Tag: meaning of life

  • Finding Clarity Through Childlike Wisdom

    Finding Clarity Through Childlike Wisdom

    One of my favorite things about being in elementary education is the enlightening conversations I have with children. For instance, the other day I met a talkative preschooler, who was waiting in the school office to be picked up by his mother. I sat down and introduced myself, and then asked the little guy his…

  • Finding Contentment: A Lesson in Dual Meanings

    Finding Contentment: A Lesson in Dual Meanings

    There are numerous international students in my school district who speak English as a second language, and sometimes our homonyms can lead to misunderstandings. For instance, imagine a teenager who just came to the United States from Italy. She has a good grasp of conversational English but doesn’t realize some of our words are spelled…