Week 2: Comment on another person's blog

Dear all,

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Through the week 2, I have read my classmates’ blog. Most of them are fine and interesting! Mostly, my eyes were stuck to Kumwu Lee’s blog who has posted an amazing poem about how children are influenced:

“CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE” (by Dorothy Law Nolte)

“If a child lives with criticism,
He learns to condemn.
....
If a child lives with ridicule,
He learns to be shy.
....
If a child lives with encouragement,
He learns confidence.
.....
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship,He learns to find love in the world.”

This poem taught me how I can treat my young students. In fact, this matches well with the proverb in Kinyarwanda which says “Umwana apfira mu iterura” (in “English it is: “early education impacts/influences the future” [translation is mine]). The poem is not only enjoyable to read, but also full of teaching guidance.

Thank you!

Sosthene