Sometimes it is really important to get outside. When I did I was happy to see that there are sweet pea seedlings coming up at our place. It might seem like a small thing but sometimes small things make a big difference.
It has been a difficult school year with the teacher's job action. In my opinion, the sense of community at our school was impacted negatively because of it and other issues: missing items, photographs with no place to hang and the withdrawal from our school of a couple of good friends. And it still is not over. What bothers me is all these adults pretending that the children are not negatively affected by these changes. Of course they are--- we are all cogs in the system and when some don't work or don't work well or at the time they are supposed to, the rest are slowed down or stopped. That's just common sense.
I don't like to take sides. The teachers profess to be on the side of the children, the government, I suppose, on the side of the taxpayer. My husband and I are two taxpayers with two children. If anyone is keeping score, I guess we cancel each other out. And so on it goes.
Anyway, the bulbs are up: fragrant hyacinth, cheery daffodils, tiny crocuses and more. Cherry trees are blooming, the ducks are nesting and I have sweet pea seedlings coming up. At this time of year, nature makes sense to me. Everything is working fiercely, finely & patiently towards its ultimate goal: the realization of its purpose on earth. Thank God for Spring!
It has been a difficult school year with the teacher's job action. In my opinion, the sense of community at our school was impacted negatively because of it and other issues: missing items, photographs with no place to hang and the withdrawal from our school of a couple of good friends. And it still is not over. What bothers me is all these adults pretending that the children are not negatively affected by these changes. Of course they are--- we are all cogs in the system and when some don't work or don't work well or at the time they are supposed to, the rest are slowed down or stopped. That's just common sense.
I don't like to take sides. The teachers profess to be on the side of the children, the government, I suppose, on the side of the taxpayer. My husband and I are two taxpayers with two children. If anyone is keeping score, I guess we cancel each other out. And so on it goes.
Anyway, the bulbs are up: fragrant hyacinth, cheery daffodils, tiny crocuses and more. Cherry trees are blooming, the ducks are nesting and I have sweet pea seedlings coming up. At this time of year, nature makes sense to me. Everything is working fiercely, finely & patiently towards its ultimate goal: the realization of its purpose on earth. Thank God for Spring!
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