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In This Issue: Save $100! Save an ADDITIONAL $100 when you buy the complete First Impressions series. Mention the following coupon over the phone or on your PO/Order Form. Coupon Code: FI2N4
Showering children with praise could hurt if it centers on intelligence instead of effort From The Wall Street Journal – Praise, long considered the cure to a host of childhood and societal problems, might in fact be a problem for kids, writes novelist and journalist Po Bronson. For decades, child psychologists and educators had operated under the assumption that praise boosts self-esteem and performance. But after some of the early research on praise was called into question, some psychologists have begun looking at whether complimenting children on their innate abilities actually could be hurting them. Students gave up social networking for Lent From CNN.com – For some, it's chocolate. For others, it's coffee or cigarettes. But some young and devout Christians are anxious to return to what they gave up for Lent: Internet sites Facebook and MySpace. "It's been hard, especially in the beginning," said Kerry Graham, who says she gave up Facebook for Lent. Her boyfriend challenged her to do so, describing her as a "Facebook fiend." During the first days of Lent, the 23-year-old graduate student admits she had to stop herself from typing the site's Web address nearly every time she checked her e-mail. What does 'AP' stand for? From Teacher Magazine – Are students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses really tackling college-level material? That question is the focus of an audit by the College Board, which owns the AP label. Now, all educators who want to use the AP tag must turn in a syllabus and course audit form by June 1. The College Board will decide by November which classes make the grade and post a list of authorized courses on its Web site. The antiplagiarism trap From Teacher Magazine – Turnabout is fair play, it seems: Four high school students in Virginia are suing the popular antiplagiarism Web service Turnitin for what they say is copyright infringement. The four students’ suit, which asks for $150,000 per paper submitted by each of them, argues that Turnitin is essentially profiting from their work and violating their privacy rights. “The suit is not about plagiarism; it’s about the school forcing the students to turn over their work to a for-profit company,” says the father of one plaintiff.
Fifth-Period Gym Class Under Investigation For Failure To Hustle A fifth-period gym class at Derndell Middle School is under investigation by local authorities for failure to hustle during a basketball drill Monday. The gym teacher, coach Irv Peeler, is cooperating with authorities and has not been charged. |
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Teach your students they don't get a second chance to make a good first impression. With the First Impressions video series, your students will learn the skills to make a positive first impression - at work and in life. They will learn the four elements of making a good impression. With the right impression, they'll be given a chance to prove themselves.
What Your Colleagues Say: “I love the First Impressions series. It is very appropriate for D[evelopmental] C[ognitive] D[isabilities] students and incorporates a level of humor to keep them interested.” |
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