LEARNING THE PRESIDENTS OF THE USA in order
LEARNING THE FIRST TEN PRESIDENTS
Imagine telling your class they had to learn all 42 presidents of the United States ...In ORDER! What do you think their response would be?
"Bummer"
...Oh man!
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Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 10:27PM
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8 Rungs Of Accountability
4 Rungs of Unaccountability
Blame others
Unconscious unaware
"I Can't"
"Wait and Hope"
Victims are people who don't know there is a problem, or who know there is a problem and blame someone else, or they say there is n ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 10:27PM
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I taught classes at AT&T
In one of my classes was a distraught 61 year old trainee
He was being forced to retire and confided in me that it was impossible
for him to focus and learn
I have a belief that my purpose on the planet is to help a ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 10:26PM
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Monthly Tip Action Step on being Happy-----------
Laugh. How? When you are up to your neck in Alligators? Humor is specific. That is to say, People laugh for different reasons. What might be funny to me might seem ridiculous or even sad to other ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 10:25PM
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Tip on how to achieve Happiness Everybody knows this:
Music affects your MOOD.
Your MOOD affects your BEHAVIOR.
Very few ever do much about it
Think---
What Music motivates me? What music makes me smile? What music makes me walk a little fas ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 10:25PM
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Costa Rican Secrets to a Long Life \ Try these lifestyle practices common to the centenarianS in Costa Rica's Blue Zone.
1. Have a strong sense of purpose
Costa Rican centenarians have a clear mission in life, what they call a plan de vida. T ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 10:24PM
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Imagine a number line LIKE BELOW -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3
BAD EVENTS GOOD
Everything and I mean everything that happens, has happen, and will happen
is an EVENT. Nothing will ever happen to YOU that has never happened to anyone
else on the planet. ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 10:23PM
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1) Scholarships on the Net (1,500)
http://www.advocacy-net.com/scholarmks.htm
2) FastWEB Scholarship Search
http://www.fastweb.com/
3) THE HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP SITE
http://www.truman.gov/
4) JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
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Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 10:22PM
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A TEACHING TECHNIQUE—ATTITUDE
The first day in my class this is what I said to my students.
You are very lucky. Just by luck you have landed in the classroom of the best teacher in the school! I am so smart that intelligence is all over ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 10:22PM
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In case you are too young to know, Cecil B. Demille was a Legendary Movie director who is known for the most exciting productions in movies. (This was before CGI, special computer effects).
This technique works best if you have a digital camer ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 10:21PM
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TEACHING TECHNIQUE-THE TEAM
The concept of the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy taught me, “What you say is what you get”.
Here is the TEAM technique. First, start calling the groups of students you teach classes and call them teams. That is your first p ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 10:20PM
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A TEACHING TECHNIQUE- US vs. THEM
It exists everywhere between many different groups, sometimes it exists on the conscious level, sometimes sub-consciously. Consider these groups, tall people vs. short people, bald people vs. people with lon ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 10:19PM
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TEACHING TECHNIQUE 35 – THE VISITOR
All the techniques will not work for all classes. But some are really worth trying. This one really worked for me. I think it worked because it made the students realize
I REALLY CARED
Here it is. I informed ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 10:18PM
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In case you missed it..
EVERY PERSON OF COLOR MUST SEE THIS VIDEO CLIP
Come back to the blog after the clip
CLICK HERE
I shed a tear when watching this video. It means young black children, babies think of themselves as less.. after all that ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 10:16PM
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Standardized test scores still reflect an achievement gap between Black and White children. Is something missing in the instruction methods at schools? ...
Posted Wednesday, January 14th 2009 at 6:33PM
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Last Friday, a Maryland couple found a 4 yr old boy wandering around a rest stop along Interstate 70 in central Ohio.
Authorities said that the youngster said a stranger had entered his home without knocking and shot his mother.
The boy was able to ...
Posted Tuesday, January 6th 2009 at 6:03PM
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Let's keep it Real !
You know me by now, I try to be a straight shooter with everything I do and say.
So... I'm inclined to tell you something that was told to me to tell you ,so don't shoot the messenger !
Quit playing the lottery ! Thats Right ...
Posted Thursday, January 1st 2009 at 11:09AM
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There is a song by Beyonce entitled "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)". Though not etymologically related, it’s hard not to see the word “sin” in “single”. Sin is generally defined as any thought, word, or act considered shameful, harmful or alienati ...
Posted Tuesday, December 30th 2008 at 3:29PM
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President-elect Obama has a background in community service that frequently put him in touch with individuals whose K12 education was lacking. His compassion to implement strategies that bring about access to the best education for all students is c ...
Posted Tuesday, December 30th 2008 at 10:57AM
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i've worked in different school systems and i've seen a lot. my two biggest concerns are what are kids being taught at home about respecting adults, and why do kids have to learn at such a fast pace just to pass a state test.
we need to teach mor ...
Posted Monday, December 29th 2008 at 8:08PM
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Are you ready to have the best 2009 ever? If you are ready for a brilliant new year now is the time to define your goals. Get ready to start on a fantastic journey where each day you are able to deposit your entire energy into improving by 1 percen ...
Posted Saturday, December 27th 2008 at 12:25PM
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There is a tremendous opportunity to enhance our competitive edge in the global economy that is often overlooked. It’s time for community college presidents and school superintendents to form new relationships. This relationship should consist of so ...
Posted Friday, December 26th 2008 at 2:05PM
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