About My Blog
“Life’s Wonders”
Literacy News
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Articles and Information for
Parents & Teachers
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Ideas for parents and students to ensure a successful year
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Information related to curriculum and/or changes being made in California, and nationwide education.
Do you have a question about your child’s education?
Do you need advice on how to help your child?
You have come to the right PLACE! Why?
Read the tips and feel free to ask questions of ~~
The Literacy Teacher!
Tips for Homework & Test Taking Strategies
You will also find different stories or parables from around the world.
A small boy lived by the ocean. He loved the creatures of the sea, especially the starfish, and spent much of his time exploring the seashore. One day he learned there would be a minus tide, leaving the starfish stranded on the sand.
The day of the tide he went down to the beach and began picking up stranded starfish and tossing them back into the sea. An elderly man who lived next door came down to the beach to see what he was doing.
“I’m saving the starfish” the boy proudly declared.
When the neighbor saw all the stranded starfish, he shook his head and said “I’m sorry to disappoint you young man, but if you look down the beach one way, there are stranded starfish as far as the eye can see. And if you look down the beach the other way, it’s the same. One little boy like you isn’t going to make much of a difference.”
The boy thought about this for a moment. Then he reached his small hand down to the sand, picked up a starfish, tossed it into the ocean and said, “I sure made a difference for that one.”
Who will you make a difference for???
Food for Thought: Would you rather be right? Or would you rather be happy?
