by webmaster | Jun 20, 2016 | Stories
“It was a specific memory or something that we said…..It made us feel really important. Some kids got cards about stuff that happened they thought nobody remembered, and it made them really happy.” This was how one student reacted to receiving one of...
by webmaster | Jun 20, 2016 | Stories
“Who’s influenced you the most in your life?” “My principal, Ms. Lopez.” “How has she influenced you?” “When we get in trouble, she doesn’t suspend us. She calls us to her office and tells us that each time somebody fails out of school, a new jail cell gets built. And...
by webmaster | Jun 20, 2016 | Stories
Sean Farnum is an elementary school teacher in St. Augustine, FL. Near the start of a school year, he “thought of a photo project with pictures of kids holding signs saying things like, “I want to be valued,’ and ’ have a voice.’” He then realized there was no better...
by webmaster | Jun 20, 2016 | Stories
“I will be your teacher this year. We haven’t met yet, but every day this summer I’ve thought about the amazing group of 5th graders that will cross the threshold of my classroom in just a few weeks: I’ve thought about challenging you. I’ve thought about embracing...
by webmaster | Jun 20, 2016 | Stories
We received a Tweet from Matthew Goff,a sixth grade teacher at Fox Hollow Elementary School in Lehi, UT, which included the above picture. It read: Rocks in our backpack lesson – the invisible weight we carry when we forget we matter. -#FoxHollowFlyers It is a...
by webmaster | Jun 20, 2016 | Stories
East Greenwich High School has hosted two Choose2Matter LIVE events, with many remarkable results. These are just a few of them: Two students had ideas for enhancing the security of schools. Through Choose2Matter, they met Michelle Gay, the founder of Safe and Sound...
