everything that I am not- even on my best days . ..when I try really hard
Today was the launch of the program.The Teacher contact from the middle school presented us with some questionnaires that the kids had filled out to help us understand them better .
Here are some real answers :
Question : What is the one thing about you that is unique ?
Some Answers :
I can do 2 things at a time
I can run really fast
I once thought I could fly
I can do magic sometimes
I think snakes are awesome
I can make great hairstyles
I can make life pause
Question : What do you want to do when you grow up ?
Some Answers :
I want to be a doctor
I want to be spiderman
I want to be able to fly
I want to be a pediatrician
I want to see a miracle
I want to be a football player
I want to be like my grandmom
I want to make magic
Question:Who is your favorite actor
Answer : I forgot his name
I guess they remembered all the important things didnt they ?
I smiled in the middle of a long week .
Smiled from the inside - the kind of smile that sneaks up on you.
A smile ..Thats reckless , abandoned ,real and just because .
When did I become an adult ..and how do I make it stop ?
4 comments:
OMG Kau!
That is the cutest thing ever! This reminds me.. once I went to my brother's school to pick him up.. I stopeed these two kids (a boy and girl no older than 5 or 6 years) and asked them where KG A was (as I was supposed to pick my brother from that class)..
The answer I got was.. Its right next to KG B!!!! :)
I have never before been as amused, exasperated and amazed at the same time!
My favorite ones from your post are:
I can make Life pause and I can do magic sometimes! How cute! :)
OMG Kau!
That is the cutest thing ever! This reminds me.. once I went to my brother's school to pick him up.. I stopeed these two kids (a boy and girl no older than 5 or 6 years) and asked them where KG A was (as I was supposed to pick my brother from that class)..
The answer I got was.. Its right next to KG B!!!! :)
I have never before been as amused, exasperated and amazed at the same time!
My favorite ones from your post are:
I can make Life pause and I can do magic sometimes! How cute! :)
afterthought:
The lil boy and girl were holding hands and walking! that just made it cuter! :)
I figure totally what u mean. Sometimes, i just go bak to toddlers just to rem , i must have been a good human who just knew that smiles make the world
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