For teachers

SEARCHING FOR GOLD
Look beneath the freckles
Look beneath the grin
Look for that which sparkles
Buried deep within.
Look beyond the whining
Look beyond the tears
Look beyond the runny nose
The frowns, the mess, the fears.
Search for that which glitters
Treasures to unfold
Search beneath the surface
Search and find the gold!

Children Learn What They Live
If a child lives with criticism,
he learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility,
he learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule,
he learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame,
he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance,
he learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement,
he learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise,
he learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness,
he learns justice.
If a child lives with security,
he learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval,
he learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship,
he learns to find love in the world.

"Some teachers are great... They put bandages on my hurts - on my heart, on my mind, on my spirit. Those teachers cared about me and let me know it! They gave me wings..."
Marian Franklin from "Thoughts of a Dropout"
 
Our children are living messages we send into a time and place we will never see.
Author Unknown

To St Valentine's Day

Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians
Love is patient and kind;
it is not jealous or conceited or proud;
Love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable;
Love does not keep a record of wrongs;
Love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth.
Love never gives up;
and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.
Love is eternal.
Meanwhile these three remain: faith, hope, and love,
and the greatest of these is love.
Перше послання св. апостола Павла до коринтян
Любов довго терпить,
Любов милосердствує, не заздрить,
Любов не величається, не надимається,
не поводиться нечемно, не шукає лише свого,
не рветься до гніву, не думає лихого,
не радіє з неправди, але тішиться правдою,
усе зносить, вірить в усе, сподівається на все, усе терпить!
Ніколи любов не перестає!
А тепер залишається віра, надія, любов - оці три.
А найбільша між ними любов!