Soil science education
Interactive pages and information for students and for teachers about soil e.g. How much soil is there, and Filtering Qualities of Soils. >>>>
Entries by bronwynr
Self-Improvement – 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Change
Self-improvement is improving yourself for your own sake. May it be your confidence, self-esteem, your looks…whatever you want to change about yourself. To change yourself however, you must know what you want to change and this means understanding yourself. In this article discover 5 questions you should ask yourself to see what you need to […]
"The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom." James Allen
One Millionth word
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6475123.ece English has now acquired its millionth word, according to a website monitoring the extraordinary emergence of new English throughout the world, including slang, word-marriages with other languages and the thousands of new terms spawned by the internet. The spread of English in the 20th century was remarkable enough: in the first decade of the […]
Use visual Aids in your next presentation
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15 Great Inspiration Sources
There are many Wells of Inspiration available to us at any given time. When I refer to Inspiration, I mean the state of mind that can lead to great art, and also to that feeling that makes one want to commit to living their life as a work of Art. Not only a means to […]
Today’s must-read – The Snowball
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder In this startlingly frank account of Buffett's life, Schroeder, a former managing director at Morgan Stanley—and hand picked by Buffett to be his biographer—strips away the mystery that has long cloaked the word's richest man to reveal a life and fortune erected around […]
"Have a bias toward action -- let's see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away." Indira Gandhi
Kitty Boitnott on 21st-Century Learning Skills
Kitty Boitnott, a media specialist at Chamberlayne Elementary School in Henrico County, VA, has spent the last year as president of the 60,000-member Virginia Education Association (VEA), the largest and oldest professional organization serving public schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. How is Virginia making sure students learn about 21st-century skills? My most recent job […]
Million Dollar Smile
Million Dollar Smile Each year this organization of men came to the Children's Home Society Orphanage. All the boys and girls would get two dollars each. The men would take us in groups of five to downtown Jacksonville, Florida, to do some Christmas shopping. I remember going with this one gentleman three years in a […]
