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Life lessons from my garden

“A garden is a great teacher,” wrote Gertrude Jekyll.
"1. Too much introspection is very bad for you. Try to get out of your own head frequently. Think about 'sonder' often. Do activities that require total focus. There's research that suggests humans ...
People who were kids in the 1960s learned these life lessons that are sadly rare today. They didn’t have parents who came to their rescue at the slightest sign of discomfort and were often taught the ...
“If you want to discover these same lessons for yourself, my advice is simple.” ...
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Shawn Gurk, a dedicated band teacher at Wyoming Public Schools, uses music to teach life lessons, inspired by his musical ...
Explore Gary Vaynerchuk's powerful insights on the relationship between money and happiness. Discover how to prioritize ...
Explore how books offer deep life lessons, emotional wisdom, and perspective that real-life experience often teaches too late or not at all.
Teaching isn’t just about lesson plans, grades, or classroom rules. It’s about moments that stay long after the bell rings.
Martin Lewis brings you his four life lessons, plus you tell us yours!
“You only learn half the things you need to know in the classroom.” When I first heard that saying, I brushed it off as something adults said to make school sound deeper than it really was. But now, a ...
At the Life Skills Lab at George Mickelson Middle School in Brookings, students with different abilities are learning ...