Beauty in the Eyes of Third Graders
I could start this post by writing "It has been said... Beauty is in the eye of the beholder". However, I won't do that because that would be quoting a cliche and a crime against good writing. There is also the added pressure that I am an English teacher and that I should be good at this, even setting a good example for my students whom I would tell to steer clear of starting their essays with cliches. Let me start over. I will do so by quoting something a little less cliche and a little more boring ... a curriculum. As part of the underlying values of Finland's education, the Finnish curriculum states that "Basic education supports the pupil's growth as a human being who strives for truth, goodness, beauty, justice and peace". Now, which word stood out to you from that glorious quote? Well, I don't blame you if you thought "pupil". (Seriously, it is beyond me why they couldn't use a more tongue-friendly word like... I don't know......