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Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying US History & Civics info)
for Tuesday, May 4, 2021
[ Montessori school class pic in 2004 = S. Sweeney pic ]
Be a Stud Citizen - Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying US History & Civics info)
for Tuesday, May 4, 2021
[ Montessori school class pic in 2004 = S. Sweeney pic ]
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[ 1) KEEP SCROLLING down this page and read it to yourself or perform it aloud for your school / classroom. If reading the page to a classroom, skip any text in [ brackets ].
2) LISTEN to the <5 minutes PODCAST as you or your classroom follow along viewing the page on a device or classroom projection
or, 3) WATCH the <5 minutes VIDEO of today's Reminders from Our Flag, by yourself or with your classrooom on a projector/flatscreen ]
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Today's Historical Moment from Our Flag
highlights the pioneers for public school education and the
origin of Teacher Appreciation Day / Week
highlights the pioneers for public school education and the
origin of Teacher Appreciation Day / Week
[ 1940 US Postage stamp - part of Famous American Series = public domain image ]
So, who is Horace Mann - the person featured on the stamp above? Well, born on this date, May 4th, in 1796, Horace Mann, is considered by historians to be one of the founders of America's public education system - along with Catherine Beecher (pictured below) and Henry Barnard. Mann served as Massachusetts' first Secretary (leader) of the Massachusetts Board of Education. And, it was here that his focused efforts developed a tax-supported public education system that had a strong force of professionally trained female teachers in his state and was copied and put in place in many other northern states.
National Teacher Appreciation Day (aka National Teachers Day) came to the forefront thanks to Eleanor Roosevelt convincing Congress to proclaim National Teachers Day in 1953. Then, in 1985, the National PTA (Parent Teacher Association) created Teacher Appreciation Week as the first full week in May. And, the National Education Association moved National Teacher Appreciation Day to the first Tuesday in May.
So, make sure you properly, in your own personal way, thank your teachers this week.
So, make sure you properly, in your own personal way, thank your teachers this week.
Today's Insightful Quotes from Our Flag
"If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers.
They are society's heroes."
- Guy Kawasaki
(extraordinary American entrepreneur)
"'National Teacher Day' is a day for honoring teachers
and recognizing the lasting contributions they make to our lives.”
-National Education Association
[ Pic of Ms Wheeler's 6th Grade class - the Student-Founders of Flag Steward = by S. Sweeney ]
"If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers.
They are society's heroes."
- Guy Kawasaki
(extraordinary American entrepreneur)
"'National Teacher Day' is a day for honoring teachers
and recognizing the lasting contributions they make to our lives.”
-National Education Association
[ Pic of Ms Wheeler's 6th Grade class - the Student-Founders of Flag Steward = by S. Sweeney ]
Today's Fun from Our Flag
... shares a few, corny kid jokes about teachers ;) ...
Jack, the teacher, asked, Diane, the student, "What would you get if 5 students gave you $20 each?"
Student Diane, quickly answered, with a smile, "I would get a new tablet."
;) :) ;)
Jack, the teacher, asked, Diane, the student, "What would you get if 5 students gave you $20 each?"
Student Diane, quickly answered, with a smile, "I would get a new tablet."
;) :) ;)
Student Diane then asked, Jack, the teacher, "What is common between you, an English teacher, and a court judge?"
Jack, sighed with no reply.
So, Diane told him, "The judge hands out sentences and so do you for homework."
:0 ;) :0
And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Students across America, at school or at home, please honor all the teachers who've positively impacted your life, by uniting and reciting the Pledge.
Thanks for participating in today's U.S. Flag tribute.
This is Sean Sweeney, a fellow Flag Steward, signing-off:
Go out and 'be a stud citizen' today
Keep America Beautiful, and remember,
In God We Trust
This is Sean Sweeney, a fellow Flag Steward, signing-off:
Go out and 'be a stud citizen' today
Keep America Beautiful, and remember,
In God We Trust
In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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