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Apple Seed for Wednesday, 22 November 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

Nov 22, 2017

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

~ John F. Kennedy

by Judy

Nov 17, 2017

If you had to make a decision between getting completely out of debt or paying your kids' college tuition for a year, which one would you choose? They would have to take out a student loan otherwise.

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men52 I think I wouldn't go totally debt free - pay it down but maybe not pay everything for that first year of college. My husband lost his job in our youngest daughter's freshman year of college so all of our good intentions went down the drain. She was going out of state but even with our much less financial support, she graduated in four years. She h...See More

Nov 22, 2017

Lulu A few things to think about-

-Consider the rates for your debt. If we're talking consumer debt such as credit cards, the rate is almost certainly higher than the rate for a student loan. If you have a low-rate home equity loan it might not make sense to pay it off.

-Done before the kid applies for financial aid it can reduce the p...See More

Nov 22, 2017

EXERCISE ROLL CALL - Wednesday

by men52

Nov 22, 2017

The gym was open this morning and I had the day off school, so I went in and rode 19 miles on the bike in cycling class. The place was packed since they close at 2. This was after we had been raking leaves again for an hour.

We are having a pretty laid back holiday with most of the extended families staying home or had other plans. Some o...See More

Hi all, our school is planning its first big year-end "celebration of learning" Open house. I'm on the organizing committee and would love to hear from anyone who's been involved in something like this. At this point we are just gathering information/ideas on what works/doesn't work. If you can help in any way I'd really appreciate it, Thanks in ad...See More

Open House

by MV

Nov 21, 2017

Apple Seed for Tuesday, 21 November 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

Nov 21, 2017

We don't know who we truly are until we see what we can truly do.

~ Martha Grimes

Apple Seed for Monday, 20 November 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

Nov 20, 2017

Great hopes make great lives.

~ Dan Zadra

Apple Seed for Sunday, 19 November 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

Nov 19, 2017

I'd rather be sorry for something I did than for something I didn't do.

~ Red Scott

Quick Mini-Lesson for Kindergarten

by JTeach1

Nov 18, 2017

So, I'm a new teacher to Kindergarten and I will be having my first real observation. I will be observed during my Language Arts block, which usually consist of a mini-lesson and literacy centers/reading groups. Any suggestions/ideas for a mini-lesson related to Thanksgiving that can be quick? I'm still trying to find my way with being a first year...See More

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flacka Before your observation read a book about being thankful and have them recall things in the book that they were thankful for. Then have them think-pair-share some ideas of what they are thankful for. (maybe in social studies)

For your observation have a sentence strip pre made with "I am thankful for" and several cards, each with a picture...See More

Nov 18, 2017

Apple Seed for Saturday, 18 November 2017

by Barb S. hs/ret

Nov 18, 2017

The only failure is to grow old and not to have tried.

~ Beatrice Colen