Archive for the 'quotes' Category

quote: Bill Cosby

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. “
Bill Cosby

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GW quote, USA together

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Thank you credits to whomever created this puzzle, and whomever photographed it and posted it at: http://www.zefrank.com/from52to48withlove/index.html

General George Washington spoken on July 3, 1775:
Impress upon the mind of every man, from the first to the lowest, the importance of the cause, and what it is they are contending for.

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quote: (a mantra worthy of following)

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

 (courtesy of josiesque.com)
Marlene’s mantra: (shared with permission):
“It’s not what you can do; it’s what you can MAINTAIN.”
Recently, I’ve felt like the woman in this photo.  I’m struggling to follow Carla Arena’s advice — to consider myself “challenged” rather than “overwhelmed” — some days it is easier than others!

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Quote re: wisdom

Friday, September 5th, 2008

 
“We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after
a journey
      that no one can take for us
            or spare us.”               
 
   ~ Marcel Proust
  http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif [image from Flickr, courtesy of Kymberlee della luce]
 

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Quote: Navigation…

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

an interesting quote from an interesting article:  ‘Navigation’ may well be the main form of literacy for the 21st century.”  John Seely Brown, the Chief Scientist at Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). 
 link to the article: http://tinyurl.com/5jdmzh
 Here is an excerpt from the article: 
Brown says: “The new literacy, beyond text and image, is one of information navigation. The real [...]

Quote: Elie Wiesel

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Elie Wiesel:  “The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference.” 
[copied from display at the Tacoma Glass Museum, August 2008]
 [Elie Wiesel at Buchenwald -- photo from Flickr, courtesy 'moosoid9']
http://www.pbs.org/eliewiesel/
http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/
I love this quote!  I so admire Elie Wiesel.
The quote reminds me of my early-teaching days mantra (especially while teaching middle school):  “Abolish apathy.”
Admiring Elie Wiesel humbles [...]

Quote… regarding technology and its use in education

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

“The teacher should not have to decide whether to use technology or teach the curriculum. 
The lesson should integrate both of these elements.”  by Jessica Funchess, August 2008
Sometimes the simplest stated sentences have an impact. When I reflect upon my observations of the integration of technology into schools and / or programs I’ve worked with, [...]