The use of anti-depressant drugs such as Prozac and Zoloft soared in usage in the late 1990s among young people, the first government study of its type found. Prescription drug use among people 20 years old and younger jumped 62% from 1995 to 1999, according to research by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and… Read more »
It was many years ago I was introduced to a book on gathering unobtrusive non-reactive data from the clients you serve as well as doing research on promising practices. When kids say I don’t care they are really exploring to see if anyone in their life cares. The book has some great information on becoming… Read more »
Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not. – Walter Bagehot
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Je t_ Aime (French) Te Amo (spanish) Ani Qhevet Othka (hebrew) I love you The sounds are all As different As the lands from Which they came. And though our words Are all unique Our hearts are still the same. Love in any language Straight from the heart Pulls us all together Never apart. And… Read more »
Smiling is infectious, You catch it like the flu. When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too. I passed around the corner, And someone saw my grin. When he smiled I realized, I’d passed it to him. I thought about that smile, Then I realized its worth. A single smile just like mine,… Read more »
I want to teach my students more than lessons in a book. I want to teach them deeper things that people overlook: The value of a rose in bloom, its use and beauty, too A sense of curiosity to discover what is true, How to think and how to choose the right above the wrong,… Read more »
You could hardly see for all the snow, Spread the rabbit ears as far as they go Pull a chair up to the TV set, “Good night, David; Good night, Chet” Depending on the channel you tuned You got Rob and Laura – or Ward and June It felt so good, felt so right Life… Read more »
Here’s an idea to assist you with kids that never seem to be able to stay in line while waiting for other students to line up. Use a large paint brush and paint imaginary glue all over their backs and arms and place them on a hallway or classroom wall and say you are glued… Read more »
Our school created the idea of “Hips and Lips” for walking in the hall. The students walk in the hall with one finger placed on their lips and the other hand on their hips. I wrote a jingle to go along with it. “Hips and lips is what we do, when we walk in the… Read more »
