Plant a Seed, Watch it Grow!

Brevity may be a good thing to use in writing, but it isn’t the easiest thing to comply with when you are planting seeds. In order to reap a harvest, an enormous investment of time and energy must take place (Widdicombe, 2008).  Escavating, digging, depositing, watering, nurturing, pruning--each step in the process of sowing takes patience and great care.  I can remember, at the young age of twelve years, standing before a group of children between the ages of 7 and 10 years old, imparting Biblical Principles to them from a Sunday School Lesson.  By the time I reached the age of fourteen years old, I was standing before my peers discussing the deep theories of scripture and nurturing their beliefs towards Truth.  English Clergyman, Julius Charles Hare (2011), quotes “Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.”  A teacher, in my opinion, is one who plants seeds of information into fertile minds.  I am confident that my truest personal and professional calling in life is to educate people in any and every opportunity that I am afforded.

I am currently a Walden University student working on my Master’s of Science degree in Early Childhood Studies, specializing in Public Policy and Advocacy.  Through my observations  I have come to realize that education has many forms—I deem anything or anyone that alters our thinking and learning opportunity can be an educating moment—each aspect or variation can be the symbolic seed that transforms into a mulitplicity of blooming opportunities.  If cared for, if handled appropriately; any teachable moment has the potential to grow into our very future existance--laws, public policies, constructions, organizations, materials in high demand. True Educators across the World have demonstrated the miracle of planting seeds—seeds of hope, truth, affirmation, joy, insight, curiosity, acceptance, love, courage, faith—and have watched them grow in the hearts and minds of eager children, youth, and adults from all walks of life.  Is there something that you've learned and are willing to share with the next generation?  Why not try it today—plant a seed, watch it grow!

Widdicombe, L. (2008, February 25). Say It All in Six Words. SMITH Magazine. Retrieved from  http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2008/02/25/080225ta_talk_widdicombe#ixzz1A5xDdfSs.

Julius Charles Hare. (n.d.). BrainyQuote.com. Retrieved January 5, 2011, from BrainyQuote.com Web site: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/juliuschar104302.html.