Posts Tagged ‘teaching’

Black History Month: African-American Inventors

By The Schoolmarm • Feb 1st, 2010 • Category: educational

Most of us have heard about George Washington Carver and his remarkable development of the peanut, (how many peanut butter sandwiches have you eaten?) but it is not as well known that he also developed hundreds of other products too. Some of us have heard that Dr. Charles Drew pioneered the idea for the first blood bank. But did you know that his work was the model for The Red Cross’ system of blood banks, and that he was the first director?



Teach Kids to be Organized

By The Schoolmarm • Aug 11th, 2009 • Category: parenting

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Teach organization by being organized. Let planning ahead become part of your child’s life, starting at an early age. Whether you are a two parent or a single parent family, being organized is a key to running an efficient home.

The time to plan for the morning is the night before. The children [...]



What Are You Teaching Your Kids?

By The Schoolmarm • Jul 8th, 2009 • Category: parenting

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I believe Emerson was correct when he said we are always teaching. By implication he is saying that someone is always learning from us, by our words and our actions.
In the classic movie, “A Christmas Story”, when Ralphie says the ‘mother of all bad words,’ his parents are shocked, appalled, even though [...]