Aww Garsh: Songs for Valentine's Day #11

I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston live 1999

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ardglr9MVVQ

 

"I Will Always Love You"

If I should stay
I would only be in your way
So I'll go but I know
I'll think of you every step of the way

And I... will always love you, ooh
Will always love you
You
My darling, you...
Mmm-mm

Bittersweet memories –
That is all I'm taking with me.
So good-bye.
Please don't cry:
We both know I'm not what you, you need

And I... will always love you
I... will always love you
You, ooh

[Instrumental / Sax solo]

I hope life treats you kind
And I hope you have all you've dreamed of
And I wish you joy and happiness
But above all this I wish you love

And I... will always love you
I will always love you
I will always love you
I will always love you

I will always love you
I, I will always love you.

You.
Darling, I love you.
I'll always...
I'll always love you.
Ooh
Ooh

Black History Month: Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson

'Marian Anderson's Future Fund' was the name of the extra offering her church used to pass around so the little girl with the big voice could have singing lessons. Her dad bought her a piano when she was a very young, and after he passed away when she was eight, her mom raised her and her two little sisters. That's a lot of faith put into a young person.

Marian Anderson did not let anyone down. She not only used her very unusual gift for extreme  excellence in opera, receiving international acclaim, but used her very unusual gift for grace and morality in the confrontation with baseness and racism.

She used a cash award from the city of Philadelphia to start an award for young people. Not for young people only of her race or profession, but young people of her humanitarian dispositions.

Even when accosted by racism in her own country, such as separate accomodations while touring, she was the perfect lady.  The most famous incident of racism was in the nation's capitol when she requested to rent a certain hall for a concert in 1939. The Daughters of the American Revolution, who owned the hall, refused to rent to her because they had a segregationist policy. The First Lady at the time, Eleanor Roosevelt, resigned from the DAR because of their attitude, and arranged for Marian Anderson's now famous concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial twenty-five years before Dr. King's speech there. I could also be a member of the DAR from three out of four of my grandparents,  but would rather not for the same reasons.

American Experience Biography: Marian Anderson

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/eleanor-anderson/ 

Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson

Easter morning 1939

Marian Anderson's Easter Sunday Lincoln Memorial concert on April 9, 1939 from the UCLA Film & Television Archive's "Hearst Metrotone News Collection."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF9Quk0QhSE 

 

 A short film about the life and career of singer Marian Anderson up through 1950. Transferred from original 35mm print. Footage from this subject is available for licensing from www.globalimageworks.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfLvusKNU7U 

 

Langston Hughes wrote about Marian. Marian Anderson: Famous Concert Singer. with Steven C. Tracy 1954

Marian Anderson singing as Ulrica in Verdi's Opera.

This is an article from NPR.

Avedon And Marian Anderson At Smithsonian

http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/01/marian_anderson.html 

Marian Anderson

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

 

Educational Links 2/5/19

How ADHD Amplifies Emotions

https://www.additudemag.com/emotional-dysregulation-adhd-video/

A LOOK BACK: NEW STUDY FINDS THAT USING CELLPHONES DURING LECTURES HURT EXAM SCORES, BUT THAT’S NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT RESULT

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/02/04/a-look-back-new-study-finds-that-using-cellphones-during-lectures-hurt-exam-scores-but-thats-not-the-most-important-result/?fbclid=IwAR1ykVzxHuv7YTunbOa3kR0oZ1txarRhVlUXPoBWEA47lAqivw8MnUd5p34

Six Ways to Teach Social and Emotional Skills All Day

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52980/six-ways-to-teach-social-and-emotional-skills-all-day?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Poor Students More Likely To Play Football, Despite Brain Injury Concerns

https://www.npr.org/2019/02/03/691081227/poor-students-more-likely-to-play-football-despite-brain-injury-concerns?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190203&fbclid=IwAR3f5mSMRT7wQrvHCwPZcDBSWSiTeNfUSDf7b1LKONnDixwygx_GOtOwJsw

What Is Love? Teachers, Share This Prompt With Your Students

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/28/688284226/what-is-love-teachers-share-this-prompt-with-your-students?fbclid=IwAR3tTrFRXbC49AEgi156b6qZ2Wk5Lv5Cck06UuUBMGPNAnfTlndMKeM0uK8

Six Ways to Teach Social and Emotional Skills All Day

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52980/six-ways-to-teach-social-and-emotional-skills-all-day?fbclid=IwAR1-xP6Wco6R5yNajsCCvj0GysCtQIdOOqpLRJGYM889f455Zpd7Uh-qnlk

How Administration Can Support the Teaching Profession

https://www.teachhub.com/how-administration-can-support-teaching-profession

The number one response from teachers on how administration can help support and empower their teachers through professional development was to be more present. One teacher on Reddit said, “I wish my administration would visit my classroom more frequently to get to know my teaching style and get to know my students.” Another teacher on social media responded, “Administration can help support me by actually coming into my classroom more than once a year.” The majority of teachers feel abandoned and want more face time with their administration. 

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Educational Links 2/4/19

5 Effective Teaching Strategies for a Positive Classroom

https://www.teachhub.com/5-effective-teaching-strategies-positive-classroom

Let’s Give Our Teaching Language a Makeover

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/language-makeover/?fbclid=IwAR16_MMAZZld968h-aKPQfnyqOAlJKYggDZSzM-eVJzbIeqpRjAzL_fj4Os

'The Best Classroom Seating Puts Students in Charge of Their Space'

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2019/02/response_the_best_classroom_seating_puts_students_in_charge_of_their_space.html?fbclid=IwAR0fEW1ketCCLPdybFcYYmgoxUFArpw2OFMjdmfNjMuFQ1hXgBDgAwEm6J8

Unstructured play lacking in children's lives

https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/scrapbook/unstructured-play-lacking-in-children-s-lives/article_d853f647-57fa-5b25-ac79-947b3d8d08e9.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR36CyNdBL3k2jTJ-Ry3v2EKGfTmS3QCcewOKorGzh0o27lWGE0Hmq-8L0o

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/02/03/classroom-instruction-resources-of-the-week-216/?fbclid=IwAR2dP4NjXu2pNjpEwRIF804QW8SNdAat2omdjW3ZBwk_3LYS1OJfk_kstL4

Why High School Musicals Should Be As Respected As Sports Programs Are

https://www.theodysseyonline.com/why-musicals-should-be-as-respected-as-sports-programs

Teaming Up to Support English Learners

https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaming-support-english-learners?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR2RGzHAC3JYDj1h68IEiriBq1zQ_LmdFYFJBd1-6EeUfAK9BfMxw0J6A0Q

Some dos and don’ts to help language specialists build strong relationships with content teachers who teach English learners.

Black History Month: George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver (front row, center) poses with fellow staff members at the Tuskegee Institute (now known as Tuskegee University) located in the U.S. state of Alabama. 1902

George Washington Carver's rise from poverty to a celebrated scientist is just one of the remarkable qualities of his life.

He was born into slavery in 1865, kidnapped at one week old by the KKK, returned to the white family that would later raise him as a son, and was later refused college admission because he was black. He persisted and not only graduated but became a professor. But, in my opinion, these details aren't the most unusual facts about him

He was fascinated by the natural world, and began the study of botany even as a child. With persistence, he graduated from an agricultural college and later became the first black faculty member. He had been the first black student. That's remarkable, but not the most remarkable thing about him.

The eminent educator, Booker T. Washington, invited Carver to the Tuskegee Institute when it first opened in 1896. Carver accepted, and continued there for over forty years until his death. He was internationally recognized. Henry Ford invited him to Dearborn to speak many times (he accepted) and Thomas Edison offered him a fortune to work at Edison Laboratories (he refused.) That's not common.

George Washington Carver chose to remain at Tuskegee because he felt he had a vocation to help the black poor in the South. He is viewed as a 'folk' saint due to his choice to live humbly, with impeccable morality, and frugally when he could have been very wealthy (he left $60,000 to the school when he passed away.) He lived his personal faith for service of his students.

What is the most unusual fact about him? He promoted good relations among the races despite the treatment he received, and he consistently, diligently used his genius to benefit others. Always. That's extremely unique.

His first teacher, after his adopted mother, gave him the following instruction. It appears he really nailed it.

"You must learn all you can, then go back out into the world and give your learning back to the people."

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What Happens When You Help A Little Kid? 

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Aww Garsh--Love Songs For Valentine's Day #3

Paul McCartney and Jane Asher--his muse for this song.

Here, There, And Everywhere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMAf4Uq9mrs

To lead a better life
I need my love to be here

Here, making each day of the year
Changing my life with a wave of her hand
Nobody can deny that there's something there

There, running my hands through her hair
Both of us thinking how good it can be
Someone is speaking, but she doesn't know he's there

I want her everywhere
And if she's beside me I know I need never care

But to love her is to need her

Everywhere, knowing that love is to share
Each one believing that love never dies
Watching their eyes and hoping I'm always there

I want her everywhere
And if she's beside me I know I need never care
But to love her is to need her

Everywhere, knowing that love is to share
Each one believing that love never dies
Watching their eyes and hoping I'm always there

I will be there, and everywhere
Here, there and everywhere

Aww Garsh--Love Songs for Valentine's Day #2

ALFALFA - Let Me Call You Sweetheart 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8fykuW4IHk