May 2013
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "Randomness... →
“Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.” —Unknown
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "Kindness (PBC... →
“Be the living expression of God’s kindness…” —Mother Teresa
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "Almost (PBC... →
Please don’t settle for “almost.” “Almost” will get you nothing. Crossing the finish line well is what matters.
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How To Handle A Student Who Habitually Calls Out —... →
coolcatteacher:
This is a tough one and I’ve had two or three this year who will call out - in a disruptive way. Sometimes it is when I’m speaking. I have one great class that causes me to struggle because of several who have a bit of a problem with knowing the appropriate time to engage (not in the middle of a question or when someone else is talking.) I encourage kids to have a pencil and...
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "Praying (PBC... →
This ain’t just a platitude or an empty promise.
I’m praying for you.
Will you please pray for me, too?
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "The Goal (PBC... →
Don’t just look at the problem; look at the purpose. Remember the goal.
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "I Can (PBC... →
You’ll never know until you try.
You’ll never get better until you try.
And if you try…
Your “I can’t” may eventually become “I can.”
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "Yesterday (PBC... →
“Yesterday’s victories will not carry you through today. Neither should yesterday’s defeats dominate tomorrow.” —Tony Evans
Dear Noah,
I walked out of church today.
CHURCH.
And you were outside…
With your clothes off.
AT CHURCH.
FYI: You don’t get naked at church. It’s a little awkward.
Brian’s right—it’s indecent exposure.
I can’t even put a picture with this letter. I will not be posting baby porn on Mother’s Day.
I know it’s hot, and I know...
If I had to describe my mom...*
My mom is awesome.
If you get the privilege of knowing my mom, here’s a list of things you would find out about her.
1) She’s smart and kind. She was a nurse before she retired.
2) She’s a fantastic cook. If you’ve never eaten her cooking, you can’t die happy.
3) She’s a social butterfly. You can find her on Facebook…often.
4) She’s persistent. She will pass that Super Mario Bros....
Vicki Davis: 15 WRONG ways to implement the Common... →
coolcatteacher:
guest post by Johnna Weller, Ed D. Note from Vicki: As I was talking to Johnna from Discovery Education about this post, I started hearing her talk about districts who are struggling with Common Core. We thought that it would be helpful to know what people are doing to cause their…
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "Keep Moving... →
If you keep moving, change is possible…and if change is possible, anything is possible.
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "No Comparison... →
Stop comparing yourself to others…and start focusing on who God is.
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "Greater (PBC... →
Let your desires and dreams be greater than your fear.
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "Calling (PBC... →
You don’t need a set of rules to live by; you need a calling to live for.
April 2013
34 posts
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "What Matters... →
“Our greatest fear should not be failure, but succeeding at things that don’t matter.” —Craig Groeschel
I'M LOVING THE HEAT!!!
(The weather, I mean. Not the basketball team. They’re okay, I guess…)
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "Cherish (PBC... →
Life is a gift that you can’t earn…
But you can determine the quality of your life by your outlook on it.
Choose to cherish it.
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "Celebrate (PBC... →
What gets rewarded gets repeated. Maybe it’s time for you to reward yourself.
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Conversation with Dad
We were watching the Laker game. Sometime during the game, my mom told my dad that my cousin JR was watching the game at the ESPN Zone.
Closer to the end of the game, the Lakers were losing.
Dad: Where’s JR? Tell him the margarine is giggling!
Me (laughing): Man, you messed that saying up real bad.
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "Secure (Psalm... →
God’s got my back. This is why I’m secure.
Tonight's Observations That Made Me Smile
*Listening to Dad watch basketball on TV is just like listening to Mom watch her Filipino dramas. They both yell at the people on the screen. I guess you really do become more alike when you’ve been together that long… =)
*I came home to find a dent in the mound of cookies that I made on Monday. Do you know anything about that, Tin? =)
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "First Draft... →
Conversation with Mom and Dad
Dad (to Mom): Mama, I love you.
Mom: What do you want?
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "Peace (PBC... →
Go after peace. It’s yours for the taking.
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "One Time (PBC... →
Don’t quit. All it takes is one time. Maybe this is your time.
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "The End of... →
“When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "Fighter (PBC... →
You are a fighter. Refuse to go down. Go the distance.
"Grudgeball" →
hisnamewasbeanni:
diaryofafyt:
Credit - toengagethemall.blogspot.com
I have long been a huge fan of using games in the classroom. Much like sneaking broccoli into the pizza sauce, I have always felt that games were that perfect balance of teaching and engagement. When I first started, my consummate go to was Jeopardy but….. Holy work Batman! Setting that all up was extremely time consuming....
“In any case you mustn’t confuse a single failure with a final defeat.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
Some thoughts on thirty-three
tomesaway:
When you’re a little kid, all you want is to be older.
You can’t quite put your finger on why, but just the idea of older is so magical and mysterious.
You do know for sure, however, that Christmas and birthdays will never be able to compare with your childhood Christmasses and birthdays. When else will you get these great toys and books? The adults in your life get things like...
The Life and Times of...: Dear Students... →
ivullz:
Dear Students, When a teacher fusses at you, to get back to work, or to turn in assignments, or to redo an assignment because it’s “not good enough” I promise you it’s not because they don’t like you. Or that they are picking on you. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. We want you to do well….
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I’m watching Beauty and the Beast, and I just figured it out. Belle has Stockholm Syndrome.
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "Better (PBC... →
Everything that happens in life teaches you something. You don’t control what happens to you…but you can control how you let it affect you.
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Today's Peanut Butter Cup Moment: "Do (PBC... →
You don’t have to do everything…but you need to do something. “Do for one what you wish you could do for everyone.” —Andy Stanley
