An Oprah moment that speaks to us all!

As a teacher, I think this message has a special significance when we teach to the subject but forget about the heart and how do we make each child feel that they are special!

"One of Oprah's favorite lessons comes from Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and the question she asked of all parents: When your child walks in the room, does your face light up?

"When my children used to walk in the room, when they were little, I looked at them to see if they had buckled their trousers or if their hair was combed or if their socks were up," she told Oprah in 2000.

"You think your affection and your deep love is on display because you're caring for them. It's not.

When they see you, they see the critical face. But if you let your face speak what's in your heart...because when they walked in the room, I was glad to see them. It's just as small as that, you see."


Another "Oprah life lesson" reminds me as well to help teach children the "how to" in making changes that will make them better people!

Another Oprah Show lesson came in 1994 when actress Tracey Gold appeared on the show with Rudine—a woman who was battling severe anorexia. Tracey, who had overcome her own eating disorder, encouraged Rudine to take control of her health.

When Tracey told her to "make the little steps to fill your mind so that you can fight back," Rudine looked at her and said, "But how do you do it?"

Rudine lost her battle with anorexia in 1996, but to this day, Oprah says her question is still one of the most powerful things she's ever heard. "When I heard her say, 'But how? How do you do it?'—that was it for me. I realized that we can't just tell people what to do, but we have to offer the how," Oprah says. "That moment with Rudine forever changed the way I approached every show."

Temple of Doom! The Adventure....

Mrs. Smith created this adventure based on the Indiana Jones series and the Kids just love it. As a matter of fact, a former student returned to our school to volunteer and she recalled to Mrs. Smith how great of a memory she had of the Temple of Doom. So here are just some of the 9 adventures that must be accomplished without being stung by a scorpion, or falling into a river of piranha, or not being successful at swinging across the river of alligators or not surviving the Temple of Doom with all of the creatures in there!!! Ask your children about what they felt going thru this challenge!!!!!!