Help kids to handle real life
BevK June 29th, 2006
http://www.michigansthumb…id=472756&rfi=6
A terrific article about expecting children to want to learn and to be able to handle more than we think.
The little budding musician didn’t just plop down onto the floor in front of the other children. Instead, he took his little body, slithered sideways into the few inches that remained between guitar teacher and student and melted to the floor. Face beaming, he reached for his little guitar while teacher and student each scrambled to move their own guitars a safe distance away. Here he was, in the middle of it all. The dog moved in, claimed a vacant spot and the band was complete. Our little friend stayed planted where he was for the rest of the lesson. He didn’t get bored, nor did his mind wander for he was included with the bigger children and doing real work.
