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Encourage children to read comfortably and in a relaxing manner. In order for students to excel he or she needs to be encouraged to make reading part of his or her daily routine. These are 10 tips for encouraging your child to read.

1. If he or she is unable to read 5 or more words on the page, assume the book is too difficult and find one that is less
difficult. In order to enjoy reading a child does not need to struggle with a book.

2. Allow he or she to pick his or her own books, they need to read a story they actually enjoy.

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Parents and teachers agree that there are four key elements a child needs to have in order to be successful.

1. Discipline
2. Respect
3. High self-esteem
4. An understanding of what it is to work hard

They also agree that these four key elements come from home and are enhanced by their experiences at school. Personally, I feel that my role as an educator is to assist parents as they raise moral and academically astute. Teaching cognitive skills is not enough. It is my moral obligation to help parents of students I serve grow into productive and successful members of society.

Though, it all begins at home

Stress Relief for Teachers

God couldn’t have given you any greater job than to help parents steer the future. “Children are our future”, and it takes the dedication of people like you to ensure their success. Jesus said in St. Matthew 19:14, to let the children come to him.

A teacher’s role is difficult! Teacher’s are not allowed to give students the one thing that they need more than anything else; that is God. Nevertheless, a teacher who is Christ-like uses his or her actions as an example for righteousness and truth. Many a soul has been won by merely observing a good role model. Even in the face of the challenges and turmoil that sometimes overtake your days in our schools, the future of many young people has been secured by dedicated teachers who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. (Continue Reading …)

It’s after midnight and Naomi’s mother hears her in the refrigerator searching for a snack. No wonder she is gaining weight. She can’t sleep, again. Tomorrow is an important day at school. Her 4th grade class will be taking a standardized test required by law. Rumor has it, among her peers that anyone who does not score well on this test will not be promoted to 5th grade. Naomi is different. Her 1st grade teacher helped her to understand that she learns differently from most of her peers.

Not only that, poor Naomi has been the tallest kid in her class ever since she was in kindergarten. Her classmates often call her “The Family Tree”, a name Naomi has grown to hate. There are two new kids in her class. They are twins and they are bullies. They have chosen Naomi as their first victim. Plus, Naomi was frightened out of her sleep by her parents’ fighting three nights in a row. To top it off, Naomi’s gym shoes are too tight, she can hardly run around the gym with the other girls at school, the call her slow. Because at least one of her parent’s fights has been about money, she is afraid to tell them she needs new shoes.

Naomi has drifted off to sleep several times but keeps waking up with questions. Why won’t mommy and daddy stop fighting? Do they know they are frightening me? How can I stay out of the new girl’s way on the playground? What should I do the next time she pushes me in line? Why am I still the tallest kid in class? How can I avoid having to take gym class? Why do I new shoes again? Can mommy and daddy afford to buy a new pair? Will they be mad at me? What can I do to make myself stop growing? What if I don’t pass that big test? What will happen if I can’t do it? (Continue Reading …)

>online casino netcouldn’t have given you any greater job than to help parents steer the future. “Children are our future”, and it takes the dedication of people like you to ensure their success. Jesus said in St. Matthew 19:14, to let the children come to him.

A teacher’s role is difficult! Teacher’s are not allowed to give students the one thing that they need more than anything else; that is God. Nevertheless, a teacher who is Christ-like uses his or her actions as an example for righteousness and truth. Many a soul has been won by merely observing a good role model. Even in the face of the challenges and turmoil that sometimes overtake your days in our schools, the future of many young people has been secured by dedicated teachers who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

“I can do all things through Christ which strenthens me.” Philipians 4:13

This is a message my grandfather passed to me in my youth. Unfortunately, I did not attempt to live by it until my winter years. One thing I try to pass to my children, listen to your elders and learn from their experiences.

“God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind” 2Timothy 1:7. Then why do we worry? Why do we doubt? Why do we fear? Worry and doubt are synonyms to fear. We do it all the time, we feel it when trouble occurs in our lives. However, as difficult as it is, a servant of God should fear nothing or nobody, except God.

Fear of God is wisdom; Proverbs 1:7. In another instance, Psalms 102:15 says that we are to fear the name of the Lord. Consider for a moment Psalms 2, serve the Lord with fear…rejoice with trembling… blessed are all they that put their trust in him. (Continue Reading …)