The Courage of Children: Boston and Beyond XXXIII
ANTONIA VELEZ ALEXANDER CHOE AND JOHN ZIEMBA, TEACHERS Educational Divide Reform Step Up Summer Camp, Brockton, MA What courage means to me is to not give up on what you love, even if it’s hard. When I was really little, I was talkative but shy when I was around people. Like, when family members came over, I would talk, even though I didn’t want to. I had just moved to a new school called the Mary E. Baker School two months before. I was scared to move to a different school, but my brother said it was a great school. I didn’t have that many friends, and I didn’t know anyone, so I didn’t talk to anyone because I was scared and shy. “AFTER THAT EXPERIENCE, I LEARNED THAT IT IS HARD TO USE COURAGE, BUT WHEN YOU DO IT MORE AND MORE, YOU GET USED TO IT.” When I was in kindergarten at school, I was always partnered with this girl named Zoey. We were both shy, and we didn’t want to talk with each other, but we had to in order to get our work done. After at least one month, we got used to talking to each other, and then I worked up the courage to go up to her and ask her to be my friend so I could have more friends and not be too shy to talk anymore. I was scared because I didn’t know what she was thinking. My other friend, Bella, wanted the best for me, and she was beside me. Out of consideration, she told me to ask Zoey, because I was always partnered with her. I tried to hide my shyness and said quietly and slowly, “Do you want to be my friend?” I felt happy to get the words out of my mouth, and I was scared that she would say no. But she said yes! Happily, we became best friends! We would always draw together at recess, but we weren’t in the same class in first grade or second grade. I hoped she would be in my class in third grade, but sadly, she moved to a different school. After that experience, I learned that it is hard to use courage, but when you do it more and more, you get used to it. After that, I wasn’t the one who was that scared, because other kids started to ask me… and I knew how they felt! THE COURAGE OF CHILDREN: BOSTON AND BEYOND VOLUME XXXIII 114 115
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ANTONIA VELEZ<br />
ALEXANDER CHOE AND JOHN ZIEMBA, TEACHERS<br />
Educational Divide Reform Step Up Summer Camp, Brockton, MA<br />
What courage means to me is to not give up on what you love, even if it’s hard.<br />
When I was really little, I was talkative but shy when I was around people. Like,<br />
when family members came over, I would talk, even though I didn’t want to.<br />
I had just moved to a new school called the Mary E. Baker School two months<br />
before. I was scared to move to a different school, but my brother said it was a<br />
great school. I didn’t have that many friends, <strong>and</strong> I didn’t know anyone, so<br />
I didn’t talk to anyone because I was scared <strong>and</strong> shy.<br />
“AFTER THAT<br />
EXPERIENCE, I<br />
LEARNED THAT IT<br />
IS HARD TO USE<br />
COURAGE, BUT WHEN<br />
YOU DO IT MORE<br />
AND MORE, YOU<br />
GET USED TO IT.”<br />
When I was in kindergarten at school, I was always partnered with this girl<br />
named Zoey. We were both shy, <strong>and</strong> we didn’t want to talk with each other,<br />
but we had to in order to get our work done. After at least one month, we got<br />
used to talking to each other, <strong>and</strong> then I worked up the courage to go up to<br />
her <strong>and</strong> ask her to be my friend so I could have more friends <strong>and</strong> not be too<br />
shy to talk anymore. I was scared because I didn’t know what she was<br />
thinking. My other friend, Bella, wanted the best for me, <strong>and</strong> she was beside<br />
me. Out <strong>of</strong> consideration, she told me to ask Zoey, because I was always<br />
partnered with her.<br />
I tried to hide my shyness <strong>and</strong> said quietly <strong>and</strong> slowly, “Do you want to be my<br />
friend?” I felt happy to get the words out <strong>of</strong> my mouth, <strong>and</strong> I was scared that<br />
she would say no. But she said yes! Happily, we became best friends! We would<br />
always draw together at recess, but we weren’t in the same class in first grade or<br />
second grade. I hoped she would be in my class in third grade, but sadly, she<br />
moved to a different school. After that experience, I learned that it is hard to<br />
use courage, but when you do it more <strong>and</strong> more, you get used to it. After that,<br />
I wasn’t the one who was that scared, because other kids started to ask me…<br />
<strong>and</strong> I knew how they felt!<br />
THE COURAGE OF CHILDREN: BOSTON AND BEYOND<br />
VOLUME <strong>XXXIII</strong><br />
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