Re: Feet

Kathleen,
It is soo good to hear from you again. I've been missing your updates
and to have these last ones filled with such excitement and
encouraging news is such a blessing! I'm so glad that you've found
teachers that are "getting it' :)!!!!! YAY!! What fun and what joy!

Susan and I have had a very difficult time connecting here in the
States...but I'm going to try to pin her down for an update on her
trip very soon! Can't wait to hear all about it. Sounds like it was
a good one :)

God Bless!
Angie
On Feb 4, 2011, at 12:13 PM, Kathleen Schwartz wrote:

> Feet
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> I wonder how many teachers in the US know what their student's feet
> look like? That might strike you as a funny question. But I thought
> of it as I was sitting across the table testing some of our older
> children. I became aware of the bare feet and the joy of looking
> down and seeing these sweet feet that get dirty and muddy, that walk
> all over the Village, that are strong, and, yes, dirty.
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> The children take off their shoes or boots to go into the
> classroom. All the shoes are supposed to be lined up against the
> outside wall neatly so they don't bring the dirt into the
> classrooms. So basically they are barefoot most of the day.
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> Think of the things kids get to do here that so many kids in the US
> would love to be able to do: eat with their fingers, be barefoot in
> school, run around exploring and searching for bugs and other
> eatable "treasures."
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