Hey Kids! Watch Mighty Machines Digging a Hole

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Be sure to listen to the song at the end of this video! 

Mindfulness Training and Test Scores? Really?

Teach me Something! Studies reporting the  benefits of mindfulness training keep rolling in—not quite with the regularity of those distracting thoughts that keep popping up in your head, but at a good clip nonetheless.

The latest, from a team at the University of California, Santa Barbara, reports even a short, two-week course in focusing the mind can lead to immediate, tangible results: higher scores on tests measuring reasoning and comprehension.

This is Awesome!

If I Had My Children to Raise all over Again...

Teach me Something!

I'd build self-esteem first,
and the house later.
I'd finger paint more,
and point the finger less.
I would give a hundred kisses and hugs a day!
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less and know to care more.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I'd ignore the stares and stare at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
I'd see the oak in the acorn more often.
I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.
I'd abandon my love of power, for the power of love.
And I would be a much better listener...

Be the extraordinary parent you always wanted to be. Today!

I Am Grateful

Teach me Something! The way we choose to perceive life makes all the difference. Choose to see life as the gift it is. Be grateful. Be alive. Gratitude opens the door to freedom. Lessoned learned? Stop focusing on what you don't have in your life and focus on what you're grateful for that is in your life. This may just make all the difference in the world... If you're not living the life you want, it's not too late to make a change. And never worry about what people may think as you prepare a better life for yourself. What other's think of you is none of your business.

If Your Life Sucks, It's because YOU Suck!

Marco here... Teach me Something! The idea that your consciousness is a creator is a concept that has taken roots in science, many different schools of thought, mainstream thinking, and personal growth & self mastery. Think on these things...

Hey Kids! Learn Your 7's! Come On!

Teach me Something!!

Hey Kids! Do You Know Your 8's?

Teach me Something! This is so much FUN! Sing along everyone!

Hey Kids! Do You Know Your 9's?

Teach me Something! Sing along everyone!

The War on Kids: The Definitive Documentary on the Failure of the Publi...

Teach me Something! This is a 2009 award winning, critically acclaimed documentary of the complete and utter failure of the public education system and United States demonization of home schoolers. To purchase a high quality DVD of this and to get more documentation on this subject, visit The War on Kids!

All Kids are born geniuses,but are crushed by society itself

All children are born with the potential to become geniuses because nature gave them the gifts of thought, imagination, creativity and curiosity. In other words, children are born with the potential to become creators or scientists. When children are babies, their imagination, creativity and curiosity are very strong, which is why they are always playing with things and their imagination has no limits.

As children get older, society and many times their parents, teach them to suppress their imagination, creativity and curiosity. Society destroys the creativity of children by grading them instead of listening to their needs and paying attention to what makes them learn better. It also teaches children not to question things. As a result, the minds of children become polluted with judgmental thoughts and they lose faith in the power of their imagination and creativity because learning becomes more like a burden.

When it comes to suppressing children’s imagination and creativity, most parents are not even aware that the things that they teach their children are polluting their children’s minds. This is because most parents have been conditioned since the day they were born to think within the conventional matrix and not question things. Because of this, most parents have forgotten how important it is to imagine things and be creative.

To prevent the minds of future generations from being polluted with disempowering knowledge, we must turn to nature for answers and have faith in it. This means that we need to respect the power of thought, imagination and curiosity. These powers of nature are the foundations of geniuses. When these powers are weakened, the minds of children lack creativity and they become more like androids. Another way we can increase the creativity of children is to encourage children to participate in creative arts and peaceful music. These two fields are essential for increasing children’s creativity because they strengthen the power of their imagination.

Indian Club Workout for Athletes. Interesting...

Might just have to get me some of these! 

WHY TEACHERS QUIT

“Teaching is not a profession. It is a never-ending entry-level vocation, divorced from foundational understandings of training, accountability, and advancement. If we are to enact meaningful reform, we must rescue teaching from its status as vocation and volunteerism, and recast it as a profession of rigor, creativity, and unlimited impact.”

-From “Teaching in the 408”

Wow! We had no idea... Just as high school dropout and graduation rates are a persistent issue of concern in the education arena, teacher turnover rates are similarly troubling.
Almost half of teachers leave the field after just five years, according to the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, and the debate surrounding how to keep teachers in the profession is still evolving. This in-and-out filtering of educators creates discontinuity and costs school districts across the country $2.2 billion annually, according to social action network Take Part.
So why are all these teachers packing up their desks and leaving the classroom? Click below and read on...

I QUIT!

Unhappy Teachers

OOPSIES! We Forgot to Transfer our 888 #!

Teach me Something! Well, how about don't forget to call your own business line sometimes. Apparently our 888-999-0465 phone line has been asleep since way back in August. It will be up within an hour. So, please calm down, no worries, life will be good again, the Earth will not stop its rotation. All is forgiven! Kinda funny how we found out. One of our customers emailed to send her condolences. She was curious as to what type of work we were doing and asked if we had opened our Taco Shack/Organic Juice Bar. Nope, not yet. Why do you ask? Anyway, it's not like we have millions of calls per day, but in the back of our mind... Oh well, have a wonderful Holiday. We're still here!

THE GREATEST SPEECH EVER MADE! PLEASE WATCH! TWICE!!

Home Made Flavored Water! Yummy Yummy in my Tummy!

Teach me Something! Hello everyone! Have you ever tried frozen treats? You may just want to try these!

Treats!

Peace Is The Way: Resolving Conflicts Through Peace

Whirled Peas Everyone! 

Teach me Something! Did you ever notice how difficult it is to argue with someone who does not care to argue? You can become an instrument of peace in any given moment of your life by deciding that you are not going to use your mind for anything other than peaceful thoughts. This may sound extreme to you when you take into consideration all the difficult people you have to deal with, your financial picture, the illness of a close relative, those rowdy kids in the classroom, the inconsiderate boss you must face,  taxes you owe, outrageous traffic, and on and on. Try taking a breather from your habit of continuously looking for occasions to be non-peaceful. Go to that quiet, serene peaceful place within you that is covered by the outer layers of your material life. It is here that you know what being an instrument of peace means. Here, your emphasis is on giving, rather than receiving, peace.

When you are an instrument of peace, you are not seeking anything, you are a peace provider. You do not seek peace by looking into the lives of others and wishing that they would change so that you could become more peaceful. Rather, you bring your own sense of calm to everyone you encounter. 

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.

— The Prayer of St. Francis

Brewer Classroom Management Kit: It's in the Box!

Available in English and Spanish! Wowwee! 

Teach me Something! Hello Earth! Have you heard about The Brewer Classroom Management- It’s in the Box? This kit saves teachers time by providing start up materials and a reference guide which assists teachers in developing an optimal learning environment for the young child. The Brewer kit includes quality materials that will last for many school years.

This Kit includes the following:

Name Chart:  A child's name is the most important word in his world.  This name chart offers opportunities for the children to interact with their names while allowing teachers the ability to change the name chart as the classroom roll changes.
Letter Wall :  The letter wall helps children work with letters while developing thematic volcabulary through meaningful print.
Children's Literature about Names:  This beautiful storybook comes with a lesson plan to help teachers introduce the letter wall by using children's names.
Transition Book:  Transitions take up about 33% of the day.  This transition book comes with activities for attention getting, moving children from activity to activity, and time fillers.  The instructional skill is noted for each transition activity.
Center Signs:  The center signs provide an organized strategy to help children independently choose and work in centers.

But Wait! There's More! (Sincere apologies, we just HAD to add that part...) Read on below!

Classroom Management Kit!

Eight Ideas about Academic Learning!

And a big "THANK YOU" to Great Schools for this wonderful article! 

Teach me Something! We know that getting back into the routine of the new school semester can sometimes be overwhelming and the last thing on your mind is reviewing your children's homework after a long day at work, and dinner, and gettting the children to sleep! 

Still it’s a shame to miss out on what science can tell us about raising happy learners. In the interest of your sanity, Great Schools has gathered eight extraordinary, somewhat counterintuitive findings about fostering children’s success. Please read on...

Secrets!

HUGS NOT DRUGS! We Get it Now!

Please enjoy this beautiful and wonderful and inspirational video from my awesome Friend, Dashama! She's awesome, full of love and kind spirit, and would do anything for anyone, anytime! She will always and forever be my "Bestie!" I love her dearly! And soon you will be able to purchase her outstanding Yoga DVD's on our Brewer Website! The world needs more love! And yoga!

Peace! Love! Happy!

Marco/
Brewer Staff

DOES YOUR CHILD NEED RITALIN? OR JUST MORE SLEEP...

Teach me Something! School is about to start and with that come rules. Remember, when we have rules, we will have rule breakers. But certainly not my little angel! LOL! There are many, many rules in school, especially elementary. When children act up in class, know this: Children respond much differently than adults to many common conditions. Take sleep for example. Did you know that 40% or more of adults suffer from sleep deficit. When this happens, we adults tend to find ourselves dozing on the job or chugging down and energy drink, or coffee. Young children, thank Heaven, don't have this option.
Children respond to sleep deprivation sometimes by fighting it or by mimicking hyperactivity and if your child is sleep deprived, he or she is 25 percent more likely to be diagnosed with a behavioral problem. Children, before puberty need from 9 to 11.5 hours of sleep per night, preferably in a very dark room. 60% or more of today's children are sleep deficient. If your child is having performance issues in school, they may just be overwhelmed or confused. We know that when kids get behind in school work, they often stop working all together or seek other ways to entertain themselves. Over activity emerges as a way to pass the time.
Even if your child is a gifted student and has mastered all the material others find difficult, they may possibly distract the other children while waiting for the rest of the class to catch up. We wonder just how many kids' alleged hyperactivity would go away if they only got more sleep...

Ritalin

Dangers of Ritalin

Sleep! For Success