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''Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do'' ~Jason Love So…accidents happen. Things can get all twisted up somehow…but thank goodness there is a way many things can be made right. Young children love language. In early childhood education we spend a lot of time talking to preschoolers to give them a great foundation for success. Is it ...

  “Some folks never exaggerate - they just remember big.” ~Attributed to both Audrey Snead and Chi Chi Rodriguez I love a good story. I read to preschoolers often….but some of the best stories I have heard are when young children ‘read or recall’ a story I have told them and tell it back to me. This is where it gets interesting. Understanding ...

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. (Albert Einstein, 1940) Photo taken of me and a student in the Bronx, circa 1992. He had made the huge mistake of trying to stare me down with his tough-guy act.

“The belly rules the mind.” ~Spanish Proverb I love doing cooking projects with preschoolers. I often get chances to ask them what foods they like, dislike….you know, check out what they know about nutrition. I get great curriculum ideas just from talking to my children-but I really like to find out where they are at first. That’s the best part ...

“Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all.” -James Brown Preschoolers have charming intentions…. And as I get older, well, my mother always used to joke, “Me thinks you may be getting a bit long in the tooth.” Working around preschoolers I often forget my age. It’s easy to do. ...

“Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second.  Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all.” -James Brown Preschoolers have charming intentions…. And as I get older, well, my mother always used to joke,  “Me thinks you may be getting a bit long in the tooth.” Working around preschoolers I often forget my age. It’s easy to do. ...

As a teacher-of-the-year and cartoonist, Ramon Ramirez uses classroom challenges and teachers lounge fodder as inspiration for his art. Ramon's Teacher Toons spreads laughter outside his Texas high school to fellow humor-seeking educators around the country, including the nearly 1,000 fans on facebook. Ramon gave TeachHUB the inside scoop ...

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one. ~Charles Horton Cooley I failed every art class in school I took. Funny thing is, is that I have worked as a professional artist. Every time the teacher looked over my shoulder in class I would begin shaking. My mom asked me if I wanted to take enrichment classes aside from school and I had a ...

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one. ~Charles Horton Cooley I failed every art class in school I took. Funny thing is, is that I have worked as a professional artist. Every time the teacher looked over my shoulder in class I would begin shaking. My mom asked me if I wanted to take enrichment classes aside from school and I had a ...

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” ~Pablo Picasso I have always loved to draw. I remember having wonderful as well as trying experiences with adults and art in my childhood. I would occasionally challenge my teachers, but there was always someone else in the group that would as well….kind of nice ...