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Bullying is such a big issue in our schools today. Here are a couple of links and resources of where we can go to learn more. I'll keep posting websites as I find them. If you have a great resource, please post it as a comment below!

What is Bullying?

Bullying and Victimization: What Adults Can Do to Help

Warning signs that someone is being bullied or is bullying.

Here are some great suggestions for activities to give the students a brief break during the teaching day. Enjoy!

Following are a couple of articles about stellar substitute teachers. Enjoy!

Popular High School Substitute Teacher Makes Science Fun
Substitute Teacher Receives All A's

When I was teaching, I set my Facebook profile to be extremely private, I didn't want any of my students finding me on there. With a name like Jessica Smith, it is pretty easy to remain invisible. When my students asked me if I was on Facebook, I would politely ask them if they were on Facebook and we'd end up talking about how many friends they had, how many pictures they posted, etc. To my students I needed to remain a professional, inside the classroom as well as outside the classroom. And I didn't see that Facebook would help me facilitate professionalism.

So what do you think? Should teachers and students be Facebook friends? Why or why not? Leave your opinion as a comment below.

A compliment is verbal sunshine. - Robert Orben

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others. - Charles Darwin

A student who is busy is less likely to behave inappropriately. - Substitute Teacher Handbook

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. - Henry Brooks Adams

A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils. - Ever Garrison

A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power. - Thomas Szaz

A teacher's purpose is not to create students in his own image, but to develop students who can create their own image. - Author Unknown

A truly special teacher is very wise, and sees tomorrow in every child's eyes. - Author Unknown

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness. - William Arthur Ward

A winning effort begins with preparation. - Joe Gibbs

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. - William James

Always gotta keep busy or the voices start telling me to do wild things. - Steve Brown

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. - Benjamin Franklin

Over the last few years, I have been gathering quotes about all aspects of teaching. Here is a compilation of my favorites:

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. - Benjamin Franklin

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction. - E.F. Schumacker

I find the video of this young man so inspiring! The way he turns heartbreak into opportunity is amazing. What lessons do you learn from him?

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. – Confucius

By: Robyn Copa

Robyn Copa was a high school Chemistry teacher and volleyball coach for five years. She has an incredible ability to make students enjoy learning the difficult concepts that Chemistry can present. She held high expectations for her students and they lived up to them. Her dream is to write children's books about complicated science concepts. She is now teaching full time by raising her three children in Southern California.

Here is a great website to help you gain skills in understanding if students are comprehending what you are teaching.

Which suggestion do you think is best? Leave your thoughts as a comment below.

I love this article about Jeremy Gleick - talk about life long learning!