The Rare Bird in the Classroom
On the quiet power of empathy, and the damage left behind when it goes missing in our classrooms. 1st day of 5th Grade Empathy is a word we all know, but few ever touch in its truest form. It drifts through the world like a rare bird : spoken of in whispers, glimpsed in stories, caught in the corner of memory but seldom held in the hand. Most chase it, most miss it. And yet, there are places where this elusive creature still lingers ; not in grand gestures, not in fleeting talk over coffee, but in the quiet corners where patience, guidance, and the shaping of young minds demand more than knowledge alone. There, in the long silences between questions and answers, empathy becomes not a myth, but a necessity - but somehow still remains a myth to this very day. I have a bone to pick with those who choose the path of shaping students. If you ask me, every aspiring teacher should first have their emotional quotient tested — a kind of invisible clearance check before being al...
