As I sit here, watching seventh graders messing around, pretending to do the assignment I gave them, I can't help at wonder what some of them will be like in a few years. Some of the 7th and 8th graders I meet are very tall, getting their adult growth in. When they go off to High School, they have a semblance of adulthood. Others can look forward to looking young and out of place when they reach the 9th grade.
But that's not entirely what I mean when I wonder what they will be like. A handful of students that I have met in these grades have very mature senses of humor. Others are very good at imitating the adults in their lives. You can almost predict what their parents are like from the way they act.
After teaching for a couple of years, I can see the way people probably were when they were in these grades. The ones who changed the most, usually the introverts who develop into mild extroverts are most often the ones worth knowing. However, every personality, every character has its own charm, and as I look around me and see the way these kids express themselves, I dearly wish that I could see into their futures. I wish I could see what they will become.
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I think you were meant to be a teacher...
It sounds like you make a really good teacher.
"However, every personality, every character has its own charm."
That's one of the things I've found I enjoy about the most about Scouting is finding each person's inner magic. As new members join I realize that each and every one (even if they appear as just another annoying, immature 14-year-old boy) has something that makes them unique and special. And I love finding out what it is and getting to know them. It's so cool.
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