Live and Learn
Sep. 12, 2006
What do these things have in common?
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finding a gopher tortoise in the yard spotting a hawk on our fence and backyard having a sick cat, taking him to the vet, having to treat his illness and adjust our care for him finding a snake in the pool visits to the pediatrician various illnesses working on re-landscaping our yard: transplanting bushes, planting flowers, pulling weeds, watering, mulching dc being mistreated by friends seeing jets from the nearby Navy base fly overhead visiting a local park on the river and observing an old orange grove facility a bee sting rising gas prices These were all things that happened during last school year. Some were inconvenient. Some were planned. Some were pleasant. Some were not. All of them, though, were wonderful learning opportunities. We asked questions. We looked up information. We read. We observed. We talked. And we learned. Most of the things we learned wouldn't be considered typical school day fare, weren't scheduled, wouldn't be covered on a year end test. Some we spent a lot of time on - hours, days. Others just a few minutes. If asked, the boys might not remember some of the details. Others they're still talking about. Some came along right in the middle of our school day. I'm so glad we took the time for these lessens everyday life sent to us. They were every bit as valuable, some moreso, than anything we planned for the day. We learned the difference between a tortoise and a turtle, that water snakes often fall into pools when taking a drink, why an ear infection makes your ear hurt, why your skin swells from a bee sting, why gas prices are rising, what station has the lowest gas price and by how much, what makes a good friend, how our cat got sick, how the medicine would help him, what we could do to help him, what an orange grove was like and what part it had in our county's history. But most of all we learned that there are opportunities to learn around us every day. Life is full of learning. We just need to see everyday happenings as opportunities to learn and be willing to take the time to see what they have to teach us. What lessons did life send your way today? What did you learn? |
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