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Monday, June 9, 2014

Comparing our work ethic to that of an ant....Do we measure up?

The size of your passion and determination is more important than the size of your limitations or task you need to accomplish.

Lessons we can learn from an ant about work:

Go to the ant! Consider her ways and be wise, which, having no ...captain, overseer or ruler, provides her supplies in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest. Proverbs 6:6-8

As you watch and study the ants around you, notice these things about them.

She doesn't wait until there is a need or problem to get to work. Do you see a need and roll up your sleeves or put it off until another day?

The ant is persistent, sticking to a job, whether building a nest or gathering food. Do you always stick to a job until it is done and done right?

It knows its job and does it, working quietly and without show until the work is done. Do you work without complaining, without whining? Do you do your job quietly?

It doesn’t need another ant watching to be sure it gets its work done.
Can you do a job without someone checking on you to be sure it is being done?

It is cooperative, working with others to get big jobs done.
Do you work happily together with your friends, family, classmates, or co-workers?
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

The best composition ending ever.....from a special needs student!

"SAY what needs to be said and DO what needs to be done with those you love and care about most. The next time you see them might be in a casket." My favorite all time truism to end an essay, and she was a special needs student.
       We should never underestimate our students' abilities or potential based on the group they represent in our data. All students can learn when they have a passionate teacher and are given the proper tools for success.


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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Too much free time in class in May in Texas schools? A few ideas from a parent point of view

     For the most part,  the Texas STAAR test is over by the end of April.  As a consultant, but more often as a parent listening to my own kids at home, I have discovered that there is quite a bit of free time in Texas classrooms during the month of May. 
     Maybe if we move the testing date to the last week of school, May can be more productive in terms of learning that is taking place and the percentages of students passing will go up.  I'm not talking about projects or special activities here....or things that teachers can cover that there is no time to go over during the year.  It's more the classrooms that suddenly transform into movie theatres  for an entire month that concern me.  If the movies are educational or tied directly to something learned then that would be acceptable, but often that is not the case.
    If later testing is not the answer, perhaps the last month can be used for preparing the students for the rigorous content that students need to learn in the next grade level.  Several schools have told me that during the last month of school their 5th grade teachers actually go and teach 4th,  4th grade teachers can work with 3rd, etc......
    Plan C would be just not have school during this month so that we are not just going through the motions. 
I understand that there needs to be some time to let your hair down after a long hard year of work, but let's try to find a balance that uses most of our class days wisely.  :)
  
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Sunday, May 25, 2014

Someone Call the Grammar Police: U.S. C.O.P.P.S.! Free download to practice: Usage, Sentence Structure, Capitalization, Off limits words, Penmanship, Punctuation, and Spelling!



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O= Organization
C= Conventions  (grammar)
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Is my trust in God written in my heart or just printed on the money He allows me to make? How I spend my free time is a clue to the answer.

We've all been given exactly 24 hours in a day:
8 are spent working.
8 are spent sleeping.
What am I doing with the other 8?

 Am I watching The Voice or listening for His Voice?
 Am I sitting for Game of Thrones or kneeling at God's Throne?
Do I spend more time eating in Hell's Kitchen or fasting for Heaven's will?
Do I believe in the Big Bang Theory or Creation's Truth?
Am I Dancing with the Stars or Kneeling with the Son?
Do I put on Criminal Minds or the Mind of Christ?
Will I DVR the Blacklist or talk to God about my Prayer List?
Am I an American who's Got Talent or a Believer who's Got Faith?
Am I more excited about the Castle or the King?
Am I  more obsessed with NCIS = Naval Criminal Investigative Service
or with G.P.F.M.L.= God's Plan For My Life

There's nothing wrong with watching TV once in awhile, but I must be careful not to waste MY life watching fake people live theirs.  Lord, help me to use my free time wisely.

For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for people who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. 2 Timothy 4:3
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Horns to Halo AND Halo Nominations for Oustanding Improvement and Performance!

Now accepting Horns to Halo AND Halo Nominations!
Win a free training for your campus and up to $500 in cash prizes for your students! Students deserve to be rewarded and recognized for outstanding improvement, achievement, and performance...!
This is your opportunity to honor them!
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All teachers who take the time to enter one or more students will be placed in a raffle for a free training to be held at your campus/district in the fall. The top five students from ALL the nominations received across the United States will each receive $100 cash some time before the end of the fall semester of NEXT school year. In addition, all the top stories will be included in the publishing of the book, “Turning Their Horns to Halos, Managing and Motivating the Hearts and Minds of Students.” Names will be changed before inclusion in book at the discretion and request of student, teacher, and/or parents.
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Entry in this contest is an agreement between the student, teacher, and
parent(s) guardian(s) to participate in the Horns to Halo Nomination based on the academics, conduct, and special accomplishments or achievements that took place throughout the current school year that will be explained in the form.
The teacher will reflect on growth and improvement for the Horns to Halo Nomination, and Outstanding achievement or performance in the Halo Award.
After writing specific details, explanations, and examples on the lines provided, send a copy to The Write Prescription by mail, fax, or email using my contact information on or before August 1, 2014. Teacher can nominate more than one student. Nominations will be read by a committee chosen by The Write Prescription.
Thanks in advance for participating! William MacDonald

 
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

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