Archive for December, 2011

Anonymous

Anonymous

Quote of the Day December 13, 2011 at 11:29 pm Comments are Disabled

It’s okay for students to ask dumb questions.  They’re easier to handle than dumb mistakes. — Anonymous Photo Credit: Jackie via Compfight

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Henry Van Dyke

Quote of the Day December 7, 2011 at 11:26 pm Comments are Disabled

There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high int he world.  It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher. — […]

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Reflecting on Suicide

Reflecting on Suicide

Featured Articles December 5, 2011 at 1:32 pm Comments are Disabled

By Amy Klein The resource room was a rare oasis of calm. One boy, typically surly and irritable, sprawled in a papasan chair, reading. Actually […]

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Thanks-living

Thanks-living

The Shift December 2, 2011 at 2:19 pm Comments are Disabled

Black Friday was a week ago.  Which means that Thanksgiving–a day we set aside for “thankfulness” — is shrinking in the rear view mirror. So, […]

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Anonymous

Quote of the Day December 1, 2011 at 11:22 pm Comments are Disabled

Great schools are the result of great cooperation.  Let’s remember that it takes both the white keys and the black keys of the piano to […]

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Focus on the stones and the mountain will take care of itself.

Focus on the stones and the mountain will take care of itself.

The Edge of Education December 1, 2011 at 2:40 pm Comments are Disabled

What can I possibly say to make this class understand?  What can I show them?  What can we do so that they “get it?” We […]

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