Caring for Kids, Caring for Teachers Tweets of the Day 7/5/12

Here is a collection of teacher-related links, mostly from our friends at Edutopia.

This is information we all know, but its good to review:

1. 6 secrets of kids who rarely get sick

http://shine.yahoo.com/photos/6-secrets-kids-rarely-sick-slideshow/-photo-2354738-173400477.html 

 Making the effort not to get totally sucked into the system:

2.  Finding the Time, Part 1: Teachers Must Preserve Their Most Valuable Resource

http://www.edutopia.org/time-school-resource-part-one 

I think being an interesting person should probably be the first on this list. 

3. Five Ways to Enrich Your Teaching Life

http://www.edutopia.org/enrich-teaching-life 

A question usually asked on the Friday afternoon just befor Christmas vacation.

Teachers need hobbies, too.

4. Why Do You Teach?: What Sustains Us in Our Work

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/sustaining-passion-reasons-teaching-elena-aguilar 

Most non-teachers have no clue how complex our calling is. But we do.

5. Balancing Work and Life: The On-Going Challenge for Educators 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/balancing-work-and-life-teacher-elena-aguilar 

I'm guessing we are planning way ahead on this one.

6. http://www.summerlearning.org/?page=conference

This would be planning for 2013.