One of the most difficult things of the internet age is that, I feel, we’re losing the ‘it takes a village’ mentality - that of wisdom coming to kids from a variety of trusted and loved people. We’re all online, but disconnected, somehow, from the very things we need to grow and learn.
Why did I decide to walk nearly 500 miles in a foreign country where I knew no one and could not speak the language? I am still discovering the reasons, but this is what I know so far.
“What’s your favorite food?”
Teaching, in any sense of the profession, is not all apples and chocolate. It’s hard work. It doesn’t matter what subject or age you teach, or which country you teach in, it’s inevitable that your job will have negatives to go along with the positives.
I'd like to introduce you to a magnificent book called Satchi and Little Star. It was written by one of my favorite authors, Donna Marie Seim, and illustrated by one of my favorite illustrators, Susan Spellman.
Learning about the world is one of the most critical activities we can do, for a plethora of reasons: to understand other cultures, to learn about each other, to plan trips, and to explore our world, among others. I have found THE COOLEST book, entitled If the World Were a Village, by David Smith.