NICCOLO AND LIZZIE

First posted on June 27, 2013

Yesterday before leaving school after bringing the kids their lunch.... I informed Niccolo that Lizzie was not in good spirits that day and was crying silently as I left....... So immediately, Niccolo went to check on Lizzie and he found her coming out of the comfort room crying...... His heart melted as he pitied her baby sister but could not do anything about it..... So he told her to go to the teacher and tell her the problem.....

What he saw next infuriated him..... Niccolo said he saw the teacher just look at Lizzie once and proceed to talk with another student, while Lizzie was still crying..... He said he said he wanted to tell the teacher that his sister was just 7 years old and needed some care and attention, and that she, as the adviser was supposed to act as a second mother to all the kids..... Niccolo said, he had a hard time controlling himself, because he watched his sister from a distance and his heart was breaking...... He left only, when he finally saw Lizzie talking to a classmate and seemingly recovered......

I texted my son back and asked him to hold his anger as it would do no good for Lizzie.....but may cause harm for both Lizzie and even him..... Said teacher might not appreciate his love for Lizzie and may accuse him of being disrespectful and Lizzie, of being too childish..... So I thanked my son and told him I was proud of him..........

2 points.......
First, I don't see the point in the teacher's action or inaction.....I even show concern for Lizzie's classmates when they cry looking for their mother or nannies, so I do expect more concern from the grade 1 teachers, the students are, after all, just 7 years old and is spending 9 hours in school, and we're just on the 2nd week of classes.... Will it do them any harm if they are shown more concern? Will they grow up weak because of that?...... Until last night, this was Lizzie's nagging question to all of us..... "Lahat ba ng teacher sa grade 1 walang masyadong care sa akin?" ..... So can anybody please tell me, if the teacher's reaction did anything good for anybody?....... It was Niccolo who answered Lizzie, he said, "My teacher then , Ms. Bagalayos, showed great care for all of us, esp. those who were crying, and I have never forgotten her goodness. So, no, not all of your teachers will be insensitive, some of them will be good and loving. So just be brave and always remember that I, your A-hia is just in the same building as you." ..... I could not have said it better..........
2nd, to my son, I am proud of you..... I was right about you, I always knew you would protect your sisters and your mother...... Yesterday you really became an A-hia, and I love you even more for it.

God bless all teachers for teaching our kids and for taking care of them.... May some of you esp. those handling the very young students, be more enlightened to be more motherly to the students... How you treat these small kids may greatly affect their image of people and how to treat them.

God bless all of our kids!