Having recently finished my book: 'Different Cultures-Common Ground: 85 Proven Strategies to Connect in Your Classroom', I thought every month I would share one of the strategies and encourage you to consider it and incorporate where applicable. Of course if you don't want to wait 85 months to get them all, (7 years and 1 month to be exact),  you can order one from the website and have it in your classroom or office within a week or less. To read more about the book or to order, visit the Learner's Edge Consulting Web Site.

Ok, here goes with the strategy of the month: #63

"An understanding heart is everything in a teacher, and cannot be esteemed highly enough. One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feeling. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child."
Carl Jung

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."
Plutarch


 "In education, the closeness of students to a good or great man or woman is the finest we can offer our children."
Seymour St. John

     Having been a certified massage therapist for the past 19 years and also a personal trainer, I wanted to include some health info in each newsletter. I know that teachers are some of the worst at taking care of themselves, dealing with stress and finding down time to relax and recharge.  With so much pressure with state testing, benchmarks, AYP etc., we are under the gun each and every day to be at the top of our game. This month, I thought I would talk a bit about breathing. Read More
    

 

 

 Dr Weil does a good job of sharing breathing exercises in this link. If you would like more info and exercises to do to help with stress and breathing from your diaphragm, check out the link below:
                     www.drweil.com/drw/u/ART00521/three-breathing-exercises.html