Quote

"If we are to reach real peace in this world, we shall have to begin with the children."

~Gandhi

Literature Poem

Their tales are full of sorcerers and ogres
Because their lives are: the capricious infinite
That, like parents, no one has yet escaped
Except by luck or magic . . .
[W]olves, mice, bears, children, gods, and men
In slow perambulation up and down the shelves
Of the universe are seeking . . . who knows except themselves?
What some escape to, some escape: if we find Swann’s Way better than our own, and
trudge on at the back Of the north wind to – to –
somewhere east Of the sun, west of the moon, it
is because we live
By trading another’s sorrow for our own; another’s
Impossibilities, still unbelieved in, for our own . . .

 Randall Jarrell, The Complete Poems (New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1981).

Quote

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Mahatma Gandhi

Wonderful new website!

Check out Planet Esme, a website by the author Esme Raji Codell, that includes: priceless booklists of various genres, tips for new teachers, a book-a-day blog, etc.

Teachers Leaving the Profession

Numerous sources have found that one in three teachers leave the profession in their first three years of teaching, some sources claim that by five years this number increases to 50%.  (I will add more specific sources later).  This is attributed to lack of training (specifically in behavior management), lack of support, and lack of financial stability.  Why, then have I not received one class in my undergraduate degree on behavior management?

Current Events

Playing to Learn by Susan Engel

Inspirational video for teachers

If you haven't seen it, you should!  Boy speaks to Dallas ISD:



I LOVE this video.  It makes me tear up no matter how many times I see it.  I think it is powerful for teachers, but I think it also could be powerful to show students the impact they can have on their own lives.