Got closer to some students recently. Realised that two of them like the word serendipity. So it has been salient on my mind.

A friend gave me a copy of “The Daily Dad”. Usually, I spend my mornings typing exam-style questions for students, but today I felt relaxed enough to turn to a page and read a meditation.

The line “between lower grades and better self-worth for your kid, you’ll choose better self-worth” struck a chord. Might have spontaneously decided to take the book to school because of a student’s recent circumstances. I can’t remember exactly now.

Turned out that form teachers needed to discuss the burden of expectations on young minds. There was even a video provided by the Ministry of Education that featured a concerned teacher dishing out great advice to combat the disappointment. But since I read aloud the meditation from “The Daily Dad”, I am going to be biased here and say that my style of approaching distraught is better!

I just think it’s crazy that the day I decided to read The Daily Dad coincided with the day teachers had to reassure students of their self-worth.

Hence, serendipity