MzTeachuh: Tomorrow Is Another Day

MzTeachuh: Tomorrow Is Another Day: Atropa Sleeing, Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max   So sleep on it. Japanese Garden Meditation http://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Tomorrow Is Another Day

Atropa Sleeing, Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max

 

So sleep on it.

Japanese Garden Meditation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COKPLZ1FmWg&feature=related

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/31/13

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/31/13: Most kids have so many projects, they're on the whole stairway! 1. Dyslexia Insights From Ben Foss, Dyslexic Author   http://www....

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/31/13

Most kids have so many projects, they're on the whole stairway!

1. Dyslexia Insights From Ben Foss, Dyslexic Author

 http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/special-needs-stories/adults-with-ld/dyslexia-stories-ben-foss

2. A Year’s Worth of Social Cognition Activities at Your Fingertips!

http://special-ism.com/a-years-worth-of-social-cognition-activities-at-your-fingertips/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher#sthash.0Y9Pjd57.dpbs 

3. Ritalin reaction

http://sfari.org/news-and-opinion/blog/2013/ritalin-reaction 

4. How to Talk to Your Extended Family About Your Child's LD

 http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/family-coping-ld/talking-with-family-about-your-childs-learning-disability

5. More Links Seen Between Autism and ADHD 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/08/more-links-seen-between-autism-and-adhd.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

6. Doctor Explains The Signs Of Dyslexia

http://video.foxct.com/Doctor-Explains-The-Signs-Of-Dyslexia-25115849 

7. Tips for Teens on Getting Organized 

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/homework-study-skills/tips-teens-getting-organized 

 

MzTeachuh: All Students: All Achievers Tweets of the Day 8/31...

MzTeachuh: All Students: All Achievers Tweets of the Day 8/31...:   1. More Blogs on Back to School http://www.edutopia.org/blogs/tag/back-school?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campa...

All Students: All Achievers Tweets of the Day 8/31/13

 

1. More Blogs on Back to School

http://www.edutopia.org/blogs/tag/back-school?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-b2stag 

2. Back to School, Back to Reality 

http://www.teachhub.com/back-school-back-reality 

3. Get Answers on the Common Core!

https://www.teachingchannel.org/ask-the-experts 

4. Nielsen Survey: How Students Prefer To Use Tablets In Schools 

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/08/nielsen-survey-how-students-use-tablets/ 

5. The iPad Oath: 10 Rules For iPad Use In The Classroom

http://www.teachthought.com/ipad-2/the-ipad-oath-10-rules-for-ipad-use-in-the-classroom/ 

 6. Ten Tips for Engaging Underperforming Students

http://www.edutopia.org/stw-school-turnaround-student-engagement-tips?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=stw-student-engagement-tips 

7. Debunking the Genius Myth

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/08/debunking-the-genius-myth/ 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 8/30/13

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 8/30/13: My Kid is So Disorganized  http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/my-kid-is-so-disorganized.html   Special Needs Weekly Update 8/25/13...

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 8/30/13

My Kid is So Disorganized 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/my-kid-is-so-disorganized.html 

Special Needs Weekly Update 8/25/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/special-needs-updates-week-of-82513.html 

Peaceful Evening

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/peaceful-evening.html 

Kids' Health Issues and Marijuana 

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/kids-health-issues-and-marijuana_27.html

 Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/28/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/special-needs-tweets-of-day-82813.html 

Counseling and Supervision; Supervision and Counseling 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/counseling-

and-supervision-supervision.html 

 Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/24/13 

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/special-needs-tweets-of-day-82413.html

 Teaching to the Universal Student Tweets of the Day 8/25/13 

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/teaching-to-universal-student-tweets-of.html

Nature Is Essential for Development Tweets of the Day 8/27/13 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/nature-is-essential-for-development.html 

Ichabod Crane, Action Hero? 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/ichabod-crane-action-hero.html 

 

 

Much appreciation to our international readership. It is a privilege to serve you.  USA, Russia, Brazil, France, Canada, Spain, China, UK, Poland.

MzTeachuh: Autumn: Monet and Vivaldi

MzTeachuh: Autumn: Monet and Vivaldi: Autumn Poplars-Monet And to my Australian friends who are in Spring, please forgive me. Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Autumn (3rd move...

Autumn: Monet and Vivaldi

Autumn Poplars-Monet

And to my Australian friends who are in Spring, please forgive me.

Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Autumn (3rd movement) - Sheffield Park Garden

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Poetry Corner

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Poetry Corner:   Wanderer moon smiling a faintly ironical smile  http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/wanderer-moon-smiling-faintly-ironical.html ...

MzTeachuh's Poetry Corner

 

Wanderer moon smiling a faintly ironical smile 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/wanderer-moon-smiling-faintly-ironical.html

Poem In Your Pocket 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/04/poem-in-your-pocket.html?spref=tw 

When Lilacs Bloom'd... 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/04/teachable-moment-when-lilacs-bloomd.html?spref=bl 

[love is more thicker than forget] 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/02/happy-valentines-day.html 

How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count The Ways 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/02/how-do-i-love-thee-let-me-count-ways.html?spref=bl 

Casey At The Bat 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/teachable-moment-casey-at-bat.html 

American Life in Poetry 10/22/12 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/american-life-in-poetry-102212.html 

Edgar Allan Poe 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/edgar-allan-poe.html 

The Rainy Day: Longfellow's Poem of Comfort 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-rainy-day-longfellows-poem-of.html?spref=bl 

National Poetry Day--and Prosaic Tweets, Too Tweets of the Day 10/4/12

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/national-poetry-day-and-prosaic-tweets.html 

i carry your heart with me 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/06/i-carry-your-heart-with-me.html 

Poem Sampler of Jewish Faith--For the Holidays 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/09/poem-sampler-poems-of-jewish-faith-and.html 

life doesn't frighten me 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/07/life-doesnt-frighten-me.html 

Happy Birthday, Walt Whitman 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/06/happy-birthday-walt-whitman.html 

Emily: Presentiment

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/07/emily-presentiment.html 

La Guitarra, The Guitar 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/06/la-guitarra-guitar.html 

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/07/tyger-tyger-burning-bright.html 

The Cosmos in a Cosmos 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/06/cosmos-in-cosmos.html?spref=bl 

Evening Star 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/05/evening-star.html 

Five Poems to Soothe Kids' Toxic Stress 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/01/five-poems-to-soothe-kids-toxic-stress.html?spref=bl 

Poetry: Whoa, Dude! 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/02/poetry-whoa-dude.html 

Chillaxin' With My Right Brain 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/05/chillaxin-with-my-right-brain.html 

Two Poems for Ramadan 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/07/two-poems-for-ramadan.html 

 

Langston Hughes Speak to Us About Mothers' Day 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/05/langston-hughes-speak-to-us-about.html 

Best Simile Ever: like a fragment of angry candy e. e. cummings 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/09/best-simile-ever-like-fragment-of-angry.html

MzTeachuh: Reading and Parenting

MzTeachuh: Reading and Parenting: Many parents teach their kids pre-reading skills. 1. How to Raise a Child: 10 Rules from Susan Sontag http://www.brainpickings.org/ind...

Reading and Parenting

Many parents teach their kids pre-reading skills.

1. How to Raise a Child: 10 Rules from Susan Sontag

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/09/13/susan-sontag-10-rules-for-raising-a-child/ 

2. FAMILY LITERACY PROJECT

Phonemic Awareness Activities for 4-5-6 Year Olds

http://iusd.org/parent_resources/phonemicawareness456.htm 

3. From STEM to STEAM: Science and Art Go Hand-in-Hand

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2012/08/22/from-stem-to-steam-science-and-the-arts-go-hand-in-hand/ 

4.  Video: What Is a 504 Plan?

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/videos/video-what-is-a-504-plan 

Tootsie toes can help you learn to read, too.

5.  THE FLOOR: Phonemic Awareness Games to Play

http://www.aability.com/pagames.php 

6. Phonemic Awareness Activities

http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/patti/k-1/activities/phonemic.html 

Here are some activities that will help you extend phonemic awareness concepts and skills.

• Rhyming Word Activities
• Teaching Syllable Segmentation
• Teaching Beginning Sound Substitution
• Teaching Sound Isolation
• Teaching Phonemic Segmentation

MzTeachuh: Learning Through Fun and Failure Tweets of the Day...

MzTeachuh: Learning Through Fun and Failure Tweets of the Day...:   1. The Role of Mistakes in the Classroom http://www.edutopia.org/blog/benefits-mistakes-classroom-alina-tugend?utm_source=facebook&...

Learning Through Fun and Failure Tweets of the Day 8/30/13

 

1. The Role of Mistakes in the Classroom

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/benefits-mistakes-classroom-alina-tugend?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-mistakes-tugend 

2. 50 Years After March On Washington, John Lewis Still Fights

http://www.npr.org/2013/08/28/216259218/50-years-after-march-on-washington-john-lewis-still-fighting?utm_source=NPR&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130828 

3. Why First-Year STEM Girls Attend Women's Colleges 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/diane-propsner/girls-in-stem_b_3810383.html 

4. Dyslexia in the Classroom

http://www.everydayhealth.com/sanjay-gupta/dyslexia-in-the-classroom.aspx 

5. My Child Is Struggling With Learning

 http://www.ncld.org/stage-related-content/child-struggling-ld

6. Illicit Drugs And Mental Illness Take A Huge Global Toll 

 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/08/28/216524066/illicit-drugs-and-mental-illness-take-a-huge-global-toll

7. Yay for Recess: Pediatricians Say It’s as Important as Math or Reading http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/31/yay-for-recess-pediatricians-say-its-as-important-as-math-or-reading/#ixzz2dOIbwa00

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/30/13

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/30/13:   http://pawsitivesolutions.org/ 1. Pawsitive Autism Service Dogs   http://fox40.com/2013/08/27/about-pawsitive-autism-service-dog...

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/30/13

 

http://pawsitivesolutions.org/

1. Pawsitive Autism Service Dogs

 http://fox40.com/2013/08/27/about-pawsitive-autism-service-dogs/

2. Fun activities socialise autistic kids 

http://www.health24.com/Parenting/Child/News/Autistic-kids-avoid-pretend-games-20130828 

3. Dyslexia in the Classroom

http://www.everydayhealth.com/sanjay-gupta/dyslexia-in-the-classroom.aspx

 

4. My Child Is Struggling With Learning

 http://www.ncld.org/stage-related-content/child-struggling-ld

5. Illicit Drugs And Mental Illness Take A Huge Global Toll

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/08/28/216524066/illicit-drugs-and-mental-illness-take-a-huge-global-toll

6. Delaware organization matches people with autism and tech jobs

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/59056-delaware-organization-matches-people-with-autism-and-tech-jobs?linktype=all_feedtop 

 7. Eight Videos That Explain What Dyslexia Is Like

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/what-is-it-like-to-be-dyslexic-videos 

 

MzTeachuh: Outdoor Autumn Activities

MzTeachuh: Outdoor Autumn Activities:   1. Astonomy for Kids What will you see in the sky tonight? Free sky tool! http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/ 2. Get outdoors e...

Outdoor Autumn Activities

 
1. Astonomy for Kids
What will you see in the sky tonight? Free sky tool!
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/astroskymap/

2. Get outdoors exploring!

http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk/yearofadventure.htm?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nd_yearofadventure 

3. Different kind of tweeting.
The Great Backyard Bird Count is for kids!
http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/kids 

4.Fabulous Fall Activities: Get Outside and Enjoy Nature

 http://voices.yahoo.com/fabulous-fall-activities-outside-enjoy-nature-2012669.html

My kind of bird watching.

6. All Activities Issue - Nature: Bird Watching
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/all-activities-issue-nature-bird-watching

7.. Are you a joiner? How about the Junior Audobon Society?
http://web4.audubon.org/educate/kids/

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/lesson_plans/reptiles1.html

MzTeachuh: "MzTeachuh's Soup for All Seasons" ebook only 99c

MzTeachuh: "MzTeachuh's Soup for All Seasons" ebook only 99c: http://www.amazon.com/MzTeachuhs-Soup-Seasons-Family-ebook/dp/B00EUF51UK/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377731110&sr=1-1&am...

"MzTeachuh's Soup for All Seasons" ebook only 99c

http://www.amazon.com/MzTeachuhs-Soup-Seasons-Family-ebook/dp/B00EUF51UK/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377731110&sr=1-1&keywords=mzteachuh%27s+soup+for+all+seasons

Lots of great soup recipes and kids' activities.

MzTeachuh: Having a Bad Day?

MzTeachuh: Having a Bad Day?: A tiger shakes dry after a swim in an outstanding submission to the 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest. See more of our editors' p...

Having a Bad Day?

A tiger shakes dry after a swim in an outstanding submission to the 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest. See more of our editors' picks and don't forget to submit your photo: http://on.natgeo.com/PKrRAk

Shake it off! Like water off a tiger's back.

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/29/31

MzTeachuh: Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/29/31: 1. Be a voice for those who have no voice. http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1441644043303616609#editor/target=post;postID=165859...

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 8/29/31

1. Be a voice for those who have no voice.

http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1441644043303616609#editor/target=post;postID=1658596022345329079 

2. Dyslexia Insight #2: The Best Way to Start a Conversation About Dyslexia

http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/blogs/dyslexia-stats-conversation-starters 

 3. Four Important Steps to Take Before a Formal Evaluation

 http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/ld-testing/4-important-steps-to-take-before-a-formal-evaluation

4. Setting Our Kids Up for Success

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/parents-community/parent-to-parent/setting-our-kids-up-for-success 

5. Special Education Testing Standards May Soon Be Tightened

 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/08/26/sped-testing-tightened/18581/

6. Mother says autism intolerance more common than people think

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/story/2013/08/21/kw-autism-hatred-ontario.html 

 7. Entrepreneur helps young dyslexics get their firms off the ground

 http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2401506/Entrepreneur-helps-young-dyslexics-firms-ground.html

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Teaching? Full-Time? 24/7 More Like It Tweets of t...

MzTeachuh: Teaching? Full-Time? 24/7 More Like It Tweets of t...:   1. The Real Number Of Hours Teachers Work In One Eye-Opening Graphic http://www.upworthy.com/the-real-number-of-hours-teachers-work-i...

Teaching? Full-Time? 24/7 More Like It Tweets of the Day 8/29/31

 

1. The Real Number Of Hours Teachers Work In One Eye-Opening Graphic

http://www.upworthy.com/the-real-number-of-hours-teachers-work-in-one-eye-opening-graphic-3 

2. 10 Conditions For Achieving Success With Blended Learning

http://www.teachthought.com/trends/flipped-classroom-trends/10-conditions-for-achieving-success-with-blended-learning/ 

3. The Top Ten Coolest Schools

http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/201309/coolschools/?utm_source=promotions&utm_medium=online&utm_campaign=education 

4. Science, Math, and Fan Fiction: What’s Worth Learning?

 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/03/science-math-and-fan-fiction-whats-worth-learning/

 5. Two Roads to Innovation

 http://connectedprincipals.com/archives/8865

 6. ELA Common Core Resources for Elementary Educators

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/common-core-ela-resources-elementary-matt-davis

7. Linking Real-World Science to Schools

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/08/28/02scienceside.h33.html?tkn=UWCCoZTJvOPDzs8ddchx23%2B5Mph3fpypvlBf&cmp=clp-sb-ascd 

 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Peaceful Evening

MzTeachuh: Peaceful Evening: Olive Trees, Van Gogh I think Vincent might have liked this music. Klidný večer * Peaceful Evening (Original Music)  http://www....

Peaceful Evening

Olive Trees, Van Gogh

I think Vincent might have liked this music.

Klidný večer * Peaceful Evening (Original Music) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzVNZEeix4I 

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Hispanic Heritage Month 9/15-10/...

MzTeachuh: Teachable Moment: Hispanic Heritage Month 9/15-10/...: HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH September 15 - October 15, 2013 http://www.hispanicheritagemonth.org/   Hispanic Heritage Month 2013: Sept....

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh Has An Ebook!

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh Has An Ebook!: http://www.amazon.com/MzTeachuhs-Soup-Seasons-Family-ebook/dp/B00EUF51UK/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377731110&sr=1-1&...

MzTeachuh Has An Ebook!

http://www.amazon.com/MzTeachuhs-Soup-Seasons-Family-ebook/dp/B00EUF51UK/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377731110&sr=1-1&keywords=mzteachuh%27s+soup+for+all+seasons

Hope you all buy and enjoy this! It's only 99 cents! Such a deal.

Teachable Moment: Hispanic Heritage Month 9/15-10/15

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
September 15 - October 15, 2013
http://www.hispanicheritagemonth.org/ 

Hispanic Heritage Month 2013: Sept. 15 - Oct. 15

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb13-ff19.html 

Hispanic Heritage Month 2013 Recommended Reading List

http://www.justreadfamilies.org/Reading/HHM.asp 

Sebastien De La Cruz

Sergio Romo

Hispanic Heritage Month: Sergio Romo

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/09/hispanic-heritage-month-sergio-romo.html 

Hispanic Heritage Month: Sebastien Del La Cruz

Hispanic Heritage Month: Sebastien De La CruzHispanic Heritage Month: Sebastien De La Cruz http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/hispanic-heritage-month-sebastien-de-la.html

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/08/hispanic-heritage-month-sebastien-de-la.html 

Cesar Chavez

 

Hispanic Heritage Month: Cesar Chavez

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/hispanic-heritage-month-cesar-chavez.html

 

 

Jose Hernandez

Hispanic Heritage Month: Jose Hernandez of California

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/hispanic-heritage-month-jose-hernandez.html 

 

Pele

 

 

Hispanic Heritage Month: Pele

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/hispanic-heritage-month-pele.html 

 

Sonia Sotomayor

 

 

Hispanic Heritage Month: Sonia Sotomayor

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/hispanic-heritage-month-sonia-sotomayor.html?spref=tw

Jose Feliciano

 

 

Hispanic Heritage Month: Jose Feliciano

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/hispanic-heritage-month-jose-feliciano.html?spref=bl 

Bartolome de las Casas

 

Hispanic Heritage Month: Bartolomé de las Casas

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/hispanic-heritage-month-bartolome-de.html

Gloria Estefan

 

 

Hispanic Heritage Month: Gloria Estefan

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/hispanic-heritage-month-gloria-estefan.html?spref=bl 

Sandra Cisneros

 

  

Hispanic Heritage Month: Sandra Cisneros 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/09/hispanic-heritage-month-sandra-cisneros.html

Roberto Clemente

Hispanic Heritage Month: Roberto Clemente

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/10/hispanic-heritage-month-roberto-clemente.html

 

Hispanic Heritage Month: Hilda Solis 

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2013/09/hispanic-heritage-month-hilda-solis.html

Hilda Solis

 

MzTeachuh: Hispanic Heritage Month: Sebastien De La Cruz

MzTeachuh: Hispanic Heritage Month: Sebastien De La Cruz: Sebastien singing the national anthem at the NBA finals in Texas. Sebastien, considered 'charro del orro...the voice of gold,' ...

Hispanic Heritage Month: Sebastien De La Cruz

Sebastien singing the national anthem at the NBA finals in Texas.

Sebastien, considered 'charro del orro...the voice of gold,' was invited to sing the national anthem for the NBA games in San Antonio, Texas, which is his birthplace and hometown. It was a meaningful and spectacular performance--both times. He was invited back to sing when the twittersphere lit up with racist type comments because of Sebastien's tradition Mexican mariachi costume. Folks from California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and probably Colorado wouldn't find the elaborate clothing a surprise or bothersome due to the hispanic connections of southwest history. But, sadly, some make use of public forums to demonstrate not only ignorance but intolerance. The boy responded with grace and dignity.

Sebastien, who at the time was only eleven years old, was invited to sing again. His rendition of the national anthem was even more beautiful, if possible. Personally, I've never heard anyone, not even Whitney Houston, sing it better.  

Spurs’ Singer Sebastien De La Cruz ‘Overjoyed’ to Be Asked Back

 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/06/spurs-singer-sebastien-de-la-cruz-overjoyed-to-be-asked-back/

10 Year Old Sebastien De La Cruz Sings National Anthem @ Game 3 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u92yUQfD9HQ

Sebastien De La Cruz Sings National Anthem @ Game 4 of NBA Final

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2c4YXGNjx8