What
is an Advisor
If
by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head
when all about you men are losing theirs
and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
but make allowances for their doubting, too.
If you can wait but not be tired of waiting,
or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
and yet don't look too good nor talk too wise,
If you can dream but not make dreams your master,
if you can think and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with triumph and disaster,
and treat those two imposters just the same,
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
and stoop and build them up with worn-out tools,
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
and risk it on one turn of pitch and toss,
and lose and start again at your beginnings
and never breathe a word about your loss,
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
to serve your turn long after they are gone,
and to hold on when there is nothing in you
but the will that says to them "hold on,"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
or walk with kings nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
if all men count with you but none too much,
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
with 60 seconds worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
and which is more, you'll be a man, my son.
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TREES
by
Joyce Kilmer
I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed
Against the Earth's sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray.
A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
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An Old Farmer's Advice
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* Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and
bull-strong.
* Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
* Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John
Deere tractor.
* Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not
yelled.
* Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
* Do not corner something that would normally run
from you.
* It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
* You cannot unsay a cruel word.
* Every path has a few puddles.
* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
* The best sermons are lived, not preached.
* Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never
gonna happen anyway.
* Don't judge folks by their relatives.
* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get
older and think back,
you'll enjoy it a second time.
* Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin'
you none.
* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain
dance.
* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to
do is stop diggin'.
* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
* The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have
to deal with, watches
you from the mirror every mornin'.?
* Don't fix it if it ain't broke.
* Always drink upstream from the herd.
* Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta
that comes from bad
judgment.
* Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier
than puttin' it back in.
* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some
influence, try orderin'
somebody else's dog around.
* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak
kindly.
AND…LEAVE THE REST UP TO GOD!
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'Let a
man be driven by the wind into the world, to seek his fortune further than
home, where experience grows small.'
Shakespeare
On the lighter side............
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A Poem for Moms and Dads
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Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my sanity to keep.
For if some peace I do not find,
I'm pretty sure I'll lose my mind.
I pray I find a little quiet
Far from the daily family riot
May I lie back--not have to think
about what they're stuffing down the sink,
or who they're with, or where they're at
and what they're doing to the cat.
I pray for time all to myself
(did something just fall off a shelf?)
To cuddle in my nice, soft bed
(Oh no, another goldfish--dead!)
Some silent moments for goodness sake
(Did I just hear a window break?)
And that I need not cook or clean--
(well heck, I've got the right to dream)
Yes now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my wits about me keep,
But as I look around I know--
I must have lost them long ago! |
THE CREATION OF
THE TEACHER
Author Unknown
The Good Lord was creating
teachers. It was His sixth day of 'overtime' and He knew that this was a
tremendous responsibility for teachers would touch the lives of so many
impressionable young children. An angel appeared to Him and said, "You are
taking a long time to figure this one out."
"Yes," said the Lord, " but have
you read the specs on this order?"
TEACHER:
…must stand above all students,
yet be on their level
... must be able to do 180 things not connected with the subject being taught
... must run on coffee and leftovers,
... must communicate vital knowledge to all students daily and be right most of
the time
... must have more time for others than for herself/himself
... must have a smile that can endure through pay cuts, problematic children,
and worried parents
... must go on teaching when parents question every move and others are not
supportive
... must have 6 pair of hands.
"Six pair of hands, " said the
angel, "that's impossible"
"Well, " said the Lord, " it is not the hands that are the problem. It is the
three pairs of eyes that are presenting the most difficulty!"
The angel looked incredulous, "
Three pairs of eyes...on a standard model?"
The Lord nodded His head, " One
pair can see a student for what he is and not what others have labeled him as.
Another pair of eyes is in the back of the teacher's head to see what should not
be seen, but what must be known. The eyes in the front are only to look at the
child as he/she 'acts out' in order to reflect, " I understand and I still
believe in you", without so much as saying a word to the child."
"Lord, " said the angel, " this is
a very large project and I think you should work on it tomorrow".
"I can't," said the Lord, " for I
have come very close to creating something much like Myself. I have one that
comes to work when he/she is sick.....teaches a class of children that do not
want to learn....has a special place in his/her heart for children who are not
his/her own.....understands the struggles of those who have difficulty....never
takes the students for granted..."
The angel looked closely at the
model the Lord was creating.
"It is too soft-hearted, " said the angel.
"Yes," said the Lord, " but also
tough, You can not imagine what this teacher can endure or do, if necessary".
"Can this teacher think?" asked
the angel.
"Not only think," said the Lord,.
"but reason and compromise."
The angel came closer to have a
better look at the model and ran his finger over the teacher's cheek.
"Well, Lord, " said the angel,
your job looks fine but there is a leak. I told you that you were putting too
much into this model. You can not imagine the stress that will be placed upon
the teacher."
The Lord moved in closer and
lifted the drop of moisture from the teacher's cheek. It shone and glistened in
the light.
"It is not a leak," He said, "It
is a tear."
"A tear? What is that?" asked the
angel, "What is a tear for?"
The Lord replied with great
thought, " It is for the joy and pride of seeing a child accomplish even the
smallest task. It is for the loneliness of children who have a hard time to fit
in and it is for compassion for the feelings of their parents. It comes from the
pain of not being able to reach some children and the disappointment those
children feel in themselves. It comes often when a teacher has been with a class
for a year and must say good-bye to those students and get ready to welcome a
new class."
"My, " said the angel, " The tear
thing is a great idea...You are a genius!!"
The Lord looked somber, "I didn't put it there."
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What Teachers Make? |
The
dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.
One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education.
He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his
best option in life was to become a teacher?"
He reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers:
"Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach."
To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're a teacher,
Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?"
Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You
want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, then began...)
"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents
can't make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie
rental...
"You want to know what I make?" (She paused again and looked at each
and every person at the table.)
I make kids wonder.
I make them question.
I make them criticize.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.
I teach them to write and then I make them write.
I make them read, read, read.
I make them show all their work in math.
I make my students from other countries learn everything they need
to know in English while preserving their unique cultural identity.
I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.
I make my students stand to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the
Flag,
because we live in the United States of America.
Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were
given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life.
(Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.)
"Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, I can hold my
head
up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant...
You want to know what I make?
"I MAKE A DIFFERENCE. What do you make?"
THIS IS WORTH SENDING TO EVERY TEACHER YOU KNOW.
(And everyone on your mailing list, for that matter).
THERE IS MUCH TRUTH IN THIS STATEMENT: "Teachers make every other
profession" |
Learner's Creed
I believe in myself and my ability to do my best at all times.
Because I am responsible for my life and for all of my actions:
I will listen,
I will see,
I will speak,
I will feel,
I will think,
I will reason,
I will read,
I will write.
I will do all these things with one purpose in mind:
To do my best and not to waste this day for this day will come no more.
Ernestine Mitchell
Hippocratic Oath [for Teachers]
I vow to hold open an environment where all are moved,
touched and inspired by themselves and each other.
I vow to respect the learner and welcome his or her gifts.
I vow to develop the love and learning of nature and consciousness.
I vow to help to develop the love and enjoyment of learning about nature
and consciousness.
I vow to meet each learner where they are.
I vow to be a compassionate, caring and learning companion.
I vow to do my best effort to help each of my students achieve their
dreams.
I vow to guide and engage each individual in a mission of learning. To be
a change agent and to realize that the learning process goes both ways.
I vow to leave passion where there was none and more passion than I
found.
I vow to have fun while doing all this.
I vow to respect all, prejudge no one, serve needs, inspire first, teach
to self-direct.
I vow to help all people to be able to learn from their experience.
Source:
Barbara Gilles
http://www.civilizationbuilders.com/about.html
Great Truths *ADULTS* Have Learned:
* Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree.
* There is always a lot to be thankful for if you take the time to look
for it. For example, I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles
don't hurt.
* Reason to smile: statistics say that every seven minutes of every
day, someone in an aerobics class pulls a hamstring.
* The best way to keep kids at home is to make the home a pleasant atmosphere...
and let the air out of their tires.
* Families are like fudge: mostly sweet with a few nuts.
* Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
* Laughing helps.It's like jogging on the inside.
* Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fibre, not the toy.
* My mind not only wanders, sometimes it also leaves completely.
* The more you complain, the longer God lets you live.
* You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoes and wonder
what else you can do while you're down there.
* Life's golden age is when the kids are too old to need baby-sitters
and are too young to borrow the family car.
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Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small
people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can
become great.
-- Mark Twain
"Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led."
--Warren G. Bennis
lYou
can’t no more teach what you don’t know,
any more than you can come back
from where you haven’t been.
Will Rogers
A mind is not a vessel to be filled but rather a fire to kindled.
-- unknown
The test of the morality of a society is what
it does for its children.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at
the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success
of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their
work meaning."
--Warren Bennis
"Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until
it is faced."
-- James Baldwin
Change does not always mean progress, but progress means
change.
--Unknown
You can not expect quality from adversarial relationships
--Unknown
You can not purify the water by white-washing the pump.
"That the situation is hopeless should not prevent us from
doing our best."
-- Aldo Leopold, 1946.
"You can learn many things from
children. How much patience you have, for instance."
-- Franklin P. Adams
You can't build a reputation
on what you are going to do.
-- Henry Ford
We have no simple problems or easy decisions after
kindergarten. John W. Turk
Worry does not empty tomorrow
of its sorrow.
It empties today of its
strength.
Corrie Ten Boom
We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich
the world.
Woodrow Wilson on Responsibility
Power without responsibility—the prerogative of the harlot
throughout the ages.
Rudyard Kipling
The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is
the source from which self-respect springs. ~Joan Didion
If you mess up, 'fess up.
~Author Unknown
The least expensive education is to profit
from the mistakes of ourselves and others.
Anonymous
No man was ever endowed with a right without being at the same
time saddled with a responsibility. Gerald W. Johnson
No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of
the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human
spirit.
Helen Keller
There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as
they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.
-- Denis Waitley
“The more
you are willing to accept responsibility for your actions, the more credibility
you will have”
Brian Koslow
“People
seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success
is achieved.”
Anne Sullivan
Children require guidance and sympathy far
more than instruction.
Anne Sullivan
My heart is singing for joy this morning! A
miracle has happened! The light of understanding has shone upon my little
pupil's mind, and behold, all things are changed!
Anne Sullivan
I have thought about it a great deal, and
the more I think, the more certain I am that obedience is the gateway through
which knowledge, yes, and love, too, enter the mind of the child.
Anne Sullivan
I am beginning to
suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be
built up on the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be
taught to think.
Anne Sullivan
It is the nature, and the advantage, of
strong people that they can bring out the crucial questions and form a clear
opinion about them. The weak always have to decide between alternatives that are
not their own.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Whose Responsibility is It?
The responsibility of getting a job done rests with four
individuals. It's said that these four people are Everybody,
Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. As the story goes, there
was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it.
Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. And Anybody
could have done it, and Nobody did it. Somebody got angry with
that because it was Everybody's job and Somebody thought
Anybody could do it. But the reality was Nobody realized that
Everybody wouldn't do it.
By viewing the old we learn the new
Chinese Proverb
I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember.
I do, and I understand.
Chinese Proverb
| Yogi Berra said..... (or might have said)
I like these anyway..... |
| You can observe a lot by just looking around. |
| When you come to a fork in a road.... take it...! |
| I made a wrong mistake |
| In reply to "Hey Yogi, I think we're lost." Yeah,
but we're making great time!" |
| I always thought that record would stand until it was broken. |
| "You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise,
they won't come to yours." |
| Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical |
| This is like deja vu all over again. |
Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.
Albert Camus
The rumors of my death were greatly
exaggerated.
Mark Twain
Education can be dangerous. It is very difficult to make it not
dangerous. In fact, it is almost impossible.
Robert M. Hutchins
Sometimes one man with courage is a majority.
Andrew Jackson
The road to hell is paved with good intentions
William James
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and
catastrophe.
H.G. Wells
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative
expression and knowledge.
Albert Einstein
Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any
plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most
important subject which we as a people may be engaged in.
Abraham Lincoln
Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its values only to its
scarcity.
Samuel Johnson
They know enough who know how to learn.
Henry Adams
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence
stops.
Henry Adams
There are three kind of people in this world, those who can
count and those who can't.
Anonymous
A professor is one who talks in
someone else's sleep.
Anonymous
A university professor set an
examination question in which he asked what is the difference between ignorance
and apathy. The professor had to give an A+ to a student who answered: I don't
know and I don't care.
- Richard Pratt, Pacific Computer Weekly, 20 July 1990
An expert is a man who has made
all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
- Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
Education is what remains after
one has forgotten everything he learned in school.
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Experience is a good school,
but the fees are high.
- Heinrich Heine
"Who dares to teach must never
cease to learn."
-- John Cotton Dana
"What we want is to see the
child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child."
--George Bernard Shaw
"I have never let my schooling
interfere with my education."
-- Mark Twain
"Experience is a hard teacher
because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward."
-- Vernon Law
"Getting things done is not
always what is most important. There is value in allowing others to learn, even
if the task is not accomplished as quickly, efficiently or effectively."
-- R.D. Clyde
"Education makes people easy to
lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave."
-- Henry Peter Broughan
"The best teacher is the one
who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to
teach himself."
-- Edward Bulwer-Lytton
"The authority of those who
teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn."
-- Cicero
"I cannot teach anybody
anything, I can only make them think."
-- Socrates
Teachers open the door, but you
must enter by yourself."
-- Chinese Proverb
To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them.
Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion.
St.
Augustine
prayed, “Lord, deliver me from the lust of self-vindication.”
My favorite t-shirt quotes.....
Let's start a
procrastinators' club....
.....tomorrow
Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Txes M&A Uinervtisy, it
deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng
is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total
mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid
deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. (Anonymous)
"In youth we learn; in age we understand" (Von
Ebner-Eschenbach)
"Challenges make you discover things about yourself
that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch- what make
you go beyond the norm." (Tyson)
"If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere" -
anonymous
"What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first
to do with diligence." (Samuel Johnson)
http://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/quotes