Last week, just after I gave some remarks at the Benefit Board/Parents’ Association meeting, I was on my way to the Middle School on the ground floor. Just as I turned the corner by the Library, I saw two young Lower School students. One of them immediately said, “Hello Mr. Doar. Could you help us?”
“Sure,” I said.
“Which way is the Activities Room?” he asked.
“This way,” I said and motioned for them to follow me as I retraced my steps toward the hallway that passes the cafeteria on the way to the Activities Room at the end of the hall.
“That’s what I thought,” said the young man glancing at his friend in an unspoken “stick with me kid” kind of way. “Thank you.”
The interaction was only this long (I’m holding up my thumb and index finger about an inch apart). But I keep replaying the scenario over and over again.
My take-away was that this 2nd grader is incredibly well positioned to succeed going forward. He was respectful, but spirited; confident and a get-it-done kind of person. So much of life is about attitude and focus. Isn’t it nice that examples of mature and thoughtful behavior can come from students of all ages?
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