C.P. Ellis died last week. That wouldn t have meant anything to me had I not read a story about his life in the Obituary page of the Los Angeles Times. What caught my eye was a picture of an older, gruff white man in a wheelchair opposite a black woman who was smiling and… Read more »
Kids these days. They’re getting more disrespectful, abusive, defiant and prone to tantrums. A few are even getting kicked out of school, getting pulled from the classroom by frustrated parents or being asked to cut back on their classroom hours until they shape up. And they’re only 4. “In the past five years, I’ve seen… Read more »
“The greatest motivational act one person can do for another is to listen.” – Roy E. Moody
Reviewed by J.S. (age 5) Marvin wanted to make some cards for Valentine’s Day. He got paints and colored pencils and papers and they made hearts. They made tall hearts and skinny hearts. Then they delivered them to everybody in the whole wide world. Everybody was happy. There were some left. They wrote “Valentines for… Read more »
11.22.05 Grade 6 students at Sir John A. Macdonald had a visit from Belleville Police Service Constable Aaron Bucci Monday as part of the school’s Anti-Bullying Week activities. The class, made up of 20 boys and three girls, is the senior class in the school and under the instruction of teacher Jane Sprague, takes a… Read more »
The teacher had for each table three plastic cups … 1 Green — Quiet 1 Yellow — Too much noise 1 Red — Stop She would put the cup depending on their noise level on top as the students worked so each table knew their noise level. Shared by Sarah Kachur – Brandon School Division
Ask the class to: Show me a 1 (They will put their finger to their mouth to show quiet.) Show me a 2 (2 fingers pointing at the 2 eyes looking.) Show me a 3 (3 fingers around an ear to show hearing.) Show me a 4 (This is 2 fingers on each hand, put… Read more »
Clean the Room Tell the students it s time to play magic objects. The teacher chooses 2 or 3 objects on the floor. Ready, set, go … students will come & ask if they ve picked up the object; I tell them that I am watching & they don t have to show me but… Read more »
Ethical Communities Include: A community that establishes a mission/purpose where all members subscribe to ethical principles. (Code of ethics) A community that identifies a set of core ethical virtues that contribute the most to ethical decision makers. (Values that last or lasting values) A community that recognizes that personal responsibility is the foundation for all… Read more »
The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start. While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On… Read more »
