Conway Elementary in Conway, NH is one of 10 schools that received our $25,000 Year of the Book literacy grant this school year. Next year's schools will be announced soon!
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What’s truly of value in life? what gives our lives meaning? We weren't born to cause trouble or harm. To be of value, we must develop basic good human qualities---warmth, kindness, compassion. Then our life will become happier and more meaningful.
One of the most crucial lessons learned, not just in #mindfulness practice, but in many situations over the school year. (Thanks @ author Elise Gravel for permission to use : https://t.co/jPqfomOXxy.)
We need just 10,958 more people to reach our goal of one million against Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States. Will you add your name right now to show my colleagues the overwhelming opposition to his nomination across our country?
After-effects of running may be similar to benefits of regular #mindfulness practice: engaging #executivefunction, turning down the chatter of our wandering mind, and even raising our “cortical flicker frequency” --- ability to better process information: https://t.co/Qp186EC9wA
The Thai soccer team recently rescued from a cave used #meditation to keep calm and preserve their energy throughout their two-week ordeal. https://t.co/sQIBbMkgPg
1. When elementary teachers specialize in a subject (ex: math) & students switch teachers for each class, students learn *less*.
2. Students with the same teacher 2 years in a row learn more.
Bottom line: Kids do better when teachers know them well.
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Interview with Willem Kuyken about where things are at in terms of researching the effect of training in mindfulness in schools, K-12 https://t.co/qxEzWtdRqj via @tes
Hey kids—The Stoneman Douglas shootings are off the front page, and the NRA sweethearts are starting to relax. Starting to tell each other, “We got through this before, we’ll get through it this time.” Don’t let them do it.
I am going to say this once and I am going to say it clearly:
I am a teacher.
Guns have no place in schools.
Carrying a gun is NOT part of my job.
I would resign if I or my colleagues were asked to do so.
RT if this is true for you, too. #ParklandStudents