One of the more requested poems from Gene Bedley’s Seminars on “The Five P’s of Raising Responsible Children” is “I’m Always Here”. A poem he shares with several quotes on Compassion. I’m always here to understand you I’m always here To laugh with You I’m always here To cry with you I’m always here To… Read more »
For months, a boy in LaShonda Davis’s fifth-grade class made her life unbearable. Whenever he got the opportunity, he would sexually taunt her by trying to grab at her breasts, rub against her in the hallways or whisper that he wanted to “get in bed” with her. Once, he put a doorstop in his pants… Read more »
I am in awe of great teachers.My own children are lucky enough to have been taught by a few of those special people, and I have had some of them as colleagues. Against the most difficult odds, they accomplish the impossible day after day in the classroom, be it fourth grade or 12th grade, biology… Read more »
A pilot program underway at Palm Springs Middle School in Hialeah, Fla., is teaching at-risk youth techniques to calm their spirits and increase their ability to learn. The “Heart Smarts” program, designed by the Institute of HeartMath (Boulder Creek, Calif.), uses games and strategies such as “Freeze-Frame” to help students tap into positive feelings of… Read more »
How Love Raises Children When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you hang my drawing on the refrigerator, and I wanted to draw another one. When you thought I wasn’t looking, I heard you say a prayer, and I believed there is a God I could always talk to. When you thought I wasn’t… Read more »
The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not try to reconcile yourself with the world, the heroic cannot be common, nor the common heroic. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Category I: Information Literacy The student who is information literate: Standard 1: Accesses information efficiently and effectively, as described by the following indicators: 1.recognizes the need for information; 2.recognizes that accurate and comprehensive information is the basis for intelligent decision making; 3.formulates questions based on information needs; v 4.identifies a variety of potential sources of… Read more »
* Identify a group of interested Staff Members / Site Council Members who will serve as the driving force to present different ideas to the greater staff presented through a Monthly or weekly Memo. Typically 4 ideas per month. Selected activities are in the Values in Action! Guide for teachers and the Bureau of Essential… Read more »
* Comprehensive Ethics Guide K- 12 (425pages)for the Principal or Coordinator to implement the ideas in your school. The program is currently being used as an exclusive program, or to supplement the local district’s efforts in Ethics Education. * Powerpoint Computer Slide Show for Parent Orientation, School Site Reviews, or for your Board of Education…. Read more »
America’s urban communities continue to be plagued with problems of crime, dilapidated housing, lack of jobs and dysfunctional schools, but silver linings are visible, according to a new report issued by the Center for National Policy and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation. From the report: “… the real story of cities today is more complex,… Read more »
