I had to suck it up today when my first group of 2nd graders walked in this morning.
There is a little girl in the class from Korea. She speaks very little English and is very shy, but always has a beautiful snaggletoothed smile replete with pigtails. Today she and another extremely shy frecklefaced girl who rarely ever speaks in class walked in holding hands.
I don't know why that scene brought me to tears. Maybe I was glad that the Korean girl has begun to fit in? Maybe I was glad that the frecklefaced girl overcame a bit of her shyness to make a new friend? Children are so innocent. They are so untouched by fear and prejudice. Their love is unreserved and pure.
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