Quotes to Help You Learn More About Yourself

Quotes to Help You Learn More About Yourself Every person embarks on a journey of self-discovery at some point of time in his or her life. Some people attain spiritual enlightenment during this journey of introspection. Knowing oneself fully is the highest point of self-actualization. To achieve this goal, you have to accept your flaws and special qualities with humility and honesty. If you have a spiritual friend or a guru, you can gain much more from the perspective of an outsider. Ask your companion to help you introspect on your deeper attributes, without being judgmental or defensive. Life is an eternal quest about knowing oneself. Its time to challenge yourself, to rediscover your hidden traits, talents, and tendencies. Several inconvenient questions, which you have swept under the carpet, might resurface. Here is a collection of about me quotes. Each noted author has revealed her or his unique qualities. When you read these about me quotes, you will find the inspiration to ask yourself Is that true about me? Frederick Perls I do my thing and you do yours. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, then it is beautiful. If not, it cant be helped. Marie Bashkirtseff I am my own heroine. Louis LAmour I am somebody. I am me. I like being me. And I need nobody to make me somebody. Josh Groban Dont try to be like me. Try to be like yourself. Try to be very good at being yourself. Irene C. Kassorla You must have control of the authorship of your own destiny. The pen that writes your life story must be held in your own hand. John Mason You were born an original. Dont die a copy. Robert Brault Why try to be someone youre not? Life is hard enough without adding impersonation to the skills required. Albert Einstein I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war. I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious. Catherine the Great I am one of the people who love the why of things. Princess Diana I like to be a free spirit. Some dont like that, but thats the way I am. Pablo Picasso I am only a public entertainer who understands his time. Sri Sathya Sai Baba I am you; you are me. You are the waves; I am the ocean. Know this and be free, be divine. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama The deep root of failure in our lives is to think, Oh how useless and powerless I am. It is essential to think strongly and forcefully, I can do it, without boasting or fretting. Bertrand Russell I am not myself in any degree ashamed of having changed my opinions. Oscar Wilde I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly. I am so clever that sometimes I dont understand a single word of what I am saying. Winnie The Pooh People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day. Gianni Versace That is the key of this collection, being yourself. Dont be into trends. Dont make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live. David Carradine If you cannot be a poet, be the poem. Harvey Fierstein Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no ones definition of your life; define yourself. Kongzi Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. Desiderius Erasmus It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is. Andre Berthiaume We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin. William Shakespeare God has given you one face, and you make yourself another. Lao Tzu When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Winston Churchill I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod. Margaret Thatcher I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end. Henry David Thoreau A friend is one who takes me for what I am. Ayn Rand To say I love you  one must first be able to say the I. Louis XIV I am the state. Muhammad Ali I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was. Leo Tolstoy Without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible. Buddha ï » ¿I am the miracle.

Top 10 Tech Tools for Grades K-5

Top 10 Tech Tools for Grades K-5 For many of us, its hard to keep up-to-date with the all of the latest tech toolsthat teachers are using in their classrooms. But, this ever-changing technology is changing the way students learn and the way that teachers teach. Here are the top 10 tech tools to try in your classroom. 1. Classroom Website A classroom website is a great way to keep connected with your students and parents. While it may take some time to set up, it also has some great benefits. It keeps you organized, it saves you time, it allows you to stay connected with parents, it helps students develop their technological skills, and thats just to name a few!   2. Digital Note-Taking Fourth and fifth graders will love the opportunity to take their notes digitally. Students can get creative and take notes that best suites their learning style. They can draw pictures, take pictures, type in whichever way works for them. They can also be easily shared and children and you will never have to hear the excuse that they lost their notes because they are always accessible. 3. Digital Portfolio Students can have access to all of their work in one place. This can be via the cloud or the schools server, whichever you prefer. This will allow you, as well as your students to access it from anywhere that they desire, school, home, a friends house, etc. Its changing the way student portfolios are, and teachers are loving them. 4. Email Email has been around for quite some time now, but it is still a tech tool that is utilized daily. Its a powerful tool that helps with communication and children as young as second grade can use it. 5.   Dropbox Dropbox is a digital way of being able to review documents (assignments) and grading them. You can access it from any device with WiFi, and students can submit there homework to you through the app. It would be a great app for a paperless classroom setting. 6. Google Apps Many classrooms have been using Google apps. This is a free application that gives you access to basic tools like drawing, spreadsheets, and word processing. It also has features where students can have a digital portfolio. 7. Journals Most elementary school classrooms have students journal. Two great digital tools are  My Journal  and  Penzu.These sites are a great alternative to the basic handwritten journals that most students use. 8. Online Quizzes Online quizzes have become quite popular among elementary school classrooms. Sites like Kahoot and Mind-n-Mettle are among the favorites, along with digital flash card programs like  Quizlet  and  Study Blue. 9. Social Media Social media is much more than just posting about what food you just ate. It has the power to connect you with other teachers, and help your students learn and connect with their peers. Websites such as ePals, Edmodo and Skype connects students with other classrooms all across the nation and world. Students get to learn different languages and understand other cultures. Teachers can use websites such as Schoology and Pinterest, where teachers can connect with fellow educators and share lesson plans and teaching materials. Social media can be a very powerful tool in education for you, as well as your students. 10. Video Conference Long gone are the days that parents say that they can not make it to a conference. Technology has made it so easy for us, that now (even if you are in another state) will have no excuse to miss a parent/teacher conference again. All parents have to do is use their Face-time on their Smartphone or get sent a link via the internet to virtually meet online. Face-to-face conferencing may soon be coming to end.