I'm moving the education related posts from my random thoughts blog to here - this one was originally put on it on Nov 6, 2009. The next two posts are also just traveling here from their old home. ------------------- This is one of my favourite passages from " I Give my Heart to the Children " by Vasily Sukhomlinsky . A must read for any teacher dealing with children. I wish we had some great inspirational training for all teachers. Don't they make the future? ************* Our Corner of Dreams Finally we lit a fire in the stove. The dry twigs blazed up gaily. Evening fell over the land, but our little hideout was bright and cozy. We looked at the trees and bushes covering the slope of the ravine and there, from the secretive thickets, fairy-tale images came to us. They seemed to ask, “Tell a story about us, please." The trees and bushes were enveloped by the semi-transparent haze of twilight, bluish at first and then lilac. The trees took on unexpect