Saturday, June 2, 2012

Saturday Sayings: Listen to Your Heart

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To my knowledge Roberto Bahruth is not famous throughout the world, but he is brilliant, and he taught me a few things while I was earning my Masters ten years ago.  Psycholinguistics and Reading was an engaging class, but I don't remember too much about the psycholinguistics part or the reading part for that matter.  I remember, "Teach to the heart as well as the head."  

What will my students remember about my class ten years from now?  Will they remember all the reading, writing, and math we did?  There's certainly nothing wrong with remembering those things.  I'd like to think it's been a memorable year of blossoming in all those areas, but my hope is that they remember all the times when I said, "Listen to your heart."  It became one of my favorite sayings this year.  I can't remember the exact moment when it came to me, but I know it arrived at the right time and stuck around until the very last day.  (I have a feeling it will forever be part of my classroom mantra.)  It turned into something that often went like this:  "Listen to your heart.  What does it say?  Would it ever tell you to _______ (fill in the blank)?"  It was often accompanied with a little tapping on my chest and sometimes, in those one-on-one moments, a little tapping on theirs as well.  They always knew what their heart was saying.  They just didn't know they were supposed to listen or at times didn't really want to, I suppose.  I pray I've given them practice to have ears to hear and the desire to listen.  Maybe this is pie in the sky, but ten years from now when one of my students is in a sticky situation, I pray they can hear Miss McMorrow's voice and feel the warmth of my hand on their chest.  "Listen to your heart."

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20 comments:

  1. Never too "pie in the sky" for me . . .I LOVE this. Thanks for sharing! Psychologist Flip Flippen said, "You can't have their head until you have their heart." Same idea, both SO true!!

    Sending smiles,

    Barbara
    The Corner On Character

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    1. Barbara, thank you for sharing that quote. It does fit perfectly with mine. I'm glad you have hope that it's not pie in the sky.

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  2. Ohhh, so sweet! I am sure your little ones will forever remember the warmth and guidance you gave them during their year with you. This "listen to your heart" will serve them well for the rest of their years! :)
    Lori
    Conversations in Literacy

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    1. Lori, I hope it does serve them well for the rest of their lives.

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  3. such wise words to live by no matter what the age.
    Thanks for another uplifting Saturday saying Tammy!
    Tammy

    First Grade @ Klinger Cafe
    dtklinger@gmail.com

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    1. Tammy, I'm still learning to listen to my heart all the time, so you are so right.

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  4. Oh, this is so sweet!! It brought tears to my eyes. I love this! I hope you don't mind if I steal your words for future use in my classroom. I always tell my kids to treat others like they would like to be treated. I bet your students will always remember to listen to their hearts.
    Connie:)
    welcome to first grade room 5

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    1. Connie, I don't mind at all. In fact, I hope you share with me how you end up using it.

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  5. Beautiful Tammy! We should be teaching things that speak to the hearts of children.

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    1. Sandi, thank you for your comment and support.

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  6. I love those words, Tammy. Very powerful! I'm going to "steal" them, too:)
    Thank you!

    Barbara
    Grade ONEderful
    Ruby Slippers

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    1. Barbara, please steal them and let me know how it goes.

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  7. Tammy, I love this. I too am going to start saying "listen to your heart." Thanks for sharing this!
    Lyn
    Mrs. Goff's Pre-K Tales

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    1. Lyn, I'd love for you to use these words and let me know what comes of it.

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  8. So sweet! I love how you are encouraging your kiddos to listen to their heart, it is something that you have to be taught and can be difficult to learn. I think I will be adding that to my teacher toolbox! :)
    Julie
    Light A Fire in Third

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    1. Julie, it is a difficult thing to learn. I'm still learning. I hope it becomes something useful for you in your classroom too. Let me know how it goes.

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  9. Absolutely beautiful. And, I believe that is what they'll be hearing. It was moments like those, the heart lessons, I remember most.

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    1. Thank you Anita. I hope my kids will remember just like you have.

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  10. Beautiful....<3

    I wish I knew how to make graphics; this saying deserves one!
    ReadWriteSing

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    1. Thank you Chrissy. I'm glad that you like it as much as I do.

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