Kindergarteners

Yesterday, when I was being a Teacher's Apprentice for Carol's kindergarten class, I witnessed an amazing moment in a child's life. The kids were cleaning up after drawing some amazing igneous rocks, and most of them were wandering around holding colored pencils and singing the clean-up song. A few were talking to each other, and the room was a nice, productive chaos. I noticed that one boy was repeating something over and over, so I went over and asked him what he was saying. He told me "Remember to respect the learning community!" I thanked him for his words, and as he went over to help clean up the pencils, he told at least five more kindergarteners his great message. These kids never fail to amaze me.