MzTeachuh: Education Links 2/14/15

MzTeachuh: Education Links 2/14/15: President Obama’s Weekly Address: Giving Every Child, Everywhere, a Fair Shot http://www.ed.gov/blog/2015/02/president-obamas-weekly-ad...

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Augusta Savage

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Augusta Savage: The Harp, 1939 Augusta Savage Sculptor , Artist , Educator , Civil Rights Activist ( 1892–1962 ) http://www.biography...

MzTeachuh: New address for MzTeachuh! Get RSS and email!

MzTeachuh: New address for MzTeachuh! Get RSS and email!: You can now find me at MelanieLinkTaylor.mzteachuh.org! Join me for RSS feed and email!

New address for MzTeachuh! Get RSS and cool email!

You can have new posts through cool email or RSS feed.
See, it's on the right hand side, right under the Teach 100.

You can now find me at my new domain: melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org!


Ah, brave new world.

MzTeachuh: I've Got To Admit School's Getting Better

MzTeachuh: I've Got To Admit School's Getting Better: Lessons Learned from Chromebook Rollouts http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2014/10/lessons-learned-about-chromebook-rollouts ...

I've Got To Admit School's Getting Better

Lessons Learned from Chromebook Rollouts

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2014/10/lessons-learned-about-chromebook-rollouts 

View: Support STEM education for black, Latina girls

http://www.lohud.com/story/opinion/contributors/2015/02/21/support-stem-education-black-latina-girls/23794509/ 

How to Build Trust in Schools

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vicki-zakrzewski-phd/how-to-build-trust-in-sch_b_6716932.html?utm_source=Jane%27s+daily+email,+Feb.+20,+2015&utm_campaign=Daily_1-26-15&utm_medium=email 

Our Boys Need Us: The Power of Mentoring

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/boys-need-power-of-mentoring-brian-sztabnik?utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=our-boys-need-us-mentoring&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_term=link

YouTube for kids is launching on February 23

http://thenextweb.com/apps/2015/02/20/youtube-kids-launching-february-23/ 

Let’s Get Every Kid in a Park

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/02/19/let-s-get-every-kid-park 

Tackling the Digital Divide: Low-Income Students Weigh In

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/10/tackling-the-digital-divide-low-income-students-weigh-in/ 

http://www.glogster.com/tedwards212/teac259-digital-citizenship-/g-6lfmt9vm644tvhf26n4r9a0

 

 

MzTeachuh: Education Links 2/21/15

MzTeachuh: Education Links 2/21/15: How Can Teachers Prepare Kids for a Connected World? http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/01/how-can-teachers-prepare-kids-for-a-connec...

Education Links 2/21/15

How Can Teachers Prepare Kids for a Connected World?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/01/how-can-teachers-prepare-kids-for-a-connected-world/

Before Reading or Watching Videos, Students Should Experiment First

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/07/before-reading-or-watching-videos-students-should-first-experiment/ 

Hiring Workers with Disabilities at Starbucks Largest Distribution Plant

http://news.starbucks.com/news/hiring-workers-with-disabilities-at-starbucks-largest-distribution-plant 

Tough slog ahead in Congress for NCLB rewrite

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/02/20/nclb-rewrite-577/ 

A Fair Shot for Workers with Disabilities

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/poverty/report/2015/01/28/105520/a-fair-shot-for-workers-with-disabilities/ 

The Happy Eating Place: How Elementary Students Can Run Their Own Business

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/happy-eating-student-run-business-whitney-walker?utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=elementary-students-run-business&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_term=link-repost

Major study led by autistic scientist challenges long-held preconceptions about the condition

 http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-major-autistic-scientist-long-held-preconceptions.html

20 favorite photos of February 20 planets and moon

Wonderful photos of Venus and Mars, and the waxing moon, after sunset on February 20, 2015! Thanks to all who posted at EarthSky Facebook or submitted to EarthSky.org.

http://earthsky.org/todays-image/20-favorite-photos-of-february-20-planets-and-moon?utm_content=buffera5a9e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

Joe Randall in Colorado posted this beautiful capture of the planets and moon at EarthSky Facebook.

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Augusta Savage

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Augusta Savage: The Harp, 1939 Augusta Savage Sculptor , Artist , Educator , Civil Rights Activist ( 1892–1962 ) http://www.biography...

Black History Month: Augusta Savage

The Harp, 1939

Augusta Savage

Sculptor, Artist, Educator, Civil Rights Activist (1892–1962)

http://www.biography.com/people/augusta-savage-40495 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Vincent: Not Wandering Lonely As A Cloud

MzTeachuh: Vincent: Not Wandering Lonely As A Cloud: Vincent Willem van Gogh, Dutch, 1853 ‑ 1890. Oil on canvas, 19 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches (49.5 x 99.7 cm). Cincinnati Art Museum, Bequest...

Vincent: Not Wandering Lonely As A Cloud

Vincent Willem van Gogh, Dutch, 1853 ‑ 1890. Oil on canvas, 19 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches (49.5 x 99.7 cm). Cincinnati Art Museum, Bequest of Mary E. Johnston

My first daffodil this year.

Daffodils are starting to blossom in my part of the world, and always remind me of Wordsworth's famous poem, 'Daffodils,' also called, 'I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud.' It is the narrative of an introspective poet taking a countryside hike and as he walks over a slight hill, encounters the serendipity of thousands of daffodils.

Vincent illustrates a similar encounter with a couple. Love the warmth of Van Gogh.

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

 

By William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

I gazed—and gazed—but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils. 

Check out the excellent resource that is the Poetry Foundation-- and maybe introduce a 'Poem of the Week,'  which is the quickest way to get to the top Bloom's Taxonomy.

 

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 2/20/15

MzTeachuh: MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 2/20/15: Education Links 2/14/15   http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2015/02/education-links-21415.html Black History Month: Henry Louis Gates, Jr...

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 2/20/15

Education Links 2/14/15  

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2015/02/education-links-21415.html

Black History Month: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2015/02/black-history-month-henry-louis-gates-jr.html 

Black History Month: Mother to Son 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2015/02/black-history-month-mother-to-son.html 

Black History Month: Louis Armstrong 

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2015/02/black-history-month-louis-armstrong.html

Black History Month: All My Trials, Lord, Soon Be Over 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2015/02/black-history-month-all-my-trials-lord.html 

Ed Tech and STEM Monday Review 2/16/15 

 http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2015/02/ed-tech-and-stem-monday-review-21615.html

Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts for St. Patrick's Day 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2015/02/cheesy-jokes-and-serious-thoughts-for.html 

You Don't Own Me (RIP Leslie Gore) 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2015/02/you-dont-own-me-rip-leslie-gore.html 

Teaching Is Seeing The Happy 'I Got It' Face 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2015/02/teaching-is-seeing-happy-i-got-it-face.html 

Sick of Winter? Plan a School Garden

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2015/02/sick-of-winter-plan-school-garden.html 

 

  Much appreciation to our international readers. It is a privilege to serve you.

 USA, France, Germany, Russia, UK, Bulgaria, Canada, Austrailia, India, Ukraine.

 

 

MzTeachuh: Education Links 2/20/15

MzTeachuh: Education Links 2/20/15: Why Schools Need Specialists and Coaches   http://www.mypaperlessclassroom.com/2015/02/why-schools-need-specialists-and-coaches.html ...

Education Links 2/20/15

Why Schools Need Specialists and Coaches  

http://www.mypaperlessclassroom.com/2015/02/why-schools-need-specialists-and-coaches.html

PBL Pilot: Navigating Group Work

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/pbl-pilot-navigating-group-work-matt-weyers-jen-dole?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Leveling the Playing Field for Our Kids 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/02/leveling-playing-field-for-our-kids.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

Why Social Interaction Is Essential To Learning Math

http://www.teachthought.com/social-media/social-interaction-essential-learning-math/ 

Google Announces Fifth Annual Science Fair

https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-02-19-google-announces-fifth-annual-science-fair 

Technology in the Classroom: The 21st-Century Lesson Plan 

http://www.teachhub.com/technology-classroom-21st-century-lesson-plan 

More schools using technology to teach character skills

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/02/19/character-skills-847/ 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Speeches of MLK #3

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Speeches of MLK #3: M artin L uther K ing , J r . Sermon at Temple Israel of Hollywood delivered 26 February 1965 "I believe firmly th...

Black History Month: Speeches of MLK #3

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sermon at Temple Israel of Hollywood

delivered 26 February 1965

"I believe firmly that we will get to the promised land of collective fulfillment. I still believe that right here in America we will reach the promised land of brotherhood."

 Sermon at Temple Israel of Hollywood 
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlktempleisraelhollywood.htm

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Differentiating Instruction

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Differentiating Instruction: 1. Differentiating Instruction: Meeting Students Where They Are http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/subject/di_meetin...

Teaching Is Differentiating Instruction

1. Differentiating Instruction: Meeting Students Where They Are

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/subject/di_meeting.phtml 

2. What Is Differentiated Instruction? 
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/263/ 

3. Differentiated Instruction and Implications for UDL Implementation

http://aim.cast.org/learn/historyarchive/backgroundpapers/differentiated_instruction_udl 

4. Differentiated Instruction

http://www.ascd.org/research-a-topic/differentiated-instruction-resources.aspx 

5. Differentiation Teaching, Learning, Instruction and Response to Intervention

  (RtI )

http://www.differentiatedinstruction.net/ 

6. Differentiating Instruction:
Rethinking Traditional Practices

http://www.bertiekingore.com/diffinstruct.htm 

7. differentiating instruction is...

http://caroltomlinson.com/ 

http://www.weareteachers.com/community/weareteachers-blog/blog-wat/2012/09/25/7-facts-about-differentiated-instruction

 

 

MzTeachuh: Education Links 2/19/15

MzTeachuh: Education Links 2/19/15:  The Common Core Classroom http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/commoncoreclass   'Play' May Be More Stressful for Kids With A...

Education Links 2/19/15

 The Common Core Classroom

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/commoncoreclass 

'Play' May Be More Stressful for Kids With Autism: Study 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/02/play-may-be-more-stressful-for-kids.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

Social Justice: A Whole-School Approach

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/social-justice-whole-school-approach-jeanine-harmon?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Why More African American Families Are Choosing Homeschool

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/02/why-more-african-american-families-are-choosing-homeschool/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

31 Sources Of Royalty-Free Images

http://www.teachthought.com/digital-media-2/31-sources-of-royalty-free-images/ 

Behind the Headline: How Common Core Brought Attention To The Math Education Debate

http://educationnext.org/behind-headline-common-core-brought-attention-math-education-debate/ 

Set Kids Up for Success – How Kids Learn Best
http://special-ism.com/how-kids-learn-best/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29

How to Create & Distribute Flipped Lessons Through EDPuzzle 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/02/how-to-create-distribute-flipped.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=freetech4teachers#.VOUJdy4YMo0 

How to Use The Now Habit to End Student Procrastination

http://www.edudemic.com/destroy-student-procrastination/ 

Being There for Students When You're Emotionally Unavailable

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/teachers-aid/2112-being-there-for-students-when-youre-emotionally-unavailable 

 

 

 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Being Organized (Within Reason)

MzTeachuh: Teaching Is Being Organized (Within Reason):   1. CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION  http://clutterfreeclassroom.blogspot.com/p/classroom-organization-giveaway.html   2. 100 Cla...

Teaching Is Being Organized (Within Reason)

 

1. CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION 

http://clutterfreeclassroom.blogspot.com/p/classroom-organization-giveaway.html 

2. 100 Classroom Organizing Tricks

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/100-classroom-organizing-tricks 

3.  How to Organize a Teacher's Grade Book

http://www.ehow.com/how_2078628_organize-teachers-grade-book.html 

4.  Cool Classroom Libraries

http://pinterest.com/reallygoodstuff/cool-classroom-libraries/ 

5.  15 Ways For Teachers to Get Organized

http://teaching.monster.com/benefits/articles/8863-15-ways-for-teachers-to-get-organized-

6.  Age-Appropriate Games and Activities:

http://www.simplefunkidparties.com/classroomgamesandactivities.html

7. The Ultimate Organized Classroom

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/classroom-management/school/4731.html 

Having the ultimate organized classroom can sure tucker you out!

 

 

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: My Brother's Keeper

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: My Brother's Keeper: History is happening right now. My Brother's Keeper http://www.whitehouse.gov/my-brothers-keeper “That’s what ‘My Brother’s Keep...

Black History Month: My Brother's Keeper

History is happening right now.

My Brother's Keeper
http://www.whitehouse.gov/my-brothers-keeper

“That’s what ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ is all about. Helping more of our young people stay on track. Providing the support they need to think more broadly about their future. Building on what works – when it works, in those critical life-changing moments.”
- President Barack Obama, February 27, 2014


My Brother’s Keeper Community Challenge
In September 2014, President Obama issued a challenge to cities, towns, counties and tribes across the country to become “MBK Communities.” This challenge represents a call to action for all members of our communities, and mayors in particular, as they often sit at the intersection of many of the vital forces and structural components needed to enact sustainable change through policy, programs, and partnerships.
The MBK Community Challenge encourages communities (cities, rural municipalities, and tribal nations) to implement a coherent cradle-to-college-and-career strategy for improving the life outcomes of all young people to ensure that they can reach their full potential, regardless of who they are, where they come from, or the circumstances into which they are born.
The six goals of the Challenge are:

• Ensuring all children enter school cognitively, physically, socially and emotionally ready
• Ensuring all children read at grade level by 3rd grade
• Ensuring all youth graduate from high school
• Ensuring all youth complete post-secondary education or training
• Ensuring all youth out of school are employed
• Ensuring all youth remain safe from violent crime

MzTeachuh: Sick of Winter? Plan a School Garden

MzTeachuh: Sick of Winter? Plan a School Garden: East Harlem schools to get green roof  http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/uptown/east-harlem-schools-green-roof-article-1.2089951 S...

Sick of Winter? Plan a School Garden

East Harlem schools to get green roof http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/uptown/east-harlem-schools-green-roof-article-1.2089951

Spring will spring! How about researching a school garden? The students can start seedlings indoors now. So many positives about a garden--and the anticipation of joy and above freezing weather is a plus in itself.  STEM and fun in the garden!

School Gardens

http://growing-minds.org/school-gardens/ 

How to Build a Straw Bale Garden

http://modernfarmer.com/2013/07/straw-bale-gardening/ 

REAL School Garden

http://www.realschoolgardens.org/ 

School Garden Checklist

http://www.letsmove.gov/school-garden-checklist 

Keyhole Gardening Tips

Keyhole Gardening Tips

Keyhole Gardening

http://www.hgtvgardens.com/raised-garden/keyhole-gardening-tips 

 

 Welcome to School Garden Wizard

http://www.schoolgardenwizard.org/

Collective School Garden Network 

http://www.csgn.org/

School Garden Resource Center

https://www.wholekidsfoundation.org/resources/school-garden-resources/ 

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Chuck Berry

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Chuck Berry: Chuck Berry Music contributed significantly to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Some say Chuck Berry is R...

Black History Month: Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

Music contributed significantly to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Some say Chuck Berry is Rock and Roll, and due to the pervasiveness of radio, his music united kids across the country with fun. No one noticed or cared about race when you listened to Berry's imaginative music peppered with humor, and he would 'play the guitar just like a ringing a bell.'

According to Wikipedia, Berry's recording of "Johnny B. Goode" was included on the Voyager Golden Record, attached to the Voyager spacecraft as representing rock and roll, one of four American songs included among many cultural achievements of humanity. Because of this, Carl Sagan, a fan of Chuck Berry, said "this music will last a billion years".

 Like John Lennon said, "If you wanted to give rock and roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry." I'm of the opinion that the Beatles, in their appreciation of  Black American artists, also aided the Civil Rights Movement.

Here is a version of that song with Chuck and John Lennon (must have been Lennon's dream come true. Don't know about Yoko.) Love it when Chuck says to Lennon, "Johnny be good." This clip is from The Mike Douglas Show, February 1972.

Chuck Berry & John Lennon - Johnny B. Goode 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Hy2n2Up3I 

1973 El Dorado

Chuck Berry is a part of the newly opened Smithsonian National Museum of African American History. His Cadillac is in there. Here's the article from NPR.
  
Chuck Berry's Cadillac A-Rollin' To The Smithsonian
http://www.npr.org/2011/12/03/143049687/chuck-berrys-cadillac-a-rollin-to-the-smithsonian 

Roll over Beethoven...

Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven (1956) (2 minutes 25 seconds) 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOrMg3pY7hw 


 And here's the Beatles' version (2 minutes 20 seconds-- George Harrison shaved 5 seconds off it!) ) 

..and tell Tchaikovsky the news!

 

The Beatles Roll Over Beethoven Live at Washington

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=LExuSagY0sI

 

Lyrics Roll Over Beethoven

I'm gonna write a little letter,
Gonna mail it to my local DJ.
Yeah an' it's a jumpin' little record
I want my jockey to play.
Roll Over Beethoven, I gotta hear it again today.

You know, my temperature's risin'
The jukebox's blowin' a fuse.
My heart's beatin' rhythm
And my soul keeps a-singin' the blues.
Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tchaikowsky the news.

I got the rockin' pneumonia,
I need a shot of rhythm and blues.
I caught the rollin' arthiritis
Sittin' down at a rhythm review.
Roll Over Beethoven they're rockin' in two by two.

Well, if you feelin' like it
Go get your lover, then reel and rock it.
Roll it over and move on up just
A trifle further and reel and rock with it,
Roll it over,
Roll Over Beethoven, dig these rhythm and blues.

Well, early in the mornin' I'm a-givin' you a warnin'
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes.
Hey diddle diddle, I am playin' my fiddle,
Ain't got nothin' to lose.
Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tchaikowsky the news.

You know she wiggles like a glow worm,
Dance like a spinnin' top.
She got a crazy partner,
Ya oughta see 'em reel and rock.
Long as she got a dime the music wont never stop.

Roll Over Beethoven,
Roll Over Beethoven,
Roll Over Beethoven,
Roll Over Beethoven,
Roll Over Beethoven, dig these rhythm and blues. 

You may wish to check this one out, too.

School Days (Daze?) 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/07/school-days-daze.html 

 

 

MzTeachuh: Education Links 2/18/15

MzTeachuh: Education Links 2/18/15: Inspire Kids – Discover Which Presidents had Isms http://special-ism.com/inspire-kids-discover-which-presidents-had-isms/?utm_source=fe...

Education Links 2/18/15

Inspire Kids – Discover Which Presidents had Isms
http://special-ism.com/inspire-kids-discover-which-presidents-had-isms/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29

The Importance of Balck History Month
http://theeducatorsroom.com/2015/02/importance-black-history-month/

Boyhood: A Great Film to Use With Teens

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/boyhood-film-use-with-teens-mark-phillips 

Shanahan on Literacy

http://www.readingrockets.org/blog/content-focused-reading-interventions?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29 

The Opportunities For Empathy In The Classroom

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/the-opportunities-for-empathy-in-the-classroom/ 

One Size Fits Most, Even in the Suburbs

http://educationnext.org/one-size-fits-even-suburbs/ 

Creative Hacks for Increasing Student Productivity

http://www.edudemic.com/hacks-for-increasing-student-productivity/ 

 

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Louis Armstrong

MzTeachuh: Black History Month: Louis Armstrong:   Louis Armstrong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong   Louis Armstrong - It's a Wonderful World  https://www.yout...

Black History Month: Louis Armstrong

 

Louis Armstrong

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong 

Louis Armstrong - It's a Wonderful World 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2RbFVRRtqI 

 "What A Wonderful World"

I see trees of green,
red roses too.
I see them bloom,
for me and you.
And I think to myself,
what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue,
And clouds of white.
The bright blessed day,
The dark sacred night.
And I think to myself,
What a wonderful world.

The colors of the rainbow,
So pretty in the sky.
Are also on the faces,
Of people going by,
I see friends shaking hands.
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying,
"I love you".

I hear babies cry,
I watch them grow,
They'll learn much more,
Than I'll ever know.
And I think to myself,
What a wonderful world.

Yes, I think to myself,
What a wonderful world.

Oh yeah. 

MzTeachuh: Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts for St. Patrick'...

MzTeachuh: Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts for St. Patrick'...: We're all Irish on St. Patrick's Day--and since the Irish diaspora was over  600 years long, and the Irish lived long...

Cheesy Jokes and Serious Thoughts for St. Patrick's Day

We're all Irish on St. Patrick's Day--and since the Irish diaspora was over  600 years long, and the Irish lived long and prospered wherever there was a Catholic church worldwide--it's probably true we're all Irish. Geneticists say that Genghis Khan was the foremost contributor to Y chromosomes worldwide, followed by O' Neill of the Nine Hostages (Irish).
My grandmother was completely Irish, her mother immigrating from the Old Sod, so I have been successfully  indoctrinated about the Isle of Saints and Scholars. Trust me, no demeaning stereotypical jokes about the Irish in my growing up. Sister Francis Eileen, O.P., was the principal of St. Louis Bertrand's School in Oakland, California, and her lilting Irish brogue came over the P.A. system every morning. She was cool, all the nuns I had were cool; I never had a negative experience in parochial school. Many were from Ireland, many were Irish Americans like my sainted grandmother. And I was in that school both when John F. Kennedy ran for president, was elected, and was assassinated. Powerful stuff.

I am so thankful I didn't have to unlearn prejudice and bias--my Oakland elementary school was perfect. The only almost-bias I had to unlearn was that not everyone was from my church.

http://www.tolerance.org/hiddenbias

I was stunned when I heard my first negative joke about the Irish. Didn't they realize we saved western civilization?
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/cahill/irish.html

The Isle of Saints and Scholars-to be sure

And I didn't even say, "Pog Mo Thoin." Which shows a lot of maturity and restraint.

Ethnic jokes and teasing are a form of bullying--so kids and adults really need to knock it off. Are we that desperate to feel superior? The quiet kid in the back of the room won't be able to stand up for herself in the midst of  biased-based laughter. Bullying includes those jokes about physical appearance, churches, where you're from, and let's throw in sports teams since kids are so sensitive about them. Kids should have the right to be in school without bullying or humiliation of any type. Grown-ups, too.

 So, anyway, here are the jokes. (That's pretty Irish of me:  stick up for the underdog and then tell jokes.)

Green, and Garfield provides the orange

How did the leprechaun get to the moon?

In a shamrocket.

Why is Ireland like a bottle of wine?

Because it has a Cork in it.

What would you get if you crossed a leprechaun with a Texan?

A pot of chili at the end of the rainbow.

No relation to Bono. Or the Edge.

What kind of music does a leprechaun band play?
                                      Shamrock and roll.


What do you call a leprechaun's vacation home in Fort Lauderdale?

A lepre-condo.

 Love Irish music. O'Sullivan's March, The Chieftans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vffqnYUyFVQ
My gggrandmother (later immigrated to Kansas)  was a Sullivan leaving from Cork in 1844, and who survived a coffin ship to Grosse Isle Quebec.

Top o the mornin' to ya, from Betty O'Boop