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Blog City Prompt 2820 August 9, 2023

Prompt 2820 August 9, 2023


“[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.” ― Jim Henson, It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider

Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Henson? Discuss moments you've shared with children and their reactions.

Prompt 2820 August 9, 2023



I understand what Jim Henson meant was that kids look at the way you act, as a mentor, more than what you teach them. I submit from my experience student teaching and serving as a Brownie Scout leader, that kids do remember what you teach them. I taught kids to read, which they learned well from what I taught them. Reading their reading book out loud to the class showed they remembered their training. In addition, in both roles, it was important for me to demonstrate being a responsible person, with good habits of how they looked and acted. They remembered those lessons, demonstrating they remembered when they would show up carrying themselves with confidence and with good decorum. This showed they learned what I taught them.

Therefore, I disagree with Jim Henson's statement that kids don't remember what you teach them. They do remember. That is the reward for an adult being a teacher or leader of a group of kids.

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