Many years ago, in a faraway land, lived an unhappy prince. In many respects he was well satisfied with his life. He lived in a beautiful palace, his subjects were devoted to him, he had servants to carry out his every wish, and altogether he led quite a comfortable life. Despite the luxury surrounding him, the prince wasn’t satisfied. What he wanted to do more than anything was to walk through the kingdom and …showed first 75 words of 4228 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4228 total…just have a picture of it, see, not this kind of thing.” The teacher frowns at them and the two children stop talking. But they sit up straighter and each carries the look of a secret sharer (Paley, 1999, p. 63-64). Together they have created a moment of mutual respect and dignity. What would it have been like, if the whole class had shared in this moment? It is something to think on, is it not?