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Kindergartners Pay Tribute to Custodian on his Birthday

This week, I stumbled upon a wonderful video clip and news coverage of a classroom full of kindergartners who learned sign language to send a special message to their custodian. Their dedicated custodian has worked in the Tennessee school district for over twenty years and is known to have a hearing impairment. As we learn when studying to become teachers, every 2-3 students out of 100 have some sort of hearing impairment in one or both ears.

This story tremendously impacted me because it is so heartfelt. Using sign language is a very difficult task and the fact that kindergartners were dedicated enough to plan this surprise of signing the happy birthday song is truly amazing. I think this teaches a good lesson to the kindergartners, as well as, all of the current 488,455 viewers that have made this video go viral. The reaction that the custodian had was very special and one can see that this act of kindness touched his heart.

This story shows that putting in a little extra effort can truly make a difference towards others. It inspires me to do "random acts of kindness" when I am the leader of a classroom. I think that these acts will make the kids feel good that they are apart of something so positive, and in return I think it would help lead them to continue kind gestures on their own throughout their life.

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  1. UnknownOctober 30, 2018 at 4:27 PM

    I saw this video! It's so sweet! I love how many levels of learning these students were taught a life lesson. Thinking of your comment about making random acts of kindness today I filled up the copy paper and did the dishes for some co-workers just to sweeten the next teacher's day. Keep spreading that kindness! :)

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  2. Student Teaching - Joseph GustinOctober 30, 2018 at 4:27 PM

    I saw this video as well. As soon as I watched it, I quickly retweeted it with the #aedu209 hashtag but noticed Abby already beat me to the punch. I agree with you that it is inspiring and it also made me think of "random acts of kindness." It is crazy to think that the students in the classroom learned such an important aspect of diversity/disability from a specific staff member. I hope this activity shapes the student's lives to see everyone as equal and if a member has a form of disability, to try their best to adapt and make that individual feel welcomed.

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