Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer; into a selflessness which links us with all humanity. – Lady Nancy Astor

To the tune of “The Blue Danube” When people ask why — just tell the truth. When people ask how — just tell the truth. When people ask where — just tell the truth. When people ask who — just tell the truth. When people ask when — just tell the truth. When people ask… Read more »

New Media Producer: Rachel Chambliss Bullying – it happens in nearly every school across the country. Both Illinois and Indiana have laws in place to protect students, and Kentucky has anti-bullying legislation this year in the General Assembly. But what does it take to truly put an end to bullies who can make some students… Read more »

Everybody Have a seat Have a Seat Have a Seat Everybody come and have a seat on the floor Not on the ceiling Not on the door Everybody come and have a seat on the floor Tune Mammas Little Baby& Shortcake Shared by Karen Emhof, First Grade Tollgate Grammar School Pennington, NJ 08534 – Karen… Read more »

Anger is believed to have three components (Lewis & Michalson, 1983): The Emotional State of Anger. The first component is the emotion itself, defined as an affective or arousal state, or a feeling experienced when a goal is blocked or needs are frustrated. Fabes and Eisenberg (1992) describe several types of stress-producing anger provocations that… Read more »

Most of us spend at least ten minutes each day in front of a mirror, getting ready in the morning or preparing for bed in the evening. Instead of mindlessly daydreaming while we perform our daily grooming rituals, we can use this Mirror Time as an opportunity to give ourselves a brief checkup. I started… Read more »

I use a stuffed skunk in my room as a means for teaching children when it s their turn to talk. The children can only talk if they are holding the skunk. They learn even at the age of 3 that interrupting stinks. – Melinda Izzo

If I had my child to raise all over again, I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later. I’d finger paint more, and point the finger less. I would do less correcting and more connecting. I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes. I would care to know less and know… Read more »

He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know – Lao Tzu

“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” – George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950),… Read more »