Turtles, turtles, turtles

This is a picture of turtles that is in one of the classrooms I work in during nap time.

The curiosity that children posses has always fascinated me. For instance, I was at work, and it was nap time, but the children don't always want to nap. One of the children sleep right next to a wall full of pictures of different animals. Normally, I would just overlook this. There are animals on the wall. Big Deal. But to a child, they're something new and exciting that they get to look at and think about. This particular child would point to every turtle and say, "turtle" because they new what it was, so it was new and exciting. The fascination had not gone away from learning about what was in the picture.

This has really made me go back and think. I mean, what have I overlooked because I had already figured it out? Children can really open your eyes and teach the teacher. I learned to be more observant and not take the little things for granted. Turtles may not be a new thing for me, but the ability to understand and share a concept is an amazing thing to a child. I hope when they grow up, they keep that wonder and curiosity, because learning will be a much easier process if they're willing to take everything in and show other people what they have learned.