The Heart of the Problem is the Problem of the Heart – Author Unknown

Whenever I’m disappointed with my spot in my life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott. Jamie was trying out for a part in a school play. His mother told me that he’d set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be chosen. On the day the parts were… Read more »

Columbine High School Update :When Columbine principal Frank DeAngelis opened his school Aug. 16 he called for students to sit next to people they don’t know at lunch and appreciate the humanity of their fellow students. That may go against the grain of teen cliquishness. It’ll require determined reinforcement, at school and home. Yet it’s… Read more »

Carrick and Carrick-Old Mother Witch Cohen-The Carp in the Bathtub Dalgliesh-The Courage of Sarah Noble Daugherty-Andy and the Lion D’Aulaire-Abraham Lincoln De Clements-Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade Estes-The Middle Moffat Flack-Ask Mr. Bear Godden-The Mousewife Greene-Mother Teresa Hughes-Nutty for the President Keats-Louie Korschunow-The Foundling Fox Low-Don’t Drag Your Feet McCloskey-Make Way for Ducklings Morey-Gentle Ben… Read more »

Teachers at Anderson will have a Rainbow of Respect up this year in their rooms and all will participate in the Weekly respect ideas. Along with that each teacher will must spend some time daily on social skills. We have started with How to Follow Instructions, How to Walk in the Hall, How to Behave… Read more »

(Author’s note: The following lesson is for primary children, preschool through third grade.) Ask the children, “How do people show others that they care?” (Put ideas on the board.) Read: Caring children treat ALL people the way they would like to be treated. They understand that everyone wants to have friends, feel safe and be… Read more »

In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher A Classroom is a Magical Place In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher There’s a Smile on Each Child’s Face In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher Creative Energy is Everywhere In the Hands of a Gifted Teacher There’s a Catalyst who Genuinely Cares In the Hands of… Read more »

John Franz thinks he has one great mom. Oprah Winfrey agrees with him. So Oprah flew Barbara Franz to Chicago on Wednesday to tape one of her monthly ” Great Moms” shows. John’s mother was chosen because of her Inspirational Parenting. Despite his systemic Rheumatoid Arthritis a disease that affects the joints and organs she… Read more »

Wouldn’t it be marvelous if we could see into another person’s heart and know exactly how he feels? Instead of grappling with words and language to try to understand each other, we could simply read each other’s thoughts. Such dreams are the stuff of science fiction. No matter how well we think we know someone,… Read more »

Lord of reality make me real, not plastic.., synthetic.., pretend phony.., an actor playing out his part.., or a hypocrite. I don’t want to keep a prayer list but to pray. Nor agonize to find Your will but to obey what I already know, I don’t want to argue theories of inspiration but submit to… Read more »