to Wishful Wisteria Wishes
"As long as you keep a person
down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar
as you otherwise might."
~ Marian Anderson (1897-1993), singer ~
I first had the inspiration to put these pages together after reading a magazine that I received as a teacher. The name of the magazine is "Teaching Tolerance". I had never really thought about teaching tolerance before.
Of all of the myriad of valuable lessons I try to teach my students, tolerance, I thought, would be most valuable. Aren't bigotry and predjudice often based on ignorance and fear? Aren't the threads of golden truth that run through all the religions of the world the simple statement, "Love One Another"?
"Our most basic common link
is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our
children's future. and we are all mortal."
~ John F. Kennedy ~
We are all different. Yet we share
the same basic needs. Revel in your cultural, ethnic, religious, ability, gender
differences, while recognizing the commonality that we all share. Learn one thing everyday
about a culture or religion or ethnicity or ability or gender different from your own.
Teach others what you have learned.
Stop the hate.
Love one another.
"Never doubt that a small
group of thoughtful citizens
can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that
ever has."
~ Margaret Mead ~
"You must be the change you
wish to see in the world."
~ Gandhi ~
Please visit these links for some inspiration of your own.
Many of these sites have on-line activities and projects as well as educational materials.
Teaching Tolerance is a national
education project dedicated to helping teachers foster equity, respect and understanding
in the classroom and beyond.
Please commit to the world-wide movement to
Stop the Hate.
Teens Against Gang Violence is a volunteer,
community-based teen peer leadership program.
HateWatch is web based educational resource and
organization that combats the growing and evolving threat of online bigotry.
Columbine High School Homepage with addresses, e-mail and
a newsgroup.
People for Peace is a global network linking
organizations, resources and information for co-creating a better world.
Inspiration Peak is a site devoted
to quotes on life, justice, dreams, kindness, success, joy and courage. You can sign up
for inspiration peak to be delivered to your e-mail twice weekly here, too.
Please visit a fellow schoolteacher and a friend by clicking on the graphic below. Her pages are named "Just Imagine."
I am so proud of this award. Thank you, angelbleu! Please visit this fellow Tubaholics Anonymous site by clicking on the award.
This welcome graphic is from the RAOK Group and a gift from Kind Soul. Thank you so much for the beautiful graphic! If you would like to join the RAOK Group, click the graphic.
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