A Chat With God

PRAYER IS a simple way to get inner strength to face obstacles, receive God's help and thank Him for what he has done for us.
We can either reapeat the prayers written by saints or just tell God our hopes and fears like a child does to his parents. Putting our problems into words enables us to understand them better.However, some spiritual writers have stressed on praying without words.
At times our prayers ressemble,wishlists,which we want God to fulfill.But God seems to fulfill only those wishes that would be good for us. As we grow spiritually, we pray to God to help us lead a good life and learn to thank Him continually for all the blessings we have received and often fail to count.
However, prayer and efforts have to complement each other. Prayer cannot be used as an excuse to avoid spiritual effort and work.
Swami Shivanada said,''Attune your heart with the Lord by doing sincere prayers daily.Lay bare your heart to him.Talk to him like a child, if you pray regularly, your life will gradually changed and moulded. Prayer must become habitual. Do not pray for the attainment of some selfish ends or mundane gifts.Pray for His mercy.''
Carnegle,''Prayer gives us a sense of sharing our burdens , of not beeing alone..Along with prayer, it is necessary to follow the essential teachings of any religion or the moral code of a philosophy.For as we see, there are criminals who commit crimes but pray!

At times we feel need for support and guidance.For such times it is said by ..Some times our worries are of so intimate a nature that we cannot discuss them with our closest relatives and friends.Prayer is the answer.''

We need not worry about how to pray as long as it is sincere.Pray to Him in any way you will.He is sure to hear for he hears even the footfall of an ant.

Happy New Year

I send my best wishes to all viewers
HAPPY NEW YEAR
2009

Goals for Teacher Improvement

• Have a more professional appearance।
• Stay positive even when things change।
• Remember to have fun and enjoy teaching।
• Form a better working relationship with cooperating teacher-parent communication, with a focus on positive notes home।
• Build better relationships with team and other staff।
• Establish and maintain a classroom management plan।

Some Amazing Facts

1-Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet
2-A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.
3-A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.
4-A rat can last longer without water than a camel can.
5-About 10% of the world's population is left-handed.
6-A typical bed usually houses over 6 billion dust mites.
7-A zebra is white with black stripes.
8-A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime
9- Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
10-While sleeping, one man in eight snores, and one in ten grinds his teeth
11-The grizzly bear can run as fast as the average horse!!
12- The female lion does more than 90% of the hunting while the male simply prefers to rest. !!
13- At birth, a panda is smaller than a mouse and weighs about four ounces.
14-Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
15-You blink over 10,000,000 times a year!
16- The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!-
17- Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed... or is that paws?!
18- A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
19- A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out
20- "Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language
21The vocabulary of the average person consists of 5,000 to 6,000 words.
22- No word in the English language rhymes with "month".
23- An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
24The average person laughs about 15 times a day.
25The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime.
26- All polar bears are left handed.
27-Ants don't sleep.

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Teaching Moral Values To Your Children

Imagine being able to go out for the evening and actually having fun instead of worrying about what your teenage son or daughter may be doing at home alone.
Imagine allowing your teenager to spend the night at a friend's home and being confident that they are not experimenting with alcohol, drugs, or sex.
Imagine being able to talk with your teenage son or daughter about some moral issue and having an intelligent and meaningful conversation -- instead of being in an argument within 18 seconds.
I'll Help Teach Basic Moral Values To Your Children so...
...they can make right choices when they are with their friends
Music, TV programs, electronic games, other children, and other adults all influence children. But, not many influences teach them high moral values.
What choices will young people make when they are with their friends at a party?
It's party time..... and it's a fact that ...
... 15% of 8th graders are binge drinking.
And it gets worse as they progress through high school.
I'll help you tell your children about life's moral anchor points so they'll get a good grounding in basic ethics and moral standards. Teaching youngsters these basic values is important. It helps them make decisions that will be good for their future.

You will understand how to explain basic ethics and morals so...
Your Children Can Understand How to Determine Right From Wrong
I'll explain the three stages of moral development. Very young children learn basic ethics and morals through "rewards and punishment".
When a small child reaches out for a hot burner on the stove you slap her hand and say, "NO!"
Every child learns some actions are "bad" when they are scolded or "punished."
Later, when your child sings a little nursery rhyme, you smile and give her a hug. Children learn that some actions are "good" when they are praised and rewarded.
This is only the first level of moral understanding. It's called the "Obedience and Punishment" level of moral understanding.
Learn how you can help your children progress through all three levels of ethical maturity.
But, too many young people become stuck at the "Obedience and Punishment" level.
Some people who are stuck at this first level simply seek to avoid punishment. They do harmful things and try to "get away with it."
They'll cover up their "mess." They'll hide or blame someone else when they do something wrong.
They may become trouble makers and can wind up in difficulty with the law.
Discover the key points you need to know to help young people progress beyond the "Obedience and Punishment" level of moral maturity. It's a shame more parents (and teachers) fail to help the young people they should care most about.

I'll help you understand basic ethics and morals so ...
You Can Talk With Your Kids and Explain Why Something is Right or Wrong......Without Arguing
Young people really want to talk about what's right and wrong, and WHY certain things are right or wrong.
Young people really can make right decisions if they understand what makes something right or wrong.
Learn how to explain this distinction clearly.
I don't like being told "Do it because I said so!"
I'd be willing to bet you don't like it either.
And your children are always ready to question you when you use that argument on them.
There really are easy, clear ways to explain why something is right or wrong. You'll feel good about explaining it. And, your children will feel good about learning how they can tell right from wrong.
Then, they have the skill so they can make right decisions

Penguins

I know a bird That cannot fly: Penguin is its name. It cannot fly, But it can swim With speed that wins it fame! I know a bird That lives on ice And waddles by the sea. It looks so cute In its black and white suit, As handsome as can be!

The Fox and the Goat

A FOX one day fell into a deep well and could find no way out.
A thirsty Goat, came to the same well, and seeing the Fox, asked if the water was good.
"It's wonderful," shouted the fox from the bottom of the well. "Come on down."
The Goat, thinking only of his thirst, jumped down, but just as he drank, he realised he was trapped!!
The Fox had an idea.
"If," said he, "you will place your forefeet upon the wall and bend your head, I will run up your back and escape, and will help you out afterwards."
The Goat agreed and the Fox leaped upon his back. Steadying himself with the Goat's horns, he safely reached the top of the well and ran off as fast as he could.
"What about me?" shouted the Goat from the bottom of the well.
But the Fox was long gone, and the Goat very wet.

Choose the 'moral'
look before you leap.
it is better to be wet than dry.

Rules of Primary Teaching

"What do your eyes do in Primary?""Look at the teacher.""What do your ears do in Primary?""They listen to the teacher.""What does your mouth do in Primary?""It says nice words in a quiet voice.""What do your hands do in Primary?""They sit in your lap and they raise when you want to talk and they don't touch anything on the teacher's table.""What do your feet do in Primary?" "They walk quietly, and they sit quietly."The children loved to do this simple routine and they learned the answers in only a few weeks. Sometimes a class would come up with an odd answer that would stay in the routine all that year. One group always said that feet don't kick neighbors. A class that included two hearing impaired children added that hands don't sign when the teacher is signing. One class, for reasons I never figured out, always chanted that mouths don't sing when it isn't singing time. It didn't really matter. The important thing was that the children learned the rules of behavior. One advantage to a very simple chart like this is that you can add things as they become necessary due to behavior patterns adopted by your class. When children are doing something wrong, you can simply point to the offending body part on the picture without ever saying a word. The picture hanging on the wall can be a constant reminder. In addition, I usually hung up the picture in the packets of the young boy standing with his arms folded. His name is Todd. (I know this because a four-year-old told me it was obvious that his name was Todd.) Not only does Todd remind my classes to behave, but he also is the subject of most of the stories I told in class. He became quite an interesting person by the time the year ended as I added details to suit the story.Senior Primary children are too old for this. When I subbed, I put their chart on the back of the junior Primary chart. For this one, I tried to have only a few rules. Too many were too confusing. Five seems to be a good number. Just choose five broad rules that cover anything that matters to you. For example, mine often include:1. Only one person speaks at a time. This is the teacher unless she chooses someone else. 2. Only kind and reverent words may be spoken.3. Only kind and reverent actions may be taken.4. If it doesn't invite the spirit, it isn't welcome in class.5. The teacher is in charge.These rules are often more suitable for older children and for children who are fairly well trained. With the younger senior Primary children, you may need written rules similar to those for younger children. My daughter changes her rule chart periodically because she says her nine-year-olds stop paying attention to it after about six weeks. Rule charts make clear your expectation for your students and allow you to focus more on teaching and less on discipline.