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	<title>Comments on: A Pedagogical Parable by Jason Finley ExEd &#8216;07</title>
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		<title>By: Mike</title>
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		<title>By: Heather</title>
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		<description>This is simply beautiful.</description>
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		<title>By: becky queen</title>
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		<dc:creator>becky queen</dc:creator>
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		<description>Jason-I have not met you yet, although our paths cross often via your mother. Your mother is my sister-in-law. I have come to love and respect her.

I enjoyed your story of Paulo and his grandfather. I was delighted that the young man took the advise of his elder but did not decide, after all his toils to take his grandfather&#039;s vocation in life.

Yes, the life of a teacher is one of helping those whom are not as fortunate. I see it everyday in the lives of my kindergarteners. So many come to me will such little nurturing that they haven&#039;t learned to tie shoes, zip a coat, walk a set of stairs with one foot following the other on a riser (rather placing each foot on each riser). Their little feet have to work twice as hard to descend a set of stairs.

I see my job as one that is full of goals.  Helping each child reach simple goals that someone else chose not to teach them. I try to encourage parents/guardians to do those little things so that I can concentrate on the academics. Still someone has to lit them know they are worth the time and effort to teach them the little things in life.

Then they can concentrate on learning what I have to teach them in the classroom. Their little hearts swell, they become confident and that is a balm to their soles, which in turn prompts their path to learning..........

Thanks for your stories.

Hope to meet you and your beautiful bride one day. Loved your wedding pics.

bqueen</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jason-I have not met you yet, although our paths cross often via your mother. Your mother is my sister-in-law. I have come to love and respect her.</p>
<p>I enjoyed your story of Paulo and his grandfather. I was delighted that the young man took the advise of his elder but did not decide, after all his toils to take his grandfather&#8217;s vocation in life.</p>
<p>Yes, the life of a teacher is one of helping those whom are not as fortunate. I see it everyday in the lives of my kindergarteners. So many come to me will such little nurturing that they haven&#8217;t learned to tie shoes, zip a coat, walk a set of stairs with one foot following the other on a riser (rather placing each foot on each riser). Their little feet have to work twice as hard to descend a set of stairs.</p>
<p>I see my job as one that is full of goals.  Helping each child reach simple goals that someone else chose not to teach them. I try to encourage parents/guardians to do those little things so that I can concentrate on the academics. Still someone has to lit them know they are worth the time and effort to teach them the little things in life.</p>
<p>Then they can concentrate on learning what I have to teach them in the classroom. Their little hearts swell, they become confident and that is a balm to their soles, which in turn prompts their path to learning&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
<p>Thanks for your stories.</p>
<p>Hope to meet you and your beautiful bride one day. Loved your wedding pics.</p>
<p>bqueen</p>
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