Wonder by R.J Palacio

Wonder By R.J. Palacio

 "Such a simple thing, kindness. Such a simple thing. A nice word of encouragement given when needed. An act of friendship. A passing smile. (pg.300)." 

The quote I placed above stuck with me as I finished reading Wonder. I believe it is because I realized how much it tied into the book and the way August was treated and the differences between kindness and bullying or simple judgement. 

I enjoyed reading Wonder because there was many things that one can see as we face working with children and especially the middle aged ones. As I work with middle schoolers, I am able to see how judgments affect them and their self-esteem. There's feelings that go beyond words, and negativity that can be passed despite the words that one says.

For example, being in the position of not having the choice to look the way one looks and having to live with the way one is and getting judged for it can be hurtful. Yet, with one act of kindness, can change the way one sees life and the impact and affect in the way we being to live the life we were given. 

Dot Day!

"I bet you can" -Vasthi (--from The Dot by Peter Reynold.)

When we look into the world we face now in days, we are able to see the different things we can accomplish without believing in ourselves.

We can tend to underestimate our abilities, yet if someone is there to support us and push us to do better, we can begin to have faith that we can be successful.

In the book The Dot by Peter Reynold, I found it interesting how Vasthi did not believe that her simply not trying to do the best she could, would still be something. I relate to this because although sometimes it might not be the best we can make or do at first, it's a start and better than nothing. Once we get the hang of it, and try to be better, we can only become more than what we used to be.

Making my dot was fun, because I was able to add any color that I wanted and did not have to work extremely hard and stress out about making little dots!

Here I am placing a picture of the dot I made myself! It isn't perfect, but I kind of used inspiration for Vasthi's dot because even when it seems like if there can only be one type of way, there is actually more than we can imagine. Also, it shows that we can create something with the things and details that surround us!