“True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.” Henry Miller (1891-1980) – Henry Miller

Discipline and Respect on Wellstone Elementary Dru Sixteen at-risk elementary students at St. Paul’s Wellstone School are learning teamwork, discipline and respect – by banging on plastic buckets with “Mr. J.” BY DOUG BELDEN Pioneer Press It’s moments before an all-school assembly at Wellstone Elementary in St. Paul one Friday in early December. After weeks… Read more »

“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vince Lombardi

He who knows not and knows he knows not, is simple Teach him He who knows not and knows not he knows not, is a fool Avoid him He who knows and knows not he knows is asleep Wake him He who knows and knows he knows is wise Follow him – Author Unknown

Weighing Family Life The federal No Child Left Behind law of 2002 rates schools based on how students perform on state standardized tests, and if too many children score poorly, the school is judged as failing. But how much is really the school s fault? A new study by the Educational Testing Service which develops… Read more »

“Teaching is the choicest of professions because everybody who is anybody was taught how to be somebody by a teacher.” – Author Unknown

Program helps kids keep a lid on anger Dedicated mentors teach young people ART of social skills December 26, 2006 LESLIE FERENC STAFF REPORTER Toronto, CANADA Mawuli Chai dwells in the place of possibilities and is focused on making this city better and safer for all. He’s doing it one kid, one neighborhood at a… Read more »

The story was told about Louis Armstrong, who as a small boy was asked by his Aunt, Miss Allie May, to go down to the river and fetch a bucket of water and bring it back. When he went down to the river he saw a pair of eyes looking at him out of the… Read more »

Is it crude to be rude? Yes, you say. Unfortunately, Americans are increasingly seeking to get their way with rude behavior, this according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. You may not have much control over the lame, inappropriate words and actions of adults you encounter at the Mall, in the bank, or walking… Read more »

TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING THROUGH THE DESERT. DURING SOME POINT OF THE JOURNEY THEY HAD AN ARGUMENT AND ONE FRIEND SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE IN THE FACE. THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPED WAS HURT, BUT WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING, WROTE IN THE SAND: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE. THEY KEPT ON WALKING,… Read more »