09/20/2026
She sat with Marcus Garvey and colored him with real care. She found the letters on the rug and worked them out. She discovered numbers at the playground and counted them because she wanted to. She followed the planets around the sun. She chose her own book and stayed with it.
A child who is trusted with her own attention learns something that cannot be handed to her. She learns that her mind belongs to her.
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