I used to teach an Intro to Social Work class at a local college. I would ask the students what they thought were the most important qualities a social worker should have. They listed a number of qualities, all important, but no one ever stated the quality I feel is most important: curiosity. Curiosity--it’s how you find out about a person, how you express interest. Curiosity never fails. Thanks for this post. I love Tove Jansen, the Moomins, and have read and reread the books many times.
What a wonderful gift you are giving to the children in your classroom! I am thinking you must be an exceptional teacher. Those little ones will carry that safe feeling in being curious throughout their journeys. It makes me happy to think it.
The Moomins, much like the Hobbits, inspire us to realize that we should rely not on systems of government to make a civil society but on what is in the hearts of the members of our communities.
I used to teach an Intro to Social Work class at a local college. I would ask the students what they thought were the most important qualities a social worker should have. They listed a number of qualities, all important, but no one ever stated the quality I feel is most important: curiosity. Curiosity--it’s how you find out about a person, how you express interest. Curiosity never fails. Thanks for this post. I love Tove Jansen, the Moomins, and have read and reread the books many times.
What a wonderful gift you are giving to the children in your classroom! I am thinking you must be an exceptional teacher. Those little ones will carry that safe feeling in being curious throughout their journeys. It makes me happy to think it.
The Moomins, much like the Hobbits, inspire us to realize that we should rely not on systems of government to make a civil society but on what is in the hearts of the members of our communities.
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Well articulated! This describes the sustaining power and excitement even as I enter old, old age!