When working with preschoolers Donna Hirst (Head Start Teacher) tell kids “You’re the boss of your hands” If they cannot be good you can sit on them to make them be responsible. A rule to emphasize with children is “If you Hit you sit!” While children need to know they need to work it out… Read more »
“When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters – one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.” –
There has been a great deal of research done on the value of fathers’ involvement with their children, but nowhere is fathers involvement more significant than in a child’s education. According to a study conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics (1996 National Household Education Survey), fathers can be a positive force in their… Read more »
From Gene Bedley’s National Seminar, “Discipline and the Difficult Child” A large part of cultivating an environment of responsibility in a classroom is how the teacher responds to various comments from children. While it s impossible to respond to everything a child says, and we often choose not to respond because it would only fan… Read more »
By Hosting Week of Anti-Bully Activities Special to The Miami Herald BY EILEEN SOLER They carried protest signs and shouted fearlessly in the face of one of the most prevalent problems kids face everywhere: school bullies. ”One, two, three, four, we don’t want bullies anymore,” about 100 students yelled loud and clear Tuesday during a… Read more »
Each Center in the classroom has a job listing posted. Each student in the class is responsible for helping clean the center they participate in. The jobs change monthly. This helps the avoiders do their fair share at clean-up time. Sara Scott – Second Presbyterian Weekday School Louisville KY – Sara Scott
Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses. – George Washington Carver
“Every time you forget that character is one of God s purposes for your life, you will become frustrated by your circumstances.” Rick Warren Author of “The Purpose Driven Life” – Rick Warren
Book Review With Mr. Peabody’s Apples, her gorgeous sophomore venture into the realm of children’s literature, Madonna sustains her transformation from material girl to mom. Inspired by a 300-year-old Ukrainian story and illustrated by the talented Loren Long, Madonna’s tale is about the dangers of gossip. As a frequent target of the rumor mill, who… Read more »
ISLAMABAD: The more television 4-year-old children watch the more likely they are to become bullies later on in school, a U.S. study said. At the same time, children whose parents read to them, take them on outings and just generally pay attention to them are less likely to become bullies, said the report from the… Read more »
