Just a thought…

February 11th, 2010

Books, paper certs, & money

can only take you so far.

We should really be

exemplifying and teaching

our children ATTITUDES

on how to live life

successfully.

~Ms Shimona.

Did You Know?

February 4th, 2010

Fantastic video on the progression of information technology, researched by Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod, and Jeff Brenman.

Points to ponder after you’ve watched the video (at least once):

How does the rapid, exponential progression of information technology affect

  • how we learn in school?
  • our future career choice?
  • how we decide what information to gather?
  • our life choices?

Get your Thinking Caps on!

Thought of the Day – Thursday Feb 4

February 4th, 2010

I came to realize that

life lived to help others

is the only one that matters

and that it is my duty…

This is my highest

and best use as a human.

Ben Stein

Thought of the Day – Tuesday Feb 2

February 2nd, 2010

I have always found that

mercy bears richer fruits

than strict justice.

Abraham Lincoln

Thought of the Day – Thursday Jan 28

January 28th, 2010

Plans are only

good intentions unless

they immediately degenerate

into hard work.

Peter Drucker

Thought of the Day – Wednesday Jan 27

January 27th, 2010

Silence

is more musical

than any song.

Christina Rossetti

Last week of Math Month!!

January 25th, 2010

Well boys and girls, it’s coming to the of January… and that means that Math Month is almost at it’s end! :(

This week, we have our Brain Busters Room Challenge – Finals, as well as a REMATCH of the Upper Elementary Mental Math Challenge (Recess Tuesday) and the deadline for the Mensa Puzzle Challenge (Submit answers on Tuesday).

How exciting!

Next month, we have a brand new theme coming up…. I won’t reveal it yet…, you’ll find out at the end of this week! ;)

In the meantime, I’ll leave you with the Thought of the Day:

Tomorrow is the

most important thing in life.

Comes into us at midnight

very clean.

It’s perfect when it arrives

and it puts itself in our hands.

It hopes we’ve learned

something from yesterday.

John Wayne

Thought of the Day – Friday Jan 22

January 22nd, 2010

Reason should direct

and appetite obey.

Cicero

Thought of the Day – Thurs Jan 21

January 21st, 2010

The best way to

escape from a problem

is to solve it.

Alan Saporta

Thought of the Day – Wednesday Jan 20

January 20th, 2010

Always remember

others may hate you

but those who hate you

don’t win unless

you hate them.

And then you destroy yourself.

Richard M. Nixon