Learning begins in the home. It's powerful when our children enter school with this thought: 

My education is important, so I'm going to pay attention and learn today.

A caller on a radio show said a major problem with public schools these days is that many students come to school, but not for the purpose of learning. 

He said, "Some students treat school like a six and a half hour social event."

Initially,  I wanted to disagree with his remark, but as a veteran public school teacher, the faces of some students with that attitude flashed in front of me. I recalled the many strategies I used to motivate those students to learn. Some strategies worked, others didn't. It was always worth the try.

Sylvia

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Satellite Radio

Okay. This Baby Boomer is late to the party, but I'm glad I finally made it. My latest discovery is SiriusXM satellite radio.  Joyce, my sister friend, told me about it quite awhile ago, but I didn't pay too much attention. I continued to listen to my FM and AM stations and was somewhat content. Still, I couldn't access enough talk radio, only National Public Radio. Then, I got a new radio with satellite access and Joyce showed me how to locate some stations. Wow! Every week I find another! Satellite Radio is a huge listening universe! Currently, I hang out on Urban View (#126) with Maggie Linton, Joe Madison, Sharpton, Karen Hunter, Lou Hutt, and others. I don't always agree with all of them, but they give me something to think about. For Jazz, I enjoy Watercolors (#66). Next for me is a search of Christian Radio stations for talk and gospel music.  CNN is #115. NPR is #122.  There's an Entertainment section, too.The search continues.
 I have to figure out how to customize my satellite radio listening experience. I'll be late to that party  too, but I plan to get there.
Smiles,
Sylvia
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Here's a picture from a 2014 meeting of our Book Club, with the books we read and discussed for that cycle. I included postcards of my 2 novels in the photo just for fun. Although my loyal Book Club sisters did read and say they enjoyed my Behind Church Doors and Beyond Church Doors novels, I didn't want them to feel obligated to have the formal group discussion about them. 

Currently, we're reading Life in Spades, by Frances Frost. The 2nd picture is of me and Frances at a 2014 Literary Conference. Some of the Book Club members attended the event. We met Frances and her novel and put it on our 2015 reading list! Happy Reading! Sylvia

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