What all people want.

Yesterday was the conclusion of my second in the field. These weeks are already flying by and we've just began our journey. I've been able to complete my first week of instruction and I'm looking forward to adding this next section of my list. I still have many questions for my mentor teacher and I feel very privileged to have a person who is very open to dialog. I feel as though there is not a question that I can not ask my mentor teacher in relation to the education profession. This is going to be a driving factor as I continue in the classroom.

Friday was "Wow Friday" for Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School. The children were able to wear jeans and the teachers were able to wear jeans as well. The actual "Wow Assembly" went very well. The 5th graders were able to sit in chairs and the assistant principal did an excellent job of going over assembly etiquette as soon as the assembly started.

Throughout the assembly, most of the children from each grade level were able to get a Wow certificate. This made me think about how excited all of the children must have been when they heard their names called. Looking at the 5th graders, they all seemed to put on a, "I'm too cool to stand up," facade for their peers. Even with this front, you could still see the excitement in their eyes as they stood and heard their names, and the names of their friends, called.

So what do all people want? People want to be loved and appreciated above anything else in the world. They want to know that someone, somewhere cares about them and about their well being. It has even been said that an infant who is not held by it's parents could die, even if they are fed, clothed, and washed properly. This is because a child needs love above anything else in the world. They need to be shown that they mean something to someone. This simple little thing, is what all people want.