Kid President has joined with Gener.us this week to promote their #SimplyGiveThanks campaign. He is producing a short video on Facebook each day with a challenge to give thanks. In Tuesday’s video, the wonderful young man asked for people to give thanks to teachers. To participate in this, or to give thanks to anyone in … Read more
I’ve featured Zen Pencils cartoons on here a few times. The artist Gavin Aung Than is very talented and creates amazing cartoons based on inspirational quotes. His latest illustration comes from Sir Ken Robinson’s famous TED talk, “How Schools Kill Creativity.” The need for a “full body education” is one that I think many educators find is being … Read more
I love listening to the TED Radio Hour on NPR. Each hour has a theme, and includes excerpts from excellent TED Talks that revolve around that topic. The speakers are interviewed by the host of the show, Guy Raz, and give some great background insight into the TED Talks. One of my favorite shows that … Read more
I had a completely different post planned for today. But then I was hip-hopping around the internet, visiting my usual suspects, when I came across this post on It’s Okay to Be Smart. Joe Hanson rocks. He always has intriguing entries on his Tumblr, and this one is no exception. Call Me Ishmael is a … Read more
A lot of visitors to this blog seem to gravitate toward the posts that I’ve done about inspirational videos and quotes. Earlier this week, I wrote about a great book that I purchased with hand-lettered quotes, Whatever You Are, Be a Good One. If you are fond of illustrated quotes, you might want to take a … Read more
I love inspirational quotes. When I saw this book at the store, I instantly knew I would need to purchase it. Each of the quotations is hand-lettered by Lisa Congdon, who began the series when she was doing a blog called, “365 Days of Hand Lettering.” The title of the book, Whatever You Are, Be a Good … Read more