I am awed daily at the hostility and apathy I find in the classrooms that I teach. I encounter 13 year olds who are more sexually experienced than me, and love to talk loudly and rudely about it. It sends little pains into my heart. I feel helpless. I am too soft and smiley to make an impact. Almost everyday one of the student says to me, “they’ll listen if you yell”. But I won’t yell. I won’t participate in that culture of shock and screaming. I do want to scream though…. but what I want to scream can only be punctuated by hugs…I want to scream, “don’t be in such a hurry to grow up!, work hard!, stretch youself!, give!, love!, be patient and have faith!”…
=( I’m worried about who the world is going to contain in a few short years.
eeeeeeeekkkk!

I’m counting on you guys…you wonderful happy bunch of crazy kids that’ll keep the smiles in the world.
Keep smiling.
Keep giving.

I love you!!! *grin*
elle

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