On Education:
Education is not preparation for Life, Education is Life itself. ― John Dewey
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. ― William Butler Yeats
“Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.” ― G.K. Chesterton
Mistakes can be a great teacher, but only after the frustration wears off. ― Anthoinette Martell
The gardener does not make a plant grow. The job of a gardener is to create optimal conditions. ― Sir Ken Robinson
Teaching is not rocket science, it is more complicated than that! ― Dr. Pasi Sahlberg
There is no such thing as a bad child. Every child is a gift. ― Mary Kathleen Walsh
On Doing the Right Thing:
It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. ― J.K. Rowling
“You are what you do, not what you say you'll do.” ― C.G. Jung
It is well to think well, it is divine to act well. ― Horace Mann
Being nice is a lot of work. It's easier to be a jerk. ― Bob Scheltema
"It doesn't have to be perfect. It just has to be better." ― Lisa Karpenko Rollins
On Serving Others:
“Non nobis solum nati sumus. (Not for ourselves alone are we born.)” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” ― Barack Obama
“Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” ― Maya Angelou
The greatest among you will be your servant. ― Matthew 23:11
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ― Chief Si’ahl
On Being Yourself:
You are intense and wonderful and amazing. . . Do not dim your light, madame. ― Shoshana Jackson
"The most sophisticated people I've ever known had just one thing in common: they were all in touch with their inner children." ― Jim Henson
On Life:
It's kind of fun to do the Impossible! ― Walt Disney
Be honest. Be kind. Be honorable. Work hard. And always be AWESOME! ― Wil Weaton
It was not an adventure; it was my life. ― Yehuda Amichi
Just because two people's puzzle pieces don't match up, doesn't mean anybody is a bad person. ― Shoshana Jackson
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ― Jeremiah 29:11
"Garlic is like glitter, after you clean it up, you find it on you still" ― James Buescher
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Boys Club!
Rather than reinvent the wheel and create a long blog post, I'm just going to post the link to my website. I got busier this summer than I expected!
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Glooscap and His People
I wrote this abridged version of the Algonquin Legend Glooscap and His People that can be found here. I thought the original was a bit long for third graders, but I wanted to keep the flavor of the story.
Out of rocks and clay, the Great Chief Glooscap made the animals: Miko the squirrel, Team the moose, Mooin the bear, and many others. All of Glooscap’s animals were very large, way bigger and stronger than a man.
His evil wolf-headed brother, Malsum, was jealous and wished to also have a hand in creation, even though he did not have that power. He whispered an evil charm and the remainder of Glooscap’s clay turned to a strange animal: it was not a beaver, a badger, or a wolverine, but a combination of all three, able to change into any of those forms. Malsum named the animal Lox.
Lox, the troublemaker, figured out how to make his mischief. He went in his wolverine body to Team, and admired his antlers, which reached the top of the pine trees, “If ever you meet a man, you could throw him to the top of the world with those antlers!” Team, thinking this sounded fun, went to Glooscap and asked for a man so he could toss him to the top of the world. Glooscap loved his people and did not like this idea one bit, so he touched Team with his hand and moose became the size he is today.
Next Lox went in his badger form to Miko and said, “With that magnificent tail of yours, you could smash down every lodge in the village.” And Miko proudly swept the nearest wigwam right off the ground. Great Chief Glooscap was nearby, and he caught Miko up in his hand and stroked the squirrels back until he was as small as he is today. “Miko, from now on, you will live in the trees and keep your tail wear it belongs.”
Then Lox put on his beaver shape and went to Mooin the bear, who was the same size he is now, but his throat wad much bigger. “Mooin,” said Lox, “Supposing you met a man, what would you do to him?” The bear scratched his head thoughtfully and at last said, “Eat him! I’d swallow him whole!” Who do you think was nearby? Glooscap, and he made bear’s throat shrink. “From now on you may swallow only very small creatures.” And today the bear, as big as he is, eats only small animals, fish and berries.
Now Great Chief Glooscap called his people together and said, “I made the animals to be man’s friends, but they have acted with treachery and selfishness. From now on, they shall be your servants and provide you with food and clothing. Now you have power over even the largest wild creatures, yet I charge you to use this power gently. If you take more than you need for food and clothing, I will send a pitiless giant named Famine, and when he comes, you will suffer hunger and death.
Out of rocks and clay, the Great Chief Glooscap made the animals: Miko the squirrel, Team the moose, Mooin the bear, and many others. All of Glooscap’s animals were very large, way bigger and stronger than a man.
His evil wolf-headed brother, Malsum, was jealous and wished to also have a hand in creation, even though he did not have that power. He whispered an evil charm and the remainder of Glooscap’s clay turned to a strange animal: it was not a beaver, a badger, or a wolverine, but a combination of all three, able to change into any of those forms. Malsum named the animal Lox.
Lox, the troublemaker, figured out how to make his mischief. He went in his wolverine body to Team, and admired his antlers, which reached the top of the pine trees, “If ever you meet a man, you could throw him to the top of the world with those antlers!” Team, thinking this sounded fun, went to Glooscap and asked for a man so he could toss him to the top of the world. Glooscap loved his people and did not like this idea one bit, so he touched Team with his hand and moose became the size he is today.
Next Lox went in his badger form to Miko and said, “With that magnificent tail of yours, you could smash down every lodge in the village.” And Miko proudly swept the nearest wigwam right off the ground. Great Chief Glooscap was nearby, and he caught Miko up in his hand and stroked the squirrels back until he was as small as he is today. “Miko, from now on, you will live in the trees and keep your tail wear it belongs.”
Then Lox put on his beaver shape and went to Mooin the bear, who was the same size he is now, but his throat wad much bigger. “Mooin,” said Lox, “Supposing you met a man, what would you do to him?” The bear scratched his head thoughtfully and at last said, “Eat him! I’d swallow him whole!” Who do you think was nearby? Glooscap, and he made bear’s throat shrink. “From now on you may swallow only very small creatures.” And today the bear, as big as he is, eats only small animals, fish and berries.
Now Great Chief Glooscap called his people together and said, “I made the animals to be man’s friends, but they have acted with treachery and selfishness. From now on, they shall be your servants and provide you with food and clothing. Now you have power over even the largest wild creatures, yet I charge you to use this power gently. If you take more than you need for food and clothing, I will send a pitiless giant named Famine, and when he comes, you will suffer hunger and death.
-adapted by S.J.Meyer from Glooscap & His People: An Algonquin Legend
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