
How Full is Your Bucket?
My friend, Jackie Mancini, has taught 3rd grade for several years. We used to walk every morning in the summer and talk about our ideas...

Do We Really Work Together?
There are many things to either love or hate about the internet, but one of my favorite things is the sharing of web pages with friends. ...
A Culture of Cooperation
Last week the topic was teamwork, not competition, among the adults in our school settings, but teaching children to work as a team is...
Teamwork, not competition
Teamwork, Not Competition How are your New Year’s Resolutions going? I had gained some weight over the holidays, and now I am working to...
LED Lights
My husband and I put up our outside seasonal lights in a flash this year. We laughed the whole time as we reminisced about previous...
Take the Detour
Yesterday I decided to take a walk at Duke Farms. The weather has been more like fall than winter and this free facility has plenty of...
Life is better with glitter
There is something about holiday decorations that puts a smile on your face and makes the shopping and running around a little more...
The Norma Arons Effect
Norma was a past president of NJAKE who died in September. She was the most generous person I have ever known, always willing to help...

Just Believe...
Believe As I go through the stores there are signs of school everywhere. I can’t help but have a little bit of excitement as I walk past...