As the holiday season begins tomorrow, having only two school days and then Thanksgiving break, I am thoughtful of those students that will likely not have the kind of holidays that we expect our students to have.
Some will be sitting in a one-room hotel room with their family as they have no home.
Some will be visiting an incarcerated loved one, maybe a parent.
Some will be watching siblings as their parent or parents must work to make ends meet.
Some will be limited on food and things to be thankful for.
Some will be hiding in a corner as their parents are drunk or doing drugs.
Some will be suffering from untreated anxiety.
Some will be sobbing from untreated depression.
Some will be thinking about suicide.
I know, this is NOT what the holidays are about. This is not the positivity that should come with the holidays.
But...
We need to look within and reflect upon our part in those students going through the things that I have listed above. What can we do to help? What agencies or organizations can we link our students and families to in order to make the best of a bad situation.
If anything else, let's be aware that these things might be hiding behind a fake smile on several of our students. Let's connect with each of our students to let them know they are valued, that we care, and we will do anything in our power to help them through these times.
Be Mindful.
Peace.
Mark Levine
#Mindfulliteracy
@LevineWrites
No comments:
Post a Comment