“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Dr. Leo Buscaglia (1924-1998)
I do a variety of Yoga techniques with children and we also do another compassionate touch with a spine walk. Teach children the Yoga pose called child pose – laying face down like a small egg – Knees folded and upper torso folded over knees Once they learn Child’s pose, then I will ask permission… Read more »
A Welcome from the Editors Welcome everyone to the 2002-2003 school year.Our newsletter is in it’s seventh year of printing and the feedback from all of you on the solutions and strategies for your classroom continue to receive the highest accolades. We ask all of our contributors to share only practical solutions and strategies. Your… Read more »
Effort only releases it’s reward after you refuse to quit. – Gene Bedley
“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.” – John C. Maxwell
“Learning is finding out what you already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know it as well as you do. We are all learners, doers, and teachers.” – Richard David Bach
Children may only tattle on… “DD” behaviors: Dangerous or Destructive “AA” behaviors: Aggravating or Annoying are kept to themselves. Lisa Vicknair Grand Caillou Elementary School Grand Caillou, LA – Lisa Vicknair
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
SACRAMENTO–As a dedicated teacher, Jenny Dermody took it personally when her son fell behind in school. Though he tested in the gifted range, Kevin acted spacey and didn’t work well independently. Then one morning Dermody found Kevin, now 11, curled up on the shower floor with water pelting him. He was fast asleep. It took… 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 »
