A Western Australia primary school teacher, Len Christie, has written a letter to his students about a controversial schooling test. The NAPLAN (National Assessment Program-Literacy and
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22 Year Old Proves…You Don’t Have To Wait And Be Old To Make A Difference
A story about Evan Mula, a 22-year-old from Boston who raised $10,000 with his friends to build a school house in Kenya through Change Heroes
“Do You Remember the Happiest Moment of Your Life?”
“Do you remember the happiest moment of your life?” “One day, I was sent home from my final exams because my mother had not been
The Memories From One act of Kindness can Last a Lifetime
The Memories From One act of Kindness can Last a Lifetime by Douglas Evans Over 30 years have passed, since this particular act of Kindness
Special Request to Kids – PLEASE Step Up
Bullying and isolation in our schools is not acceptable. Please share this important message far and wide. Thank you.
This Man is a Hero
“A few years ago, I got a call on my cell phone from a twelve-year-old child from my village. He was calling me from a
College President Gives $90,000 Of His Salary To Lowest-Paid Employees On Campus
Raymond Burse, interim president of Kentucky State University, elected to have his salary decreased from $349,869 to $259,745 in order to boost the paychecks of
A Letter from a School to its Pupils.
We adore how this school appreciates that education is not just about memorizing facts and the grades that its pupils achieve. What a lovely, positive
The Importance of Kindness Video
Animated adaptation of a commencement speech given by George Saunders at Syracuse University, May 2013. Please share, thank you 🙂
A Dog’s Degree
“My university gave an honorary master’s degree to the service dog who sat through every one of his owner’s classes. He dressed appropriately for the
“What Teachers Make” by Zen Pencils
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Scooby Dooby Doo!
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He Sold his Luxuries to Save Children in Cambodia
These are the types people that need praise and awards. These are the types of people we need to hear about because they exhibit a
Teacher Receives Touching Words of Kindness From an Anonymous Student
Twitter user, Amy Hertel, received a lovely random act of kindness from one of her students:
Students Asked Their Favorite Authors to Visit. Only one Responded
A Redditor wrote: “Eight years ago, students at my high school wrote to their favorite authors asking them to visit. Kurt Vonnegut was the only
Be-Leaf in Kindness
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Team Kindness Blog’s Creed
In the last few months we have received a number of mails inquiring into whether we (the people behind this blog) have any particular political,
Priorities
“Teaching kids to count is fine… …but teaching them what counts, is best.” Author: Bob Talbert. Image: Elena Shumilova
Love Ninja: One teacher’s amazing strategy to combat bullying and loneliness
This post was first published on Glennon Doyle Melton’s blog, Momastery, on Jan. 30. In less than a day it was shared more than 1 million
The School Under The Bridge
One Indian man became a hero after he began educating New Delhi’s poorest children — and even went as far as creating a free school
Anonymous Customer Leaves Waitresses $15,000 Tip
Three waitresses spending their downtime on a slow, snowy Saturday folding silverware and talking about “life stuff” like bills, college and student loans got the
Hairless Hero
Iranian teacher shaves head in solidarity with bullied pupil Ali Mohammadian’s gesture attracts praise from all over the country When Iranian schoolteacher Ali Mohammadian noticed
Football Team Stops Bullying
Meet Chy Johnson and this is Carson Jones Chy has a learning disability Carson is the High School starting quarterback When Chy started high school,
Teacher is Donating a Kidney to Her Sick Student
For other stories of Kindness involving organ donations, please see; Baby Girl’s Organ Donation Saves a Woman Kind Woman Donated Her Kidney to a Complete Stranger
Meditation is Education – Mindfulness is Kindfulness
“If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation.” ~ Dalai Lama
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