Trevor Collins
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Thirty first graders.
Far too many.
Don't get me started on class sizes.
But they were all sitting in their seats, staring at me as if waiting for me to tell them what to do.
Lord, help me.
Okay, class, today's lesson will be on kindness.
Can anyone tell me what kindness is?
Nothing.
Of course, it's basically taking on the feelings of others and acting in a way to not hurt those feelings.
Isn't that something we should do?
Crickets.
The selfishness, the lack of empathy in those kids is stunning to me.
Sarah, if you were in trouble, hurt or starving, would you want someone to help you?
She nodded.
So then wouldn't it be good if you helped someone else in that position?
A pause, then slowly another nod.
I decided to take that as a win.
All right.
Next up, let's talk about how to have a healthy, balanced diet.
The next morning, I was sitting in the teacher's lounge before class, one of the few periods of actual free time that we get all day.