History isn't so boring

They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & Sold to the tannery.......if you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor"

But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot......they "didn't have a pot to piss in" & were the lowest of the low

The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s:

Most people got married in June because they took
their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June.. However,since they were starting to smell . ...... . Brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting Married.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water.
The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it..

Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!"

Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high,
with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof... Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."

There was nothing to stop things from falling into
the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.

The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something
other than dirt. Hence the saying, "Dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way. Hence: a thresh hold.

In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with
a big kettle that always hung over the fire.. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat.
They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme: Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old. Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man
could, "bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share
with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat.

Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food
with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

Bread was divided according to status. Workers got
the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.

Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would Sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days.
Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial.. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.

England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive... So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be,
saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer.

And that's the truth....Now, whoever said History
was boring?

Are you a teacher?

Will this #motivational speech help remove shortage of faculty members in #educational #institutions?

From A #School #Principal's speech at a graduation......

He said "The #Doctor wants his child to become a doctor...
the #Engineer wants his child to become an engineer...
The #Businessman wants his ward to become CEO...
BUT a teacher also wants his child to become one of them, as well..!!
Nobody wants to become a teacher BY CHOICE"...
Very sad but that's the truth..!!

The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.

One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become only a teacher?"

To stress his point he said to another guest;
"You're a teacher, Mrs Sharma. Be honest. What do you make?"

Teacher Mrs Sharma, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want to know what I make?
(She paused for a second, then began...)

"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.

I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor winner.

I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 min. without an I- Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.

You want to know what I make?

(She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table)

I make kids #wonder.

I make them #question.

I make them apologize and mean it.

I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.

I teach them how to write and then I make them write.
Keyboarding isn't everything.

I make them read, read, #read.

I make them show all their work in math.

They use their God given brain, not the man-made #calculator.

I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know about India while preserving their unique #cultural identity.

I make my #classroom a place where all my students feel safe.

Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life.

(Mrs Sharma paused one last time and then continued.)

Then, when people try to #judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant. You want to know what I make?

I MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ALL YOUR LIVES, EDUCATING KIDS AND PREPARING THEM TO BECOME CEO's, AND DOCTORS AND ENGINEERS...

What do you make Mr. CEO? Only money?

His jaw dropped; he went silent.

THIS IS WORTH SENDING TO EVERY  #teacher you know .

Actually very worth sending again & again - especially to those from other #professions who think they are  above teachers.

superb sentences

Worlds 8  superb  sentences

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Shakespeare :

Never  play  with the feelings

of  others  because  you may

win the  game but the  risk is

that  you  will surely  lose

the person  for a  life time.

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Napoleon.

The world  suffers  a  lot. Not

because  of  the  violence  of

bad people, But because   of

the silence of good people!

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Einstein :

I  am  thankful  to  all those

who  said  NO  to  me   It's

because  of  them  I  did  it

myself.

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Abraham Lincoln :

If friendship is your weakest

point  then  you  are  the

strongest  person  in the

world.

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Shakespeare :

Laughing  faces  do  not

mean that  there is  absence

of sorrow!  But it means that

they  have the ability to deal

with it.

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William  Arthur :

Opportunities   are  like

sunrises, if  you  wait too

long  you  can miss them.

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Hitler :

When  you  are  in  the light,

Everything follows  you, But

when  you  enter  into   the

dark, Even your own shadow

doesn't  follow  you.

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Shakespeare :

Coin  always  makes  sound

but  the  currency  notes are

always  silent.  So  when

  your value  increases

keep quiet.

Better Person

Can u judge who is the better person out of these 3 ?

Mr A - He had friendship with bad politicians, consults astrologers, two wives, chain smoker, drinks eight to 10 times a day.

Mr B - He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps till noon, used opium in college & drinks whiskey every evening.

Mr C - He is a decorated war hero,a vegetarian, doesn't smoke , doesn't drink and honest person.

You would want Mr.C right !!

But..
Mr. A was Franklin Roosevelt!

Mr. B was Winston Churchill!!

Mr C Was ADOLF HITLER!!!

Strange but true..
Its risky to judge anyone by his habits !
Character is a complex phenomenon.

So every person in ur life is important ,don't judge them ,accept them.
�� Three beautiful thoughts 

1. None can destroy iron, but its own rust can!
Likewise, none can destroy a person, but his own mindset can.

2. Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going, because a straight line even in an E.C.G. means we are not alive.

3. The same Boiling Water that hardens the egg, Will Soften the Potato!
It depends upon Individual's reaction To stressful circumstances!

Inspirational Quotes

1. Just Do it ! - Nike

2. Do it Now! - Napoleon Hill

3. Whatever it takes! - Origin Unknown
4. Carpe Diem. - Latin
5. Anything Is Possible. - Origin Unknown
6. Keep the Faith. - Origin Unknown
7. Practice makes perfect. - Origin Unknown
8. Believe in yourself. - Origin Unknown
9. It's never too late. - Origin Unknown
10. Don't quit. - Origin Unknown
11. Better late than never. - Proverb
12. Never Quit. - Origin Unknown
13. The show must go on. - Proverb
14. Let's Roll. - Todd Beamer
15. Seize the day. - Origin Unknown
16. Reach for the stars. - Origin Unknown
17. Be Here Now. - Ram Dass
18. No pain, No gain. - Origin Unknown
19. Know thyself. - Socrates
20. Count Your Blessings. - Og Mandino
21. Imagination is more important than knowledge. - Albert Einstein
22. Live life to the fullest. - Robert Louis Stevenson
23. Actions speak louder than words. - Proverb
24. Do or do not, there is no try. - Yoda
25. Don't sweat the small stuff. - Richard Carlson
26. Hunker down. - Origin Unknown
27. Experience is the best teacher. - Proverb
28. Follow Your Dreams. - Origin Unknown
29. I think therefore I am - Rene Descartes
30. Hope springs eternal. - Alexander Pope
31. This too, shall pass. - An Advisor to King Solomon
32. The best things in life are free. - Origin Unknown
33. The buck stops here. - Harry Truman
34. Love conquers all. - Virgil
35. Attitude is everything. - Origin Unknown
36. Live Your Dreams. - Les Brown
37. Laughter is the best medicine. - Origin Unknown

Handicapped children

Some children are born with physical disabilities. They are either blind or deaf or in some way deformed from birth. They are the handicapped children. They deserve our special attention.


Up to recent times, little planned action was taken to fit the handicapped children in normal life. They were considered as a burden on the society and their families. They were looked upon as an object of pity. Very seriously thought that these handicapped children could also grow into useful members of the society. In spite of their physical disabilities, they might have the abilities in other directions.


Only during the last few decades has the society slowly come to acknowledge its responsibilities to the handicapped children. It is beginning to realize that handicapped children can be trained in several ways to play a part a useful part in economic as well as social life.


20………..are being observed as the year of the handicapped. It is hoped that the handicapped children will be given their due place in society. Their problems will be understood. Special institutions will be set up to make them self- reliant. They will be included in the mainstream of life and given to feeling that they are no longer unwanted.

Self Respect

There is an essential element in human life, without which we cannot face the world successfully. That element is self respect.


With self respect you can conquer the world. Without it, you are defeated. It should be your firm belief that you are worthy it yourself and to your community.


If you suffer feeling from inferiority, understand how this feeling has come about; why it persists in your life and take practical steps to be free from such feeling.


A person felt bad in the presence of other people. When it is analyzed it was found that as a young boy he had a humiliating experience at a party. Later he tried to forget about it. But the experience had stayed with him.


A great deal of inferiority feeling is an expression of earlier humiliation. A small girl was sure of her mother’s affection. The one ambition of her infant life was to be accepted and loved by her mother. To her surprise a brother was born. She developed the feeling that her mother loved the baby but does not love her. And so inferiority feeling troubled her.


What does a child do when, in his search for satisfaction finds himself humiliated? He turns the energies that would normally go into fulfillment employs them in his rebellion.


As he cannot find fulfillment in acceptance and love, secretly he becomes the enemy of those who seem to “trouble” him and in rebellion; he gets a kind of satisfaction.


As he cannot get his joy out of being admired, he will suffer until his heart suffers with pain. This practice becomes habit forming. You must break this pattern of life at all costs.


As a child, you felt yourself rejected and therefore felt worthless. This was your first mistake. It is this first error you must rectify.


Now, repeatedly, you must tell yourself you are wanted and loved. You must break the feeling of humiliation and revenge by understanding its origin and by giving up the habit that rooted itself in your life.


You must create a new pattern of life. You cannot do it in a day. Constantly the old pattern of worthlessness will try to assert itself again. But you must continue to try and overcome such feeling.


Tell yourself that you are as good as anyone else. Insist on happiness and fulfillment. Build a new habit of thought and experience. Develop feelings of hope, optimism and happiness. Start every day  by strengthening your determination.


Make sure what your real desires are. Do you really want happiness, affection and success? Work this out everyday morning before you start the day. Once you have the right burning desire coupled with determination, the way to freedom is in your hands.


Believe in yourself. Increase your self-respect and appreciate your value. Know you are wanted and loved. Start life afresh knowing that the satisfaction of love and acceptance are richer in reward.

Language Teaching

Language is an important part of our personality & we carry it all along all the time. It reflects not only our education & knowledge but also reflects our family back-ground too, so it must be given a good care.

I wonder how some people promote mere translation to learn English language. Translation seems to be an easy way for going ahead, but the essence of the language is completely lost. We all love “golgappas” being hot & spicy, but how some people on street make them full of tomatoes sauces making those dull & boring. Translation spoils the thing as it should be, English is not just any language & why only English, for all languages, it’s the culture, accent we ought to learn.

Many may disagree with me but I would stick to my belief & experience of 12 years, rather giving stress on translation the teachers should try gestures, postures & simpler language to make a student understand. All of us have learnt at least one language without going to school & class, the question is how?

Simply

We listened.

We copied.

We followed.

We saw.

We repeated

& we started.

And my friends that the only one way to learn any language. I have seen teachers & students not paying enough stress on listening & that’s the real issue. Listening is really a good activity. Listening to a good language plays an important role in learning. The more we listen, the better we become in vocabulary & pronunciation. We all have heard of the story about one mouth & two ears, and ask me it really has a meaning. The two ears & a mouth say that listen more speak less.

Next is speaking

Believe me friends most of us are weak in this department. The opportunity to speak is either denied or lost. One must not loss the golden chance of speaking to any gathering.

Right To Education

Right to education is very much fine but without giving emphasis on the infrastructure its baseless law. It’s not going to benefit any one except the RTI activities piling more and more queries. I don’t understand why law makers fail to visualize the future impact.

What is the meaning of right to education for the child hails from where no schools are available?

What’s about the Govt. school, where the shortage of teachers is degrading the standard day by day?

Education is very sensitive subject. Any step taken without due consideration of all facts and cases, will only take us to the dark.

The standard of education in USA is the best example. They accept the fact that the student there lacks interest in Math’s and science and even the Presidents of USA have expressed their concern time to time.

We are continuously coping the western standard, knowing that they have failed. The Indian brain dominating all aspects of profession is not the outcome of these changing faces of school education.

Navodaya vidyalaya which have always topped in tenth and twelfth CBSE result all over India is in jeopardy whether to conduct entrance exams or not. The school is well known for nourishing the talented poor students for all over the country. Its future remains in doldrums. The benefit of these laws will go to the private schools and losers will be the government and govt. aided schools.

Right to education without creating infrastructure is just like allowing every one turn by turn participating in 100m race in Olympics.

Lakhs of science graduates pass, but what happens? They mostly end up doing jobs as clerks, Sales and call centres.

What is the next level?

Govt always accuses Coaching institutes and private schools for making education a business.

That might be true for some extent, but if the govt. comes up with a quality schooling system for all with the par to these private institutes. Ten only you can expect some cooling down.

But the fact will always remain that the govt. has failed badly in primary education sector.

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