9/11/08

first grader realities

I sometimes wonder... Can it get any worse? Each year I am astonished by the lives led by the little friends in my classroom; many of them deal with many more challenges than I've dealt with in my much longer lifetime. And yet, despite the harsh world surrounding them, there's still an incredible innocence that rises to the top.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Poor, poor little children. I've seen it, too, when I worked in the elementary school and it breaks your heart. But, as you say, they somehow rise above it. To many of them, school is the best place in the world for them. AND they are SO very lucky to have you Erin for their teacher and their friend.