Heartbreaking Hunger.

Today, I witnessed hunger. Two small children who ate so quickly and were begging for more as they swiftly swallowed the remnants of the previous serving. As a another child came close to touching one of the children's plate, the child pulled the plate close to them and guarded it like the Buckingham Palace. I saddens me to witness such things. I realized that I use the phrase, "I'm starving," way too often. I am not starving. These poor children and millions more like them across the world are truly starving. As a teacher, I will have children in my class who only eat what they are provided at school. I wish there was something that I could do. I will stop using the phrase above so freely; it may seem silly to you, but it will mean so much to me. I witnessed hunger in my own community and it shook my world. I witnessed hunger, true hunger, and it has greatly impacted my life.

I would love to see children hungry for knowledge; not hungry for nourishment.

Ms. Anderson

"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich." 
~ John F. Kennedy