Look in the mirror and say

    As the school year progressed , the teacher was distressed to see that more and more of the students were beginning to tease and make fun of one another . She decided to do something about it . When the students returned to the classroom after Spring Break , they saw a mirror on the wall with a sign next to it .
    When one of the student came to her crying about the names she had been called at recess , she sent the girl to the mirror with these directions : read the sign quietly to yourself , repeat it over and over , gradually running the sounds together . Each time , look at yourself in the mirror . Soon you  will be smiling .
    Sure enougn , when the student followed the directions , they came away smiling .
    Each time a student would come to her felling low , she would give them the same directions . Sometimes they would have difficulties , so they would go over to read the sign with them . Eventually , each one would come away smilling .

2008-07-08