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Today we're going to learn to write poetry that celebrates your life. You are alive today; that makes you a survivor! During times of struggle, whether it be personal problems or perhaps a national attack, you can remember that you are a survivor. You are worth celebrating.

Teaching can be a very stressful job which can sometimes lead to teacher burnout. This article focuses on the top 10 things you can do to combat teacher burnout. 1. Foster Positivity 2. Create Realistic To Do Lists 3. Accept That There Are Things You Cannot Change 4. Learn to Relax 5. Watch a Funny Movie 6. Try Something New 7. Leave Your Teaching at School 8. Get Plenty of Sleep 9. Talk to Someone Positive 10. Celebrate What It Means to Be a Teacher

The commencement ceremony affirms each student's search for knowledge. It often includes a graduation speech which seeks to put their recent hard (or not so hard)  work into the context of their future. Many of us hear one or two commencement addresses as graduates or listen to a handful as spectators. Yet -- as we graduate from one year to another, one relationship to another, one experience to another -- we always are learning. Though these myriad departures and arrivals of everyday existence are seldom met with ceremony, words traditionally reserved for momentous occasions may ring true and inspirational at any hour. That's why we created this unique archive of commencement addresses, selecting an eclectic menu of twenty nine extraordinary speeches from the thousands that we have reviewed since beginning work on this initiative in 1989. Though some of these wonderful remarks were given decades ago, we believe they are as relevant and important, perhaps increasingly so, as the more current speeches. Thus we encourage you to read them all, recognizing and celebrating your own constant commencement into tomorrow, finding ways to place it firmly within the context of progress for all humankind. Minnesota Public Radio show on commencement speeches, June 2011   - Tony Balis

"In a move that has prompted a demand for a UN investigation by Iran's most celebrated human rights campaigner, the Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, 36 universities have announced that 77 BA and BSc courses in the coming academic year will be "single gender" and effectively exclusive to men. It follows years in which Iranian women students have outperformed men, a trend at odds with the traditional male-dominated outlook of the country's religious leaders. Women outnumbered men by three to two in passing this year's university entrance exam."

Through the Lens of Social Justice: Using the Change Agent in Adult Education, a recently-published book, celebrates The Change Agent paper's first 10 years of providing social justice resources to adult educators. The book is both a gathering of its best and most timeless pieces and a guide for educators in how to use the paper. It addresses the needs of both new and experienced ESOL, ABE and GED practitioners.

When was the last time you received a compliment from someone? Did you like it? Did you feel the sincerity that comes with the statement? I remembered before how we were praised in the classroom. It's common to hear a teacher who would say "very good", "good" or "excellent" to praise a student. Now that we're part of the workforce, our superiors would most likely say, "good job","great job" or "excellent job" to express their satisfaction for a job well done. Do you share the same observation? Now let's go back to my personal call center training experience. One of the things I learned in doing call center training is that I have to explore a lot of ways to acknowledge what learners do best. Another is to use effective acknowledgment expressions to celebrate the learners' improvement/ achievement. That's why I am very thankful when my Senior Trainer shared a copy of these acknowledgment expressions that I can use in my training sessions. On the other hand, you can use this list not only when praising a student. You can also use this whenever you have the chance. Just check the list and let me know what you think ok?

Happy Birthday Submitted by: Cdejarnatt Author: unknown May everything happy and everything bright be yours on your birthday from morning till night. And then through the year may the same thing hold true so that each day is filled with life's best things for you! Have a Happy Birthday

A collection of memorable quotes to think about and/or live by.

Rapper's tweet sparked debate in the Twitter-verse after his performance at 'Suara Kami' - but was he misinterpreted?

[I'm not sure what to think about this video, there's kinda a lot of clashes between what is said & done in this video that I;m kinda confused... but it's interesting to discuss about I guess]