DWARF DAY

some days there is nothing to be philosophical about ( my apologies to those of you who believe great theories lie behind every word and deed). today i am dressed up as bashful dwarf from the great disney classic snow white. you may ask why i would be wearing a dwarf costume to school? because today is a themed spirit day- famous duos , trios, and quartets. there are six other dwarfs running around school in their labeled t-shirts and stocking caps. if i ever wondered what separated me from professorship, this is it. :) :) :) :) perhaps this should be the philosophy i ponder today- how is it that people believe you can truly touch the soul of a child without encompassing yourself with their lives? of course, you can be the one who made them understand pi or assisted in phrases & clauses or delivered the date of the spanish armada. but in the end, it isn't a formula or part of speech or history date that will matter. it takes more than knowledge. some kind of crazy, hard to keep hold of balance. that is why i am wearing a green and yellow knitted hat on my head, why my shirt reads "bashful", and why i have round circles of scarlet on my cheeks. as i teach about the piano keyboard and types of supports for speech and have try-outs for the K-6 christms program today, hopefully they will see it isn't just for the thrill of handing out a bundle of information. it is for them. well..." hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to work i go"