Thursday, November 1, 2007

November!!!!

Ok I have always loved November and I'm still the biggest kid because I get excited about it every year. Being from New England originally I love the fall, the leaves, the crispness everything about it. Being the daughter of immigrants and someone whose immediate and extended family endured terrible experiences while in their countries of origin I love Thanksgiving, Veteran's Day and Election Day. And back in the day when I was in the school system I must admit that I loved all the vacation days we had during November.


This month we'll talk about -

* Election Day and teaching children of all ages the importance and privilege of living in a free country where we can vote and choose our leaders. (No blue or red state talk here...just the facts.)

* Veteran's Day and teaching children of all ages about the sacrifices, heroism, loyalty and dedication that our men and women in uniform have exhibited in the past as well as the present, at great cost to themselves and their families.

* Thanksgiving and teaching children of all ages about giving thanks, feeling thankful and how to show it, being appreciative and thankful for all the things we take for granted and as entitlements.


Enjoy the day, enjoy the month!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I'm not really clear about teaching kids to be grateful. Isn't it just a personality thing?