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Tpack.org. Tools for Educators - free worksheet templates, printable game templates, 100% customizable worksheet makers with images! Top five regrets of the dying. There was no mention of more sex or bungee jumps.

Top five regrets of the dying

A palliative nurse who has counselled the dying in their last days has revealed the most common regrets we have at the end of our lives. And among the top, from men in particular, is 'I wish I hadn't worked so hard'. Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who spent several years working in palliative care, caring for patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives. She recorded their dying epiphanies in a blog called Inspiration and Chai, which gathered so much attention that she put her observations into a book called The Top Five Regrets of the Dying.

Ware writes of the phenomenal clarity of vision that people gain at the end of their lives, and how we might learn from their wisdom. Here are the top five regrets of the dying, as witnessed by Ware: 1. "This was the most common regret of all. 2. "This came from every male patient that I nursed. 3. "Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others.

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12 Advanced iPad Tips All Educators Should Learn. iPad As.... iPads have exploded throughout schools and classrooms.

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Their flexibility, versatility, and mobility make them a phenomenal learning tool. As teachers seek ways to integrate these devices, we recommend focusing on specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and the creation of student-centric learning environments. In other words, begin with..... 10 Bogus Excuses People Use When They Steal Photos from the Web. So you think you have a good reason or excuse to use a photo you found on the Internet without asking the photographer who took it?

10 Bogus Excuses People Use When They Steal Photos from the Web

Let’s see if it can stand the test.1. There was no “copyright” logo or any other watermark on the photo Copyrights exist by default. As soon as an amateur or professional photographer (or anyone else, for that matter) hits the shutter button, all the power of the copyright law is now associated with the photo. Therefore, a photographer does not have to specify on the photo or on his/her website that the photo is protected by copyright. 2. Is a photo easy to copy when it’s on the Internet?

A photo does not magically fall into the public domain when it’s uploaded to the Internet. Kids can't use computers... and this is why it should worry you - Coding 2 Learn. TL;DR?

Kids can't use computers... and this is why it should worry you - Coding 2 Learn

Why not just go watch another five second video of a kitten with its head in a toilet roll, or a 140 character description of a meal your friend just stuffed in their mouth. “nom nom”. This blog post is not for you. The phone rang through to my workroom. It was one of the school receptionists explaining that there was a visitor downstairs that needed to get on the school’s WiFi network. iPad in hand I trotted on down to the reception to see a young twenty-something sitting on a chair with a MacBook on her knee. I smiled and introduced myself as I sat down beside her. ‘I’ll need to be quick. She reevaluated her categorisation of me. I looked at the MacBook. ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network. Welcome. Browse Resources Verizon Foundation proudly partners with some of the country’s top educational organizations to provide you with the latest topics, tools and trends in education.

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Created by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ARTSEDGE provides resources and examples for teachers to teach in, through and about the arts. The site includes lesson plans, advocacy and professional development resources, and up-to-date information on arts programs from around the world. Visit ARTSEDGE Developed by the Council for Economic Education, EconEdLink provides teachers and students with lessons and classroom learning activities based on economics topics in the news and real-time economics data.

Visit EconEdLink Presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities, EDSITEment features lesson plans and additional classroom resources about art and culture, literature and language arts, foreign language, history and social studies. Visit EDSITEment Visit Illuminations Visit ReadWriteThink. Everyartist. Everyartist by Breck Kling. He earns his living as an artist.

Everyartist by Breck Kling

Brendan was lucky enough to grow up with a strong support system that helped him develop his creativity into becoming a painter. That support sustained him as he honed his craft as an artist on the streets of Paris. Tough times, but Brendan knew art was what he was destined to do. He became an artist despite being told as a child that art was not something he was good at. That was misguided advice, and Brendan vowed that someday he would figure out a way to keep that kind of thing from happening to other kids. Now is that time. Along with some like-minded partners, Brendan created Everyartist.me. James Banks.