Education is the Key to Success | Inspirational

Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students. - Solomon Ortiz

Happy Halloween | Inspriational

Happy Halloween from Vincent Price!

Are you having a splendid, spine-tingling, and hopefully horrid Halloween? Cadets' Corner sure is - and to celebrate we're enlisting the help of a master of the horror genre - Mr. Vincent Price. Whether we remember him from all those scary movies, or just as the laugh from Micheal Jackson's Thriller, who better than he to give us some inspiration on a day like today?

Happy Halloween!

One Day with a Great Teacher | Inspirational

Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.

What is Essential is Invisible to the Eye | Inspirational

Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

In the original French: "Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." From The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) by Antoine de Saint Exupéry.

Autumn is a Second Spring | Inspirational

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

Albert Camus, quoted in Visions from Earth by James R. Miller.

Why I Write, Anne Frank | Motivational

Why Your Students Should Write Everyday

The easiest way to improve a student's writing skill is by having them practice...everyday. It's also the hardest habit to start, so some motivation is probably needed. There are thousands of inspirational and motivational quotes out there from writers about writing, but Anne Frank was only a teenager when she wrote this one.

Students relate to this in several ways: the connection with someone their own age, the urge to unburden themselves of the trials of growing up. They are also jolted into the reality that Frank's story is true, and that the world is bigger than they think, for better and worse.

If you are lucky enough to talk only one student into writing everyday, remind them that they write for themselves first, and while they will benefit in class, they will benefit more from what they find inside themselves as they write.

Anyone Who Has Never Made a Mistake Has Never Tried Anything New | Inspirational

This is the first Cadets' Corner inspirational classroom quote, and it was chosen because it is generally attributed to Albert Einstein, who was Mrs. Cording's favorite. Like her, Einstein shared an incredible love of mathematics with a passion, and compassion, for all of mankind.

Also, this week most of the country went back to school. If you are a teacher out there, tell this to your kids (or better yet, spare some of your blackboard and make your own little corner for the rest of the year). Urge them to try, fail, and try again!