FLOTUS

grateful for this week, for democracy, for the hope of unity, for the nation's youth poet laureate, and for this quote by benjamin franklin that our new first lady jill biden had discreetly sewn inside the bespoke gabriela hearst coat she wore for the inauguration evening celebration: "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember.  Involve me and I learn."  

photos gabriela hearst
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life lessons

What was my favorite thing about voting last week at Emily Dickinson, P.S. 75?

It wasn't the bake sale, which was way too healthy for me this year.

It was the Life Lessons board in the hallway!

Kindergarten students narrated a small tale of a learning related fear or challenge and how they overcame it, perhaps by helping others, perhaps by teaming up with friends or family to solve a problem, or maybe just by mastering a new task on their own.

In each example,  their confidence level shifted and their mood changed from sad to happy!

Slow and steady wins the race, the tortoise always says.....