35: All We Ever Really Need To Know
"Most of what I need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in Kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery school." -Robert Fulghum What is your best memory of Kindergarten? I asked this question at the beginning of the school year to all the parents and of course, to myself as a teacher. I had high hopes that the core memories we collected when we were 5 years old will help shape the adventure that we could give the children in Kindergarten 2 this year -- one that is filled with valuable learnings, wonder, and joy. More than 9 months after and here we are, about to close this school year's chapter, a few days short of saying goodbye to Kindergarten 2. We learned a thing or two about transportation, art, and how to care for plants and animals -- but more than these, I would like to believe that it is the invaluable lessons we learned together that will leave ...