One educator had an interesting experience at the school where she teaches. A potential new student was brought to her class by his parents. The other students were all busy putting the finishing touches on a very intricate creation they had constructed out of blocks. When the boy saw what they had made, he immediately went over and kicked it down. The children were confused by his behavior and looked to the teacher for some explanation. The only thing she could do at the moment was tell them it could be rebuilt and that he was only a visitor.
No sooner had she spoken those words when the boy went to another area of the room and upset all the furniture in the various rooms of the children’s doll house. His parents saw this happening and did nothing to intervene. What was more interesting is that the parents showed no understanding that their beautiful tulip was being allowed to grow up believing that he is only a weed. They did nothing to point their son in the direction of his potential.
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