Truth

Since the title of this blog is Teaching The Truth, let me simply enter a couple of quotes about such.

"If you cling to something as an absolute truth and are caught in it, when the truth comes knocking at your door, you will refuse to let it in."

Buddha

"Truth is not that which can be demonstrated. It is that which simplifies."

Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Wind, Sand and Stars.

Letting Go Of The Need To Control

All children need to learn to respect boundaries and live within the rules set down by the school. However, no child should ever be made to feel that they are helpless in the face of an adult who bullies and tries to dominate and intimidate them. Many teachers need to let of their petty need to control their students and replace it with firm but compassionate guidance so that children always feel that they are heard, valued and respected as fellow humans.

Lighten Up

We all have deadlines, expectations and people down our back. Sometimes in the crush of all this we forget to notice the smiles in the kids faces. We fail to see the humour in the everyday activity of school. Life is not such a serious business as we make it out to be. Take some time to have fun. Look around you at all the opportunities you have to laugh. For crying out loud stop taking yourself so seriously. This whole school gig can be a lot of fun if you step down from your pedestal of self importance and lighten up a bit.