Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger EmailEveryone looks forward to summer, but it can be a time when kids don’t know what to do with themselves. You know how frustrating that can be! Quick! You need some new summer vacation ideas to keep the kids happy before they drive you up the wall. Bonus, if…
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger Email Has COVID taken a toll on your student’s wellbeing? Show them that you understand and support them by giving them an easy way to share their worries, concerns, and needs.Julia Brown is a middle school teacher in Texas who had a simple but clever idea to help…
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger EmailThough this is a fictional story, The Teddy Stoddard Story (also known as the Teddy Stallard story) is one I believe every new and existing teacher should hear. I heard Dr. Wayne Dyer tell it many years ago and its powerful message touched me so deeply. When I…
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger EmailBack in 1983, I was on my honeymoon. My husband and I were at a busy fancy restaurant, waiting to be seated. An older couple was waiting as well, and we all got talking.
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger EmailYears ago, when my boys had a Fair at school, I went to share the fun of the day with them. When I got there, my youngest son was distraught. He was convinced that someone had taken the money he’d worked so hard to save for the day.
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger EmailI had ridden my bike to the store for a few things. A young boy was in front of me at the register with toilet paper and a can of dog food. His mom had given him a card to use and it either wouldn’t go thru or…
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger EmailMy family and I went out for a game of squash today. On the way home, we saw the cutest little girls manning a lemonade stand outside their house. A big sign said “FREE LEMONADE”. My husband instinctively knew he had to stop the car and off I…
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger EmailMy grandmother lived with us, and we always had people living with us. Once my mom brought home a woman she worked with, her two kids and her 80-year-old mother. The husband had been beating them.
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger EmailIf you’re an elementary or primary school teacher who is yet to introduce social-emotional learning (SEL) in your classroom, don’t stop reading!SEL is recognized as an essential component of a well-rounded school curriculum. It’s a highly effective way of addressing emotional and mental health issues as well as…
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger EmailMy son had a nail in his tire repaired recently, it left him stranded on the highway today when the repair failed! A wonderful DOT vehicle in TN stopped, repaired his tire, and told him to have a nice day!
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger EmailThis was by no means a big thing, but I can’t explain how much it made my day. It was about a year ago. I had a final for my hardest class (also the teacher was a huge douche, so that didn’t help). The final was a group…
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Reddit Facebook Messenger EmailGiving is the one thing that makes me feel good. When I was a kid, we had a neighbor who didn’t have a car and rode his bike 12 miles every day collecting pop cans. Every winter Grandpa would throw together a box of Venison and leave it…