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The Most Effectful Help is Stunningly Simple

Mental health care starts at school

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A simple way of doing volunteer work: SMILE.

A great Medium story about smiling by Audra Spangler made me think.

Smiling is uplifting, energizing, and contagious. Let’s start volunteering in the field of mental health!

As a substitute teacher, I hated working in schools where I didn’t see teachers smiling in the corridors.

It says a lot about a school when the teaching staff smiles at children, no matter what.

Meaning well, that’s the message of a smile.

I’m currently teaching children with special education needs.

Guess what?

The whole staff smiles, no matter how much children misbehave.

New moments, new chances. We care for you, we mean well.

Fortunately, the kids return our smiles! Gosh, how much we need them!

Bye, smile, Ella ©