During my internship at school, I am able to work with the freshman. Having it be a public school, there are students are often labeled as being this or that. Out of all the groups, the 'troubled' kids aren't looked at in the best way, especially by the 'smart' students. I have had a chance to work with both groups and both have been great. However, in the beginning I was a little reluctant to work with these so called troubled students. Once I got to know them, I've realized that they are actually one of my favorite groups to meet with. You might ask, what changed? It's me. I found out that these kids come from broken homes, poverty, and tragedy. Through my talking with them I realized how great these kids are. Despite their situation they still press on and live life from day to day. They take care of themselves and if they have a family they usually have to take care of them as well. Just talking to them made me realize that people are more then the labels society dons on them. In my opinion, these are the smart students. They might not be book smart but they are smart where it matters. They realize aspects of the world that the 'smart' kids do not. Things I never realized before, they have shown me.
*nope, the title isn't misspelled -it's a puzzle :P
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Figured out the puzzle- The title is Society Is :) that was clever. and i think it's wonderful that you've had this revelation and that these kids have shown you things you never saw before :) that's truly amazing :) And it's so heartbreaking that some people have to come from such hardships, but amazing that they carry on and are so strong. It is sad that society labels them... or anyone. But the fact that you see in them what most people don't is wonderful :)
ReplyDeleteAnonymous -Your comments make me smille. I really enjoyed hearing what you had to say. Thank you very much for commenting and reading and making my day even better. Thank you! Oh and you sure did figure out the title, it's "society is" backwards =)
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