http://edfolio.fdu.edu/SingerM/ en-us Wed, 26 Jan 2005 04:00:00 GMT Thu, 27 Jan 2005 00:44:56 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss UserLand Frontier v9.1b4 rssUpdates singer@fdu.edu (Miriam Singer) singer@fdu.edu (Miriam Singer) http://edweb.fdu.edu/anyfile/SingerM/MissionStatement.doc <P align=center><EM><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><STRONG>Children Learn What They Live<BR>By Dorothy Law Nolte</STRONG></FONT></EM></P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=5> <P align=center><BR><FONT size=2><EM><STRONG>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If children live with criticism,<BR>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; They learn to condemn.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If children live with hostility,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They learn to fight.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If children live with ridicule,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They learn to be shy.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If children live with shame,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They learn to feel guilty.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If children live with encouragement,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They learn confidence.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If children live with tolerance,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They learn to be patient.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If children live with praise,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They learn to appreciate.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If children live with acceptance,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They learn to love.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If children live with approval,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They learn to like themselves.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If children live with honesty,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; They learn truthfulness.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If children live with security,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They learn to have faith in themselves and others.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If children live with friendliness,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; They learn the world is a nice place in which to live.</STRONG></EM></FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2><FONT color=darkblue><STRONG>Welcome to the wonderful world of teaching.&nbsp; Nowhere else can you affect so many lives.&nbsp; What you teach today will be transmitted for generations to come.&nbsp; Your enthusiasm and enjoyment of each subject will open new vistas for your students, encouraging them to become life-long learners.</STRONG></FONT></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT color=red size=3><A href="http://edweb.fdu.edu/anyfile/SingerM/MissionStatement.doc"><STRONG>The Mission of the School of Education</STRONG></A></FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT size=2>&nbsp;</P> <P align=center><BR></FONT><BR></P></FONT>