Sunday, September 28, 2008
Philosophy of Life, Part II
“We are such spendthrifts with our lives. The trick of living is to slip on and off the planet with the least fuss you can muster. I’m not running for sainthood. I just happen to think that in life we need to be a little like the farmer, who puts back into the soil what he takes out.”
Paul Newman, 1/26/25 - 9/26/08
Paul Newman, 1/26/25 - 9/26/08
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Refreshing Philosophy of Life - or.........
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
A Great Quote for Tough Times
This made my day. Thanks, Anne Lamott, for sharing it in a recent on-line article.
"Laughter is carbonated holiness."
Amen. Keep laughing, amigos.
"Laughter is carbonated holiness."
Amen. Keep laughing, amigos.
Friday, September 05, 2008
Happy Birthday, Maria Montessori! (8/31/1870)
As you probably know, Maria Montessori developed learning materials for children that were very "hands-on." She first developed these materials for children with learning disabilities and then discovered that "normal" children could also learn better using this method. (I have to say I agree after teaching in a Montessori School for 25 years.) She believed that teachers (called "directors") should provide the educational materials and then step back and only assist if asked by the child. She said, "Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed."But even more apropos to activities in the U.S. these days is her belief that "Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war."
