“My music teacher was like, "Ester, you need to pay attention in class." I'm like, "No miss lady, 'cause I can sing." I didn't want anybody to change the way I sung. I learned by gospel CDs and by watching my momma sing; I didn't need this teacher to tell me. I wish I had, because then I would have learned how to play the damn piano or something. I would have a couple of more things under my belt if I wasn't so hard-headed.” IfsWayWantNeedsI CanHardPlayWishCausesPayAttentionClassTeacherMissingCouplePay AttentionDamnPianoBeltsCdsMommaMusic TeacherMy Momma Author:Ester Dean
“I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door.” IfsBelievePurposeWaitingPayAttentionPathTeacherRiskDoorsWillingLessonsMiracleInstinctAccidentsPay AttentionKnockingStay Positive Author:Marla Gibbs
“In both cooperative learning and project work, the teacher encourages children to talk to one another. This helps them pay attention to each other's efforts and ideas. Children take to these kinds of exchanges very readily, but the teacher really needs to encourage this interaction.” NeedsKindChildrenIdeasHelpingEffortPayAttentionTeacherProjectsPay AttentionInteractionCooperativesCooperative Learning Author:Lilian Katz
“Art saved my life in two ways. It made me feel special, because I could do things my friends couldn't, but it also gave me a way to demonstrate to my teacher that, despite the fact that I couldn't write a paper or do math, I was paying attention.” WayFeelsWritingArtMadeTwoFactsAttentionTeacherSpecialPaperMy FriendsMathSavedDespitePay AttentionTwo Ways Author:Chuck Close