I won't go into the details but if any child has a reason to be angry and bitter at the world, Muskwa would have more than enough reason to be so. And yet, he maintains such a powerfully pleasant demeanour. He is a gentle giant with a heart of gold.
As my my time with Muskwa was coming to an end, we were sitting in the classroom when he turned to my colleague Sonia, and said, "You know, if Joe was my dad, he would be a good dad."
I was speechless and had to fight back a tear.
It was a moment that I will never forget.
Moments like these are not quantifiable and yet I would argue they are precisely what matters most. This is why I have a sign in my classroom that says:
As my my time with Muskwa was coming to an end, we were sitting in the classroom when he turned to my colleague Sonia, and said, "You know, if Joe was my dad, he would be a good dad."
I was speechless and had to fight back a tear.
It was a moment that I will never forget.
Moments like these are not quantifiable and yet I would argue they are precisely what matters most. This is why I have a sign in my classroom that says:
There is a big difference between valuing what we measure and measuring what we value.
