Our kid and teen gratitude journals have been created to help guide elementary to middle and high school age kids to recognize and be thankful for the big and simple things in their life. These 100-page journals have a high-quality cardstock cover with heavy weight paper pages inside. Ther...
School was hard before, but thanks to you, I look forward to being here every day. Your support as a teacher means more than words can describe. Thank you. “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”– Malcolm X “If you ...
***I’m going to interrupt myself for a moment for a very brief discussion of privilege.In this post I am describing, from my own perspective, the world that I inhabited in my middle and high school years and that, to a lesser extent, I still inhabit. It is a world of enormous pr...
The more important lesson though is wherever you visit – especially in London, be sure to carve out time for the slow meander and going to where the spirit moves you. These have unfailingly produced the greatest memories in these years of travel. Other hidden gems in London include the coun...
a我还应该到他家给他补补课 I also should arrive his home to make up for a missed lesson to him[translate] a明天请把词典带会来 Please can come tomorrow the dictionary belt[translate] aI hope I'll get wekk and return to school soon 我希望我将得到wekk并且回到学校很快[translate] ...
With the help of the teachers and classmates Wang Wei finished school. Just before this important exam he wrote us a letter expressing his sincere thanks for what we had done. We were deeply moved by his letter. It was then that we realized our kindness meant so much. Wang Wei ‘s stor...
This Peabody award winning podcast that is performed by a cast of middle schoolers begins with an eleven-year-old Mars and his friends awaiting the end of 7th grade. They hope to gain their entrance to the exclusive Pruitt Prep High School, founded by tech guru genius Oliver Pruitt. Then ...
My heart puffed up, and it’s official. I can no longer say that school is horrific. I have to believe I’m here for a reason. Maybe the reason’s name is X. *** My friend Denise popped by yesterday. “Your plants are thriving,” she said. ...
When the going gets tough, do we focus on the unpleasantness or are we thankful for the opportunity to learn a valuable lesson? If we lose our job, are we devastated or are we joyful that we still have our family, friends, and life? The rewards of gratitude are many. For one, it ...
With the help of the teachers and classmates Wang Wei finished school. Just before this important exam he wrote us a letter expressing his sincere thanks for what we had done. We were deeply moved by his letter. It was then that we realized our kindness meant so much. Wang Wei ‘s stor...