Publisher's Synopsis
"An accountant's head is full of numbers. A banker's head must be full of money. A writer's head is full of words, a plumber's is full of pipes, and a musician's full of music. A teacher's head, of course, is full of children. I remember them all." Teachers and parents have long memories. We remember all the wonderful (and not so wonderful) things about our children. We think we are teaching them, but when we really stop to think about it, they are teaching us. And what do we learn? We learn to live with passion, to stand on tip-toes, to pull ourselves up when we fall down, and to see the world with wonder. These stories will help teachers and parents remember that wonder. For the key to wonder is not found in the head, but in the heart. Lisa Marie Scotto is a mother, stepmother, grandmother, teacher, and author of "Wake Up and Smell the Dirty Diapers: Stories for Tired Parents." Her column "A Parent's View" has been helping parents cope for over twenty years. This book includes some of her best stories from school.
