Seeing Things From a Different Perspective

For this weeks blog, I intended to talk about the last chapter we read in the course; however, much more crucial things took place that prompted me otherwise. Earlier this week I drove home to South Florida with a friend. Her mom was having surgery and she was pretty nervous about the whole ordeal so I told her I would come to the hospital and stay with her for a few hours. While we were all hopeful, the news caught us all by surprise. Her mom had ovarian cancer. Luckily the surgeon was able to remove them, as well as any other obstructions. While it was devastating news no doubt, I truly believe that everything is going to work out. Seeing how things could drastically change in a matter of an hours has shifted my perspective greatly. I think educators need to be open minded because you never know what might be going on in a students' personal life. Be there for your students and the environment will thrive. I also learned that everything will be okay in the end and if it is not okay, it is not the end.