Teachers are paid to know the answers in the back of the book, but the questions are what keep me interested. How do we teach children point of view? I pondered this as I looked at the world through plate glass in the Robinson Street Starbucks last week. I absentmindedly turned my coffee cup to warm my hands and as I did, I noticed “The Way I See It.” I love reading these perspectives scrunched into words to fit on the back of a coffee cup. I especially loved reading this one:

The way I see it
Isn’t necessarily
The way you see it
Or the way it is
Or ought to be
What’s more important
Is that we’re all
Looking for it
And a way to see it

–Desi Di Nardo
Author and Poet
she lives in Toronto, Canada

One of the things I have loved about having Abbie Radcliffe as a student teacher is “looking” with her. For six weeks we have put our heads together and looked. We’ve looked at children, teaching, writing, reading, and so much more. I value her insight, perspective, teaching talent, and her warmth with children. I am grateful to her for her many contributions to our classroom. This is Abbie’s last week. We will miss her in Room 204! That’s the way I see it. Good luck, Ms. Radcliffe!