One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. 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
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Fact of the Day:
Cherri Farrell teaches Consumer and Family Science, a subject that used to be called Home Economics. Talking with Farrell, it’s as if a window opens into the hidden worlds that exist in between the requirements of standard curricula, and to how important these hidden realms really are. These insights come out in her stories, “One time I had a child from Afghanistan whose parents were killed. He came to America and lived with his extended family. I found a student for him to talk with, too. I’d bring him to my computer and we would look up holy spots, mosques. He showed me all these beautiful places in his country and we’d just talk. And I had another child who came from Mongolia. We would talk about Mongolia and what it was like. He came from a very prominent Tibetan Buddhist family. In the summer he lived in the old way- in yurts in the middle of the Steppe. He rode horseback and used a bow and arrow just like Genghis Khan! Today, he’s in a pre-med program.” http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4409
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Be The Change:
If you know an outstanding teacher, let other people know about it. Give a call or send a letter of appreciation to the principal of the school.
**Share A Reflection**
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“2010 is finally over, so why not make the resolution to pay-it-foward? Some one dear to me is very inspired after watching the movie ‘Pay-it-Foward’, and we both want to make it a goal to spread the seeds of loving kindness in 2011. We would love for you to join us and help spread the ripples! If you’re reading this let this be your new years resolution – to “do one kind act to three people, and have those three people do one kind act to another three people” and have it become a chain reaction. If we can do this in enough sequences we can cover the city! Three sequences reaches 81 people (3×3=9×3=27×3=81) and fourtheen reaches 14,348,907 people – a little more than Manhattan! So it’s simple, do one kind thing to three people, and lets make a change! 🙂 Remeber that there are always flowers for those who want to see them, so let us all sow seeds of loving kindness! Happy new year everyone!! ” — flowerpower
Dalai Lama Foundation Study Circle Montreal 