Learn to Communicate Your Feelings Effectively by F&EG Staff -6/2005- Would you like to see your child grow up with an attitude of gratitude, self-reliant, positive and expressing authentic feelings of love? Communication begins with a feeling and thought and then our words finish the task. Philosophers have long questioned what comes first, the feeling or the thought. The…
Discipline Without Stress Punishments or Rewards by Marvin Marshall, Ed.D -5/2005- Using internal motivation is far more effective in changing behavior than are traditional approaches of using bribes (rewards) or coercion (punishments). Following is a way to promote responsible behavior by using INTERNAL motivation. The Raise Responsibility System This discipline system is comprised of three parts (1) teaching a…
He Aims for Equity and Knows How to Edutain by F&EG Staff -S/S 2005 Jason Kamras is this year’s National Teacher of the Year. He’s the 55th teacher to win the award and the first from the District of Columbia. A committee of representatives from 14 national education groups chose Kamras from among the 55 US state and territory…
TAKING STEPS NOW … To Prevent Childhood Abduction by F&EG Staff -6/2005- A 3-month-old boy was abducted from a shopping mall after his mother had left him for a few minutes in the care of her purported friends. When she returned and could not find her friends or son, she notified authorities. A Rachael Alert, nationally known as an…
Professional Advice in a Changing World by F&EG Staff -5/2005- Successful Fundraising Professional advice in a changing world by EF&EG Staff If you are going to be involved in organizing a school fundraiser, then most likely you’ll want it to be a success. For all of you new volunteers out there, you are in luck if you’re reading this article….
“Screech” Teaches Chess by F&EG Staff -5/2001- Chess has long been thought of as a game that is too hard to learn, and so, some have avoided it. At long last, a way to learn one of the oldest and most complex games in history has been created, in the form of two videos, making it easy to…
How Will They Impact Our Schools? by F&EG -8/2001- Last year, the US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) changed the rule on what is allowable on school lunch menus. And, new rules of what can be called “Organic” are initiated. Also, the FDA has implemented rules to ward off the introduction of “mad cow disease,” and other potential problems. If…
School Shopping Online by Cathy Sims – 6/2000- It is estimated that online shoppers spent $4 billion over the 1999 holiday season, double what is was the previous year. Some predict that number to double again this year. Utilizing online fundraising programs that give you a percentage of the sale may be one of the smartest moves your school makes….
104th Annual PTA Convention by Aleta McCallum-Fournier -7/2000- “Connecting Communities for the Future” is the focus of the upcoming 104th annual convention in National PTA’s home town, Chicago, Illinois. Geographically located in the center of the United States, many will find convenience in attending this exciting, fun and informative convention to be held in the Crystal Ballroom at the…
How & Why to Get Them in Your School by Cathy Sims -6/2000- As numerous studies reveal the importance of healthy diets and exercise in helping to prevent serious problems like heart disease and cancer, millions of people are opting for vegetarian meals. Twelve million Americans have become vegetarians, according to the Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG), a non-profit…
