An interesting article on The Perils and Promises of Praise from Educational Leadership.

http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/oct07/vol65/num02/The-Perils-and-Promises-of-Praise.aspx

It was a busy and eventful week at Fisher so I know everyone is ready for the three day weekend. I spent some of today watching the first grade teachers and students release butterflies that had hatched this week. It was great to see how excited and inquisitive the students were as they asked questions of their teachers and made scientific observations, all while using butterfly vocabulary. The joy on the students' faces was priceless!

I also participated in an egg quiz that one of our Kindergarten teachers had given her students to complete with their parents while visiting her blog at home. During the quiz, you were given a set of 14 egg photos. You then had to identify the oviparous animal that you think matched which egg. It was a really hard quiz, but with a little help from Miss Caras' sweet kindergartners, I was able to get 4 out of 14 egg matches correct. As one of the kindergartners told me, "At least you got 4 right." Yes, only 4!!

What a great way to end a Thursday.

Remember, no school on Friday, April 6. Everyone have a great weekend!

Interesting read called How the Brain Reads Words.

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030728/brain/brain.swf