Kindness Ripples Remote Reading Tutoring

Kindness Ripples Remote Reading Tutoring I tutor students online to advance reading skills. I am a licensed teacher and reading specialist. I loved learning about the world around me when I was a kid.

I grew up watching the PBS show Cosmos with Carl Sagan and was drawn into the magic that made life so interesting. Looking up at the night sky filled me with wonder about our place in the vast universe. I honestly believe that inquisitiveness is born from wonder about how things work. When we encourage kids to be amazed at the answers to questions that arise in their brain we allow their imaginations to develop and the love for learning to flourish. My enthusiasm for teaching started with coaching youth sports. I discovered the power of helping kids develop skills that in turn created self esteem and self confidence in daily life. By giving them tools to deal with adversity on the field in a productive positive way, children can become self empowered and will take risks to get better at something. This translates to learning in the classroom as well. Taking the time to let young learners discover their own gifts and talents takes time and patience. I believe that all too often when in public schools kids are expected to learn in a certain way on a specific timeline that so often does not correlate with their individual learning style, their interests, or their ability level. When you align a child’s learning style and include their personal passions of interest, teachers create an environment that will encourage them to enjoy learning and be engaged. More importantly, joy becomes the byproduct of the entire process because the student is treated as the integral part of the learning, not some standardized test being in the driver's seat.

“Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization...
08/11/2024

“Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal.
A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said.
We are at our best when we serve others.”

The awe in taking this last night. The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the...
08/08/2024

The awe in taking this last night. The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. is approximately 765 kpc (2.5 million light-years) from Earth. The galaxy's name stems from the area of Earth's sky in which it appears, the constellation of Andromeda, which itself is named after the princess who was the wife of Perseus in Greek mythology.
Took these with the Dwarf 2. Takes your breath away.

08/06/2024
If milk gets bad, it becomes yogurt. Yogurt is more valuable than milk. If it gets even worse, it turns to cheese. Chees...
08/02/2024

If milk gets bad, it becomes yogurt. Yogurt is more valuable than milk. If it gets even worse, it turns to cheese. Cheese is more valuable than both yoghurt and milk. And if grape juice turns sour, it transforms into wine, which is even more expensive than grape juice. You are not bad because you made mistakes. Mistakes are the experiences that make you more valuable as a person. Alexander Fleming’s mistake led him to invent Penicillin. Don’t let your mistakes get you down. It is not practice that makes perfect. It is mistakes we learn from that makes perfect!

- Unknown

My newest blog regarding my own learning journey and how it made me the teacher I am today.
01/22/2024

My newest blog regarding my own learning journey and how it made me the teacher I am today.

My approach to teaching is based on my own life experiences, and my learning journey, as well as the challenges I grappled with.

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01/16/2024

Love this.

MP3 available at http://www.symphonyofscience.com. "We Are All Connected" was made from sampling Carl Sagan's Cosmos, The History Channel's Universe series...

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