Star Student

"Show and Tell" is always a favorite of children.  They get to "show off" what is theirs and broadcast all that is beautiful and good about what they have.  It sets them apart from the rest, because it symbolizes their personal wealth on a child's level and paints their personal experience which elevates who they are.  They stand taller than the rest and it is their time to shine.  Questions are asked of them concerning their visual, and my how informed they are!

Show and Tell has evolved over the years.  I remember it being sort of random.  Well, now it has become a brand new ball game.  Let me tell you how the contemporary dynamics play out.

Each week a surprise naming takes place of who the following week's Star Student is to be.  They take a poster home with them which they are to decorate and on which they indicate all kinds of important facts about themselves.  This poster is displayed in the classroom for one full week, and each of the five days, the Star Student brings in a cherished belonging to talk to the class about.  It doesn't end there.

On the Friday, the last day the student is named the "star," each student creates a page for the star student which pictures he or she, and on the backside has a personal message to the student proclaiming how wonderful he or she is and how exciting it has been to see the "shows and tells" all week long.  I, the helper, bind the book and proudly the student leaves, knowing he has arrived, that his week has been a success, that his star will shine forever and always.  The book seals it.

Yes it is chuckle-able, but it signifies how we, too, experience self-worth.  We need to be noticed, I need to be noticed, I need to have something to show.  Even when shy, or insecure, I am given a spring in my step if someone is compelled to ask something about me, voice a compliment.

I know that our Heavenly Father sees and hears as we show and tell.  The Lord asks us things to allow us to value what we have been given.  And, what do I have that has NOT been given to me?   The Helper hands us the Book, which seals how precious His thoughts are toward us.  Toward me.  Toward you.

Stars are made for shining.