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Garden Check-In (Week 10): An Ecosystem of Fellow Ferns · The Grammar of Classical Education

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  SPEAKER_00: Greetings and salutations.
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  SPEAKER_00: My name is Dr.
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  SPEAKER_00: Darlene Gomes and I am so glad that you could join us today
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  SPEAKER_00: for our Thursday garden check-in.
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  SPEAKER_00: Earlier this week we looked at the interconnectivity that is required of ferns.
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  SPEAKER_00: Every fern has its place And yet each are needed in order for the entire ecosystem
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  SPEAKER_00: of the forest to thrive.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today in our garden check-in,
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  SPEAKER_00: rather than asking you how you're doing,
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  SPEAKER_00: I'd like to ask you to stop a moment and look around.
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  SPEAKER_00: Consider the fellow ferns that God has placed around you.
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  SPEAKER_00: I know, many of you are still in summer mode,
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  SPEAKER_00: but think back to the classroom you,
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  SPEAKER_00: the fern you that is doing its best to support the ecosystem into
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  SPEAKER_00: which they've been entrusted.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, just for a moment, consider who else is helping to hold this precious system together.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe it's the person at the front desk who even on the roughest days can manage a smile.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe it's the secretary who supports the administrators.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe it's the office manager who makes sure all of the paperwork gets taken care of
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  SPEAKER_00: in a timely fashion.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe it's the librarian who brings books to life for so many students,
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  SPEAKER_00: or maybe it's the buildings manager who makes sure your light gets replaced
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  SPEAKER_00: when it starts to flicker, or possibly the parent who covers lunch duty.
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  SPEAKER_00: Homeschool parents?
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe it's the experienced mom who is always open for questions,
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  SPEAKER_00: or The friend who is as new as you are,
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  SPEAKER_00: but who offers a willing shoulder to lean on.
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  SPEAKER_00: You see,
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  SPEAKER_00: our ecosystems are truly supported by a wonderful variety of ferns,
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  SPEAKER_00: each a blessing to the whole.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe they could use a little encouragement.
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  SPEAKER_00: A small thank you in a text or a note.
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  SPEAKER_00: Even those ferns that don't stand in the limelight can use
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  SPEAKER_00: the little extra sunshine now and again.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the next time you walk through a woodland,
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  SPEAKER_00: don't just notice the large trees, but recognize the ferns and be thankful for them.
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  SPEAKER_00: And carry that same gratitude back into your own learning community.
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  SPEAKER_00: Every healthy woodland is filled with fellow ferns.