The Wisdom of Children

What Have You Learned from a Child Today?
 
“And a little child shall lead them”. Certainly, children and youth have taken significant leadership in the climate crisis where leadership matters to us humans more than ever before. Greta Thunberg and many other young people around the world are leading with words and action and they are gaining more and more followers! As we reflect on whom we will elect to political office, or what companies we really want to support with our investments, or what energy changes we need to make in our homes and our lifestyles, let’s remember to consult the children around us. Good educators have always been teacher/learners and learner/teachers. When we listen to our children, grandchildren, and neighbour children we may, or may not, be surprised at the wisdom we hear.

My son is no longer a little child, but I still value his insights. Here is a link to Story Soup Enterprise’s podcast for a short story called The Grace of a Child.

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