tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20382184897660855882024-03-13T23:16:47.596-07:00Lessons Learned from the Bunny TeacherDede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.comBlogger496125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-45476432454819400332023-07-31T14:06:00.001-07:002023-07-31T14:06:45.722-07:00"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up." Mark Twain<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbmttqpgfnQ2qvEz9n6IR6c_77jhS-rltsvC_V1BR47X0zvsMCWm6NBsx_MDyf7V3aN75X4m-wr6bYwIVtSEubNwoPS8uqJU98cLCHun04Ea8-8m8ByG7BtTFxnWhPvT5KHcuPwJ1WJCv_4DnuF55RUJjIgMNxUvhfQowMonNa5984ircYLZ9ktj6ZrM9/s850/Mark%20Twain%20cheer%20up%20AZ%20Quotes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="850" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbmttqpgfnQ2qvEz9n6IR6c_77jhS-rltsvC_V1BR47X0zvsMCWm6NBsx_MDyf7V3aN75X4m-wr6bYwIVtSEubNwoPS8uqJU98cLCHun04Ea8-8m8ByG7BtTFxnWhPvT5KHcuPwJ1WJCv_4DnuF55RUJjIgMNxUvhfQowMonNa5984ircYLZ9ktj6ZrM9/w400-h189/Mark%20Twain%20cheer%20up%20AZ%20Quotes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>AZ QUOTES</span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I
had a busy week last week, playing golf, seeing lots of friends, and attending
several gatherings of old friends and new friends throughout the week and the
weekend. I also had several phone calls from far away friends, and no
matter where I was or where I turned to listen, it seemed people were talking
to me about their sadness and loneliness. It feels like this is an epidemic!
I hope they shared their feelings because I am a good listener, or because they
know my husband died 11 years ago and I am an empath who will understand their
pain, or for both those reasons. (By the way, it seems to me that people are
even more lonely since the isolation policies of the pandemic, as some people
are having a difficult time resuming "normal.") In a world
where it seems that people are paired off like they are boarding Noah's Ark, it
is easy to understand why being alone can be difficult.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">So many people are in pain because they are so lonely. They
look around at a world divided by two - partners for travel, for tennis, for
golf, for roller coaster rides, dinners for two, etc.! I remember when
Scott first died, and I was both scared and apprehensive because I had never
lived completely alone. The silence of my once-happy home seemed to be
crushing me, and the thought of being alone for the rest of my life was so
overwhelming and so sad. Little by little, as I got to know myself better
in the silence of solitude, I began to appreciate some alone time, and even to
enjoy the solitude, although I will be forever grateful to the friends who
reached out to include me in their social plans. Even though I felt like
a fifth wheel, I attended whatever I was invited to, just because I was
invited. The care, concern, and conversation of others helped me through my
healing process. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Why am I writing about this sad topic? Easy answer: the
conversations of the past few weeks have set me to thinking about loneliness,
and I hope those who are reading this will know that some kindness and caring
and listening can do so much to heal the lonely soul. Maybe you know someone
who could use a pick-me-up phone call, an impromptu lunch invitation, or a
casual and unannounced drop by. Small kindnesses, the gift of a little
time, and a listening ear can do so much for a sad person. Or if you are a sad
person, reach out to someone and you will help yourself and the other person. Life
can be so difficult, and sometimes it seems even more difficult when a person
is alone. Hope you can cheer up a lonely friend this week! If you are the
lonely person, I know that the thing that makes me feel better is doing
something for someone else! It is amazing the lift you get inside when
you are lifting someone else! Love this Mark Twain quote - and it has
worked for me for years!</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><b><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer
somebody else up." 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Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. 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padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span>Teacher friends- </span><span>let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p></div>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-54570454349640738412023-07-24T08:08:00.004-07:002023-07-24T11:50:40.997-07:00"Kindness is the most important tool to spread love among humanity." Raktivist <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOB70O0xJjRdMDFmaf0hdUc127GN9foAPC0U1zbRj5pVIn-vaOgeoqDgVdir5KzusMeztMREu8g_Od_SmRfFOIrJzaJsPZbmtU65CfzHvvDxBNhIsydGJJeDnrdQwqh_-2rf10Wb-vR81Mm--73DBkmDKm3XAcZVG8Sbcwq8WkJRSSKHxblFuoPCJhYuw/s500/Kindness%20-%20random%20acts%20of%20kindness%20foundation.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOB70O0xJjRdMDFmaf0hdUc127GN9foAPC0U1zbRj5pVIn-vaOgeoqDgVdir5KzusMeztMREu8g_Od_SmRfFOIrJzaJsPZbmtU65CfzHvvDxBNhIsydGJJeDnrdQwqh_-2rf10Wb-vR81Mm--73DBkmDKm3XAcZVG8Sbcwq8WkJRSSKHxblFuoPCJhYuw/w400-h400/Kindness%20-%20random%20acts%20of%20kindness%20foundation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Random Acts of Kindness Foundation </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I
played golf with a group of new friends yesterday, July 23, at a beautiful
local golf course called Cranberry Highlands. I was invited by my friend
Art Peternel. July 23 is a special day for Art - on that day last year,
he was at Edinburgh Airport, arriving for a golf vacation, when he had a heart
attack after disembarking from the plane. That's right - a heart attack at the
airport! What a nightmare on so many levels! His quick-thinking buddies
were able to get him the help that he needed very quickly, and after 3 stents
and a short hospital stay at The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scotland, Art was back on the golf course with his buddies. Although he could not play, he could at least putt and enjoy being on some hallowed golf courses for the rest of their trip. After some therapy back in the US, Art is now almost as good as new. To honor that "heart attack day," Art invited his "lifesaver"
friends along with some other golf friends to enjoy 18 holes of fun and camaraderie,
followed by a picnic at his house, hosted by his beautiful and welcoming wife Martha, all to celebrate his life after surviving
the heart attack. It was a sunny, fun, and great day to be with Art and Martha and their friends, from start to finish!</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">While we were playing the front 9, Art told me that when he
survived the heart attack, it was life changing in many ways. He said
that he felt more of a need to understand his purpose here on earth, and as he
reflected on his many blessings, he decided to do what he could do to spread
kindness and gratitude in his corner of the world. He posts beautiful and
thought-provoking pictures, quotes, and messages on his Facebook page, and he
lifts others with his positive outlook and demeanor. I know that I look
for his posts and feel uplifted when I read them, and he has gained quite a
nice following with his positive postings of kindness/gratitude. We
talked about turning around situations, and how a different perspective can
change you for the better. I told Art that when my husband died 11 years
ago, I was so angry and hurt, and I was "stuck" in that mode for a
short while. That feeling was too sad to deal with, so I quickly learned
that it felt better to feel gratitude for the 30 beautiful years we were
privileged to spend together, rather than focus on what I am missing now.
That change in perspective has served me well, just as Art's change in perspective
has renewed the man and increased his happiness exponentially. </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">I always love to listen to people - their stories, their
perspectives, their motivations, and their outlooks. This old teacher
still loves learning new things! I am grateful to Art for his friendship
and his new found influence over so many, making his life and their lives
happier and more meaningful. Well played, Art! </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 17.12px;"></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. 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padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span>Teacher friends- </span><span>let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></div></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><br /><p></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-60152673303937389662023-07-17T12:30:00.001-07:002023-07-17T12:31:30.316-07:00"3 types of people to surround yourself with: the inspired, the excited, the grateful."<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHyezytpcr5swvPnXtalOmP2LCVtJtMVI13ONrjmW5VnHPqbWV-s37A-O_ncxHbkjDbw2QAWOjUYZ5I5mW5iRo-Sd2p81Ui2SMOjtE350CjQyx63nIfB2Jd-NEzkOBmC_Oga5x-_ZCiZunBWW7YC4_d9aDqYEO97JLFVTjrj4ACDPU1snKv1M9geAUQXI/s579/3%20types%20of%20people%20to.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="567" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHyezytpcr5swvPnXtalOmP2LCVtJtMVI13ONrjmW5VnHPqbWV-s37A-O_ncxHbkjDbw2QAWOjUYZ5I5mW5iRo-Sd2p81Ui2SMOjtE350CjQyx63nIfB2Jd-NEzkOBmC_Oga5x-_ZCiZunBWW7YC4_d9aDqYEO97JLFVTjrj4ACDPU1snKv1M9geAUQXI/w391-h400/3%20types%20of%20people%20to.jpeg" width="391" /></a></div><br /> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>THINKGROWPROSPER</span><p></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I believe that everyone in life has their struggles, and sometimes staying positive can be a very big challenge. We have all experienced that dreaded "domino effect" of one thing going wrong, followed by a cascade of more bad luck. It is difficult to get past that overwhelming sense of sadness, frustration, or grief when things are going wrong. Being with others who are "Debbie Downers" just exacerbates a bad situation, making it seem worse. What to do?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I recommend surrounding yourself with people who are inspired, people whose energy is overflowing, so when your energy is waning, you can borrow some of theirs. Inspired people make everything seem possible, and the way they look at life is almost magical. These people make great friends and mentors. You should also look for those who are excited about life and its many possiblilities. These people see life as an adventure - just waiting to be lived - and they are optimisitic that something new and good is just around the corner. Even if they are down, they can always find the positive in every situation, which is important. It is great to have friends who show gratitude. I like to be with people who are grateful for the many gifts they have, rather than complaining about what they lack. I know that when I feel and speak gratitude, I feel better physically and mentally. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">For 35 years, I taught in a building that was filled with people who were inspired, excited, and grateful. I loved teaching in that building so much that I never really felt like I was going to "work." A few weeks ago, our retired North Allegheny Intermediate faculty got together for a reunion picnic at a local park. We reminisced about how wonderful it was to teach in our building, where most of us shared the same positive outlook. We laughed about the funny incidents that happened through the years, and we rememberred those who are no longer with us. What a group! We were inspired educators, excited about teaching, and grateful for the support of our colleagues. I wish everyone could enjoy such a positive work experience, growing with colleagues and working toward common goals. Our group enjoyed educating students and making the school district better. Oh, the power of positive people! </span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 17.12px;"></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; 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padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span>Teacher friends- </span><span>let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-1749988022410500462023-07-10T10:16:00.000-07:002023-07-10T10:16:41.078-07:00"A positive attitude will lead to positive outcomes." <p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSz7WvAEMFVLpllMYKjcwHRtm7LHVZDJshj83_XgogY25AbcUkreQo-Hr5KwqBet4LotDN7NajbNIyJKm0ZggDVnnWSLUt-g2QXYQplkWZCONrGxsriBCwVRgxyGhpjY6jOHD1nhAiRFQSioLX4oK3U4h0qr5O-8xcQKZpCP7AjwT3OqCHDx0fxDkO99AB/s550/A%20positive%20attitude%20Pure%20Love%20Quotes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSz7WvAEMFVLpllMYKjcwHRtm7LHVZDJshj83_XgogY25AbcUkreQo-Hr5KwqBet4LotDN7NajbNIyJKm0ZggDVnnWSLUt-g2QXYQplkWZCONrGxsriBCwVRgxyGhpjY6jOHD1nhAiRFQSioLX4oK3U4h0qr5O-8xcQKZpCP7AjwT3OqCHDx0fxDkO99AB/s320/A%20positive%20attitude%20Pure%20Love%20Quotes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">PureLoveQuotes.com </p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">One of the most challenging (yet interesting) things about being a weekly blogger is coming up with fresh ideas. I like to write about Education and inspiration, so I pay close attention to events around me and around town, and I am also a keen observer everywhere I go. This morning, I had to go to the orthopedic surgeon for the third and final round of rooster comb shots for my knees. As I left the professional building and was walking to my car, I saw a petite elderly lady, I would guess about 90, taking her time as she came down a few steps at the nearby professional building. She was clutching the handrail and pausing a bit after each step. I was approaching her location when I saw her struggling, so I stopped to ask if I could lend a hand. This is the way the conversation went:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Dede: "Good morning on this beautiful day. May a lend you a hand?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Lady: "Hello. No, thank you. I just need to take my time. I am OK, but everything just takes me longer now."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Dede: "I understand. Things are not as easy for me anymore either! Life was faster when we were 30!"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Lady: Please forgive me if I sounded like I was complaining, because I am not. I feel very lucky every day to wake up on this side of the grass!"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Dede: "I understand that! My husband died just after his 59th birthday. He was never sick in 30 years - not even a cold- and then he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Life can throw you some real curve balls."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Lady" "I am so sorry for your loss. Yes, it is important to remain positive and appreciate what we have each day."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Dede: "Wonderful to talk to you, and I hope you have a great day."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Lady: "Thank you for your kindness and have a wonderful day. It was wonderful to speak with you."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This small encounter lifted me and set the tone for my day. I loved the positive attitude exhibited by the woman I met. Yes, her physical movements are somewhat limited. Yes, things take her longer than they used to take. Yes, she misses her youth. Yet, she still has a reverence for life and she is thankful to wake up each morning. It was refreshing to see someone who is showing gratitude for their life, rather than listening to someone who is a complainer and a victim. A positive attitude can go a long way in making a person happier with his or her own life. I know that each morning, I choose happiness and positivity, and that choice shapes my days and makes tham better.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's to the folks who choose to be positive! They spread joy to others!</span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 17.12px;"></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; 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padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span>Teacher friends- </span><span>let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-92011327681642775172023-07-03T07:49:00.001-07:002023-07-03T07:49:24.185-07:00"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." John F. Kennedy <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviC6b6Mzeg-S1z2GsMIH2Hc5OClsS1SE3qiywfpI__tG7nKI2WOVmGpeUZu-jHlGgvItv-f86G6ojp3_J5Iw9WJpDou2idyBbP6PJxWXLz_RvzxjgEmsMpgjmURK5wS43vRFwMKblFLxU2y7oa-g5AnZPuQbM3pWqiLLDwk08ZQW3CwYvSg429N0XEQSH/s850/JFK%20ask%20not%20%20AZ%20Quotes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="850" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiviC6b6Mzeg-S1z2GsMIH2Hc5OClsS1SE3qiywfpI__tG7nKI2WOVmGpeUZu-jHlGgvItv-f86G6ojp3_J5Iw9WJpDou2idyBbP6PJxWXLz_RvzxjgEmsMpgjmURK5wS43vRFwMKblFLxU2y7oa-g5AnZPuQbM3pWqiLLDwk08ZQW3CwYvSg429N0XEQSH/w400-h189/JFK%20ask%20not%20%20AZ%20Quotes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> </span> </span>AZQuotes.com <div><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tomorrow is the 4th of July, a holiday I used to look forward to with great anticipation. I loved the flag waving and hot dog eating and swimming pool parties and parades and all that was American about the 4th of July. I no longer feel that way. Our country is a divided mess of opinions and ideas, pitting family member against family member and friend against friend. The political turmoil of the past years has divided our country in ways I never thought would happen. I am thinking back to when 9/11 happened in 2001, and suddenly, everyone was a patriot. Flags flew in front of row after row of houses; Amercan women wore flag pins and scarves; and both men and women wore patriotic T shirts and other clothing sporting the red, white, and blue. Now, it seems that many Americans are no longer proud of their country.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I know there are things wrong with America, but I still believe that if people and the government worked together instead of tearing each other down and seeing only their side of the coin, we could get back to fixing our </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">uniquely American</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> problems. If America is so terrible, I ask myself, then why are thousands pouring across our borders to live here? </span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The 4th of July is a time to reflect on America and realistically see our country. But, instead of just dissing it, we should think about what each of us can do as individuals to make it better. I was lucky to be born here, a privilege I do not dismiss lightly. I will always love the JFK quote: "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." Here is a clip of JFK speaking those immortal words that guided a generation:</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKMG7D4rxX4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKMG7D4rxX4</a></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I think we could certainly use some more of this kind of thinking on this 4th of July. </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">God bless America.</span></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 17.12px;"></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; 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padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span>Teacher friends- </span><span>let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></div></div><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p></div>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-91743850392999387142023-06-27T06:40:00.000-07:002023-06-27T06:40:00.769-07:00"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore." Christopher Columbus <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFcsqz2M7yhvoeGG1VQZ04wDCyK5nGsr_7SYNZnxf9zaW27qc6pB2I426WSXJDr1Nd63gzYo7iCRSfNSlg4mxuYM3Nz97nRcZsLmUjc3noGim_G76xzsbgXXe_n76bi9hAlvUtt6hNMliBE6fvfEfCDCguE1-hupCwvXoIO60Oc3FORoCUrdDry7f-W9F/s1024/christopher-columbus-quote-683x1024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFcsqz2M7yhvoeGG1VQZ04wDCyK5nGsr_7SYNZnxf9zaW27qc6pB2I426WSXJDr1Nd63gzYo7iCRSfNSlg4mxuYM3Nz97nRcZsLmUjc3noGim_G76xzsbgXXe_n76bi9hAlvUtt6hNMliBE6fvfEfCDCguE1-hupCwvXoIO60Oc3FORoCUrdDry7f-W9F/w266-h400/christopher-columbus-quote-683x1024.jpg" width="266" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">HeyExplorer.com</span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Like many other people around the world, last week, I was crushed to hear the news that the Titan submersible had imploded on its way to view the skeletal remains of the Titanic, 13,000 feet below the sea. For days, people fretted about the 5 passengers running out of oxygen, only to discover that the sub imploded before reaching its destination. Much has been made of the price tag to see the Titanic "up close and personal", and I certainly am not a person that has an extra $250,000 in my bank account to spend on a lark, but even if I did have the money, I would not have gone. Would I like to see the Titanic underwater? Absolutely. But, I would have been too afraid. I am afraid of water, I am claustrophobic, and I do not do well in pitch dark, and darkness is what you find at the bottom of the ocean. I lack the courage to do such a trip, even though the idea is immensely interesting and appealing. I am the person who would be content to see the pictures taken by others who are braver than I.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thinking about this made me ponder the idea of the early explorers and the many unknowns of exploration. What if others were too scared to take the chance to explore? Christopher Columbus did not believe the world was flat, but he didn't know for sure. When he began his trek, he did not know if he would sail off the edge of the earth. When Lewis and Clark set out, they did not know what kinds of beasts and weather conditions they would find, nor did they have a map to help them on their way out and back. They were the ones making the map - and what if they were wrong? How overwhelmingly frightening that must have been! Think about those who were first in outer space. Such courage to be squashed into that tiny capsule while circling the earth, hoping and praying that NASA had the right calculations to bring the capsule back for a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean! I think of Pittsburgh's own Jonas Salk, injecting himself with an experimental vaccine, trying to eradicate polio. Indeed, we are surrounded by men and women whose bravery changed the course of our own lives forever.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Without these kinds of brave people - explorers, mathematicians, doctors, engineers, scientists, astronauts, inventors, and so many others - our world would not have made the strides toward progress that we enjoy. I appreciate their courage, but I will never be able to count myself among those brave souls. Some men are called to greatness, and they must fulfill their destiny to discover the secrets of the earth and the sky and the sea, then share those secrets with the world.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here is a link to a brief but interesting article about 15 explorers who changed the world:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/most-important-explorers-of-the-world/">https://www.historyhit.com/most-important-explorers-of-the-world/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>"You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore." Christopher Columbus </b></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 17.12px;"></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. 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padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span>Teacher friends- </span><span>let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-72228636760054867922023-06-19T07:47:00.000-07:002023-06-19T07:47:13.702-07:00"At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of the parents." Jane D. Hull <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3giWxRgONxfwnslVJ7AvUvJKavahqL3RaS56R4E8BUBgGfY5cjTU2_fBIH-YHX6mnSZoiAfFCZ6ZiXvUyn3Nzyrf_6wwMARrzZdZeuSUFqyDCDXMjk8TX_bwBX34vCGe8SA7GjUOzI5hrOgZssQIZ9DhO_h1EChYYhlYvCs0QI_dKyW2Y_nZNcjFSTSf/s1080/child's%20success.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3giWxRgONxfwnslVJ7AvUvJKavahqL3RaS56R4E8BUBgGfY5cjTU2_fBIH-YHX6mnSZoiAfFCZ6ZiXvUyn3Nzyrf_6wwMARrzZdZeuSUFqyDCDXMjk8TX_bwBX34vCGe8SA7GjUOzI5hrOgZssQIZ9DhO_h1EChYYhlYvCs0QI_dKyW2Y_nZNcjFSTSf/w296-h400/child's%20success.png" width="296" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>HealthyPlace.com </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The 123rd US Open is in the books, with the most unlikely of winners. A 29 year old man named Wyndham Clark won the tournament, 1 stroke ahead of Rory McIlroy and a few strokes better that Ricky Fowler and some of the other biggest names in golf. He has been on the tour for a very short time and had a win at The Wells Fargo Open in May. Here is a link to a little info about him <a href="https://www.pgatour.com/player/51766/wyndham-clark">https://www.pgatour.com/player/51766/wyndham-clark</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I watched this young man play with great concentration, and he was able to extricate himself from some perilous situations during the final round. He appeared to be cool and calm and quite capable of dealing with the stress, until the moment after he sunk his second putt on hole 18 to win the US Open. It was then that his body was racked with sobs and what seemed to be gratitude and joy. When asked about the win, he said he owed everything to his late mother, who died from breast cancer at age 55 when he was just 19. She was the one who introduced him to golf at the age of 3, and she was the person in his corner who carted him to tournaments and lessons. Even though his win came on Father's Day, it was his mother he mentioned. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wyndham's mention of his mother made me think about the great influence parents have on their children. Although I am 70, I still use the lessons taught to me by a loving mother and father, and my morals, ethics, and viewpoints were shaped by them from the beginning. As I learned to think for myself, I somethimed strayed from those early lessons, but when I found myself in leadership roles through the years and I was unsure of what to do, I always went back to the early lessons. My parents gave my brothers and me such solid foundations upon which we built our lives, and for that, I am grateful. For the 37 years I taught high school, the students who had caring and involved parents consistently achieved more than those students who seemed to be thown by the wayside by their uninterested parents. I have to agree with the quote at the top of this blog - <b>"At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of the parents." Jane D. Hull </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Father's Day and Mother's Day come but once a year, but the lessons parents offered are lived every day. I am sure Wyndham Clark's mother was watching over him as he won his first major tournament, and it was a beautiful tribute to his love for her that he credited her with the win. I expect great things of young Wyndham Clark. Becasue of great parenting, he knows who he is. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here is a link to a story about Wyndham's mention of his mother.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.si.com/golf/news/wyndham-clark-us-open-emotional-interview-los-angeles-country-club-2023" target="_blank">https://www.si.com/golf/news/wyndham-clark-us-open-emotional-interview-los-angeles-country-club-2023 </a></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 17.12px;"></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. 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padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span>Teacher friends- </span><span>let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-31695085641631528382023-06-12T07:19:00.000-07:002023-06-12T07:19:33.240-07:00"Most of us end up with no more than 5 or 6 people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives." Andy Rooney <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zWf-LZC5a6sSEirmncJHC53tkrcxmppQzZGG-dCB4ddy_1gJcKZ6saVnLMgnE5CRCJWBqI4404xlaTKzGJd4IWsP_4cHmyr48FflU29nAY8BWAKbuqdjMjpPrbDOT457G_jA1xRJ_vE_8yG47IodnPNUaX_hoeY5BRLGue8pxAUIiKYsUte1-Ag94A/s850/Teachers%20remembered%20Andy%20Rooney.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="850" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zWf-LZC5a6sSEirmncJHC53tkrcxmppQzZGG-dCB4ddy_1gJcKZ6saVnLMgnE5CRCJWBqI4404xlaTKzGJd4IWsP_4cHmyr48FflU29nAY8BWAKbuqdjMjpPrbDOT457G_jA1xRJ_vE_8yG47IodnPNUaX_hoeY5BRLGue8pxAUIiKYsUte1-Ag94A/w400-h189/Teachers%20remembered%20Andy%20Rooney.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> AZ Quotes </span><br /><p></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I read an article recently that said teachers are quitting the profession in record numbers. I understand that the demands of the job are extreme, but in my 37 years in the classroom, so were the rewards. I saw an inspiring story on GOOD MORNING, AMERICA, that warmed my heart and made me think about just how wonderful the rewards of teaching could be. </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A chorus teacher named Jim Stanley, in Cartersville High School, Georgia, was set to retire after teaching for 30 years. He was hoping to have a few choir alumni come back to sing with his current students for the final concert of the year. He was hoping to have 25 or so graduates involved. When he put his message out there, the alumni made a Facebook page and his former students came from all over the United States to be a part of the final performance. When interviewed, some said that the high school memories they made in choir were their favorite events in their high school years. Some wanted to honor the man who made school such fun. Others came out of love and appreciation for what Mr. Stanley had taught them. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This story is so uplifting! As I often write, a good teacher can make such a huge difference in a student's life. A gentle nudge from a teacher, or a kind word, or a bit of encouragement can change a student's life. From seeing this video, Jim Stanley changed MANY lives! Here is a link to the video about this story: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp4PV9eia_8" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp4PV9eia_8" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp4PV9eia_8</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 17.12px;"></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. 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padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span>Teacher friends- </span><span>let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-82829138656304889712023-06-05T11:05:00.000-07:002023-06-05T11:05:01.296-07:00"I love walking in the woods, on the trails, along the beaches . . . One needs to be alone to recharge one's batteries." Grace Kelly <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpT8w7tpTwEJj3fVrf-iQGy_YE13vF5oye1iynYRwRC-vCfngniBfDLyAAI73u7H3xlNY_hvsfwfIXX6kIs-MQuTOJkKNmiMBAv-vqJoFTj21pvgWAoEmnVgHq2k7NKNDu6LjIZaNDFjgqYPZG37SQBkdeXwqQSEpaG6-dvE8L95E5qQETDeXESgba9A/s720/Grace%20Kelly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpT8w7tpTwEJj3fVrf-iQGy_YE13vF5oye1iynYRwRC-vCfngniBfDLyAAI73u7H3xlNY_hvsfwfIXX6kIs-MQuTOJkKNmiMBAv-vqJoFTj21pvgWAoEmnVgHq2k7NKNDu6LjIZaNDFjgqYPZG37SQBkdeXwqQSEpaG6-dvE8L95E5qQETDeXESgba9A/w426-h640/Grace%20Kelly.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Recharge quotes - Move Me Quotes </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">School's out for summer! I remember that last day of school for most every one of my 37 years of teaching - walking out of the building, putting the roof down on my convertible, and driving away, hair billowing in the wind, with a complete feeling of freedom - at least for 3 months! Teaching is so demanding - and as a teacher, you are surrounded by others the entire day, so alone time is really needed! The never-ending list of projects and list of duties from administration, as well as the endless list of classroom preparation and papers to correct squashes a person. The "down time" of the summer is just the right antidote for burnout and stress.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This post was inspired by a friend this morning. She wrote that she was having a second cup of coffee on her patio at 8:30, so it must be summer vacation! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's to many second cups of coffee, along with beach walks and hiking trails and the simple pleasure of sitting on a patio or front porch. Happy Summer to all the teachers!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><p><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 17.12px;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; 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padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span>Teacher friends- </span><span>let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-7344896474723864242023-05-30T10:13:00.000-07:002023-05-30T10:13:04.127-07:00"You spend years wishing your parents would get off your back, only to realize they're the only ones who ever really had your back." <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5UTVIHr1yAjpb4s0Uf0Z2RKB1tWbzb-smS6MHstpNBeIZd1QcI0S1url5Db9xQuzbq3I5Ug96BEVW6cjzTjgNwgrSPXVpDdprStC0RIWUdHEfWmN60t68WgP78I3s0kt6ywa5JqNyp6p8cBSvLAGDPcslMt4qI7L70ICIry0bdsvuLWpc_atmkOJmw/s877/You%20spend%20years%20wishing%20your%20parents.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="877" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5UTVIHr1yAjpb4s0Uf0Z2RKB1tWbzb-smS6MHstpNBeIZd1QcI0S1url5Db9xQuzbq3I5Ug96BEVW6cjzTjgNwgrSPXVpDdprStC0RIWUdHEfWmN60t68WgP78I3s0kt6ywa5JqNyp6p8cBSvLAGDPcslMt4qI7L70ICIry0bdsvuLWpc_atmkOJmw/w400-h305/You%20spend%20years%20wishing%20your%20parents.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Wisdom Quotes </span><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pittsburgh is a very big sports town, and Pittsburgh also loves storiesabout an athlete with a big heart. Personally, I enjoy the stories about the athletes/role models who show their fans how to live. That's why my post topic this week is about Pittsburgh Steeler, Larry Ogunjobi. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Larry attended college at Charlotte, and he previously played for both the Browns and the Bengals. He plays defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Here is a link to his Wiki page:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Ogunjobi">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Ogunjobi</a> By all accounts, Larry is a talented player and a great teammate! But the thing that caught my attention was this - he just bought a new house for his parents! He bought them their dream home! On his Instagram page, he wrote this:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"To the man and woman that gave me and my sister the world; and asked for nothing in return. Here's a token of my appreciation! You two are more than deserving. Love you with everything I got. Congratulations, this is for you!"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These words are posted along with a picture of his parents in front of the house and Larry popping the cork on champagne. This touches my heart. Additionally, the words on his Instagram to describe himself read "More God, Less me." To read a news article and see the picture, please follow this link: <a href="https://triblive.com/sports/steelers-larry-ogunjobi-buys-dream-home-for-parents/?fbclid=IwAR0cWuBW1LFeVq-oJHpJeA6x525VqRzy20RR86e40oPiMGvlNuPR0xsUdOA">https://triblive.com/sports/steelers-larry-ogunjobi-buys-dream-home-for-parents/?fbclid=IwAR0cWuBW1LFeVq-oJHpJeA6x525VqRzy20RR86e40oPiMGvlNuPR0xsUdOA</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Athletes are fun to watch and admire, and I appreciate their hard work and devotion to their sports. Even more, however, I admire athletes who make a positive difference in the lives of others. Larry's dedication to thanking his family for all their support through the years so he could become a professional athlete is absolutely inspiring!. I hope he continues his good work and lessons to the young people who follow him. Paying back is parents is a real class act. Well done, Mr. Ogunjobi! </span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 17.12px;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. 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padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span>Teacher friends- </span><span>let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></div></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-87667907899829264562023-05-23T13:55:00.010-07:002023-05-23T13:59:32.860-07:00"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." Henry Adams<p> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaeNaWn5MjiKzMKGTnAYvNaU-gZJxxCgZSLcvDwZPF-GgpMkskf25KMS-iBQcYwcFP_OxrS_m8Hi-sGn3DGGkFjxNqNWk79s9HTf5ENE-1iElM4PhlN3gIATpjZUGtpTu6Uj7lpojSPtxPtZjzNP00Np0C_ctnWw-DbhXJq9y7JCLphFJrTAWhaPXJw/s1200/a%20teacher%20affects%20Henry%20Adams%20Brainy%20Quote.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaeNaWn5MjiKzMKGTnAYvNaU-gZJxxCgZSLcvDwZPF-GgpMkskf25KMS-iBQcYwcFP_OxrS_m8Hi-sGn3DGGkFjxNqNWk79s9HTf5ENE-1iElM4PhlN3gIATpjZUGtpTu6Uj7lpojSPtxPtZjzNP00Np0C_ctnWw-DbhXJq9y7JCLphFJrTAWhaPXJw/w400-h210/a%20teacher%20affects%20Henry%20Adams%20Brainy%20Quote.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Brainy Quote</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I have been writing this weekly blog on Education and inspiration since March of 2014. Occasionally, I write about a person I admire, and one whom I believe to be inspiring to others. Such is the case of today's subject, my friend Tom Taylor. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tom Taylor had a great career as an elementary teacher in the North Hills School District. His positive "can do" attitude, sunny disposition, and infinite patience, along with his love of teaching and of bringing out the best in students, won him acclaim and awards throughout his career. Every teacher carries the burden of teaching - the endless hours of planning, correcting, parent phone calls, and the clerical work of the job are all-consuming. Yet, for 47 years, during his entire career and beyond, Tom served as the Director of Music Worship and Music Ministries at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Allison Park, PA. Not only did Tom direct the Wesleyan choir, but he also added programs of handbells for children and adults, children's music, and live musicians to the worship services. Tom initiated programs of musicals and theater, using the church talent, bringing together the entire congregation to work on projects larger than themselves, thus creating a true community within the church. Tom found a way to include everyon - children and adults - and he guided many people to discover their abilities and new-found self-confidence, unknown to them until Tom helped them to grow within themselves. Tom is a true teacher in every aspect of his life. Additionally, Tom worked with many ministers through the years to connect the sermon text with the songs of praise, embellishing and strengthening the message from the pulpit. Together, the clergy and the music communicated thousands of important lessons through the years.</span><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tom inspired many people to study music and to become musicians, He inspired others to become teachers. If a scale of positive influencers existed in our world, you would see Tom Taylor's name in the "TOP 10 POSITIVE INFLUENCERS OF ALL TIME." I must point out that Tom did not work for his own glory, but rather to honor the Lord, whom he praises freely and openly.</span><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tom Taylor announced his retirement from his position as Minister of Music at St. Paul's a few months ago. This past weekend, St. Paul's honored Tom with a gala party, a roast, and special music and a presentation during the Sunday service. It was a beautiful weekend and experience, and I am so glad I had the chance to be a small part of it. (I have only known Tom since January, when I first attended St. Paul's in my years' long search for a new church. In fact, I joined the choir before I joined the church! The way Tom made me feel welcome and important to the choir was one of the reasons I chose to join St. Paul's, especially since I had been a Presbyterian my entire life.) Folks came from as far away as Hawaii, Arizona, and Florida to honor Tom, and Walter Greenwood, former church organist at St. Paul's for 30 years, was the guest organist on Sunday, and he even composed and played a special postlude to honor Tom, called <i>Grand March for a Humble Gentleman</i>. </span><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Although I have known Tom Taylor for only 5 short months, I the impact he has had on others is apparent everywhere I turn in the church. His goodness and light shines through in everything he does, and so does his kindness. To honor Tom, the choir commissioned a special musical composition, by Daniel Blosser, which we learned and sang on Sunday, a great surprise for Tom. The text of the song speaks so eloquently the words I am grasping for to honor Tom, as Tom truly is a blessing of light to all who know him. The song is based on this poem:</span><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>BLESSING OF LIGHT<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>May the blessing of
light be on you – light without and light within.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>May the blessed
sunlight warm your heart like a fire,<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>So that stranger and
friend may warm themselves in its glow,<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>Bidding wanderer
shelter from the storm.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>May the blessing of
rain be on you, cleaning your Spirit and washing it clean.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>May the blessing of great
rains fall upon your soul,<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>So that flowers may
spring up and shed sweetness into the air,<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>And leave many shining
pools, and sometimes a star. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>May the blessing of
earth be on you, a kindly greeting for all whom you pass.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>May the earth be soft
beneath you when you rest at the end of the day;<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>May it lightly rest
upon you, that your soul shall always be free.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; line-height: 107%;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Celtic Blessing </span><span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It is a pleasure to honor those who impact our lives in such a positive way. Blessings to Tom and his family as he transitions into retirement, with special thanks from so many who honor and love him. The weekend's accoladesa re so well-deserved! Tom leaves a legacy of love - love for the church, love for music, and the love of friends and family. His 47 years of work will live on in others. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." Henry Adams</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I am adding a link to the service so you can see some of the highlights of the service, along with the numbers for where you can find them on the video. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsUMCAllisonParkPA/videos/6193042227441483">https://www.facebook.com/StPaulsUMCAllisonParkPA/videos/6193042227441483</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; line-height: 107%;">Children at 32:30 (very funny and poignant); spoken poem at 1:27:39; world premiere of commissioned song at 1:29:51; Walter's original postlude at 1:35:51. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. 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padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span>Teacher friends- </span><span>let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-51286844967683861592023-05-10T03:54:00.000-07:002023-05-10T03:54:33.569-07:00"You are making a difference every day." <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfTrensx4pFbyc5SrVE49ebFNi0uDsjjZoZX1ppZL0iuD17e_UQKoh559-UmN2YzekGMpPqsFzR9J_kasJJDx8zkd858RZt2_tZUfuJeis1YPQQPKKCUl-enEAe7up1HgwRV3hnI-g7PoM7Sn9E9fnhAcWsYanx_vLfVePLZR_8BN0k54l-GdYbko8w/s640/you%20are%20making%20a%20difference.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfTrensx4pFbyc5SrVE49ebFNi0uDsjjZoZX1ppZL0iuD17e_UQKoh559-UmN2YzekGMpPqsFzR9J_kasJJDx8zkd858RZt2_tZUfuJeis1YPQQPKKCUl-enEAe7up1HgwRV3hnI-g7PoM7Sn9E9fnhAcWsYanx_vLfVePLZR_8BN0k54l-GdYbko8w/w400-h400/you%20are%20making%20a%20difference.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Planning in pajamas</span><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I saw a human interest story on The TODAY SHOW that I must share! It is about a favorite teacher in Wichita, kansas - but with a tie to my hometown sports team, The Pittsburgh Steelers. Miss Lashay Powell, whom the students call "Miss Pow-Pow", LOVES the Steelers! She met Kordell Stewart when she was 11 or 12 years old, and she chose the Pittsburgh Steelers as HER team. As a surprise for Teacher Appreciation Week, her students gave her a custom Steelers jersey with number 25 (Kordell''s number) on the back. She was ecstatic, and her reaction went viral on Tik Tok with 10 million views. But that reaction was miniscule compared to her reaction when the TODAY SHOW invited Kordell Stewart to come to her school in person to deliver an armful of flowers and a basket of Steeler fan materials, along with two Steeler tickets to an upcoming game, and money for a vacation. Here is the link where you can watch this uplifting story:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.today.com/video/today-surprises-beloved-teacher-with-help-from-kordell-stewart-173662790002" target="_blank">https://www.today.com/video/today-surprises-beloved-teacher-with-help-from-kordell-stewart-173662790002 </a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I love this feel-good story for so many reasons! First, what sweet students to surprise their favorite teacher in this way! Second, I love that the Steelers are always in for doing something nice for someone - and what a truly heartfelt gesture for Kordell Stewart to appear in person at Miss Powell's school! I also love anything that applauds the efforts of a good teacher. I always hope stories like this will inspire others to become teachers. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thank you to all the great teachers out there! Keep doing what you do - it is so important. You are making a difference every single day. </span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. 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padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span>Teacher friends- </span><span>let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></div></div>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-73558093555882137392023-05-02T07:40:00.002-07:002023-05-02T07:40:47.618-07:00"Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher." Japanese Proverb <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DoPZjgxXUPF-7__vWgTsbgnxe7cTRUcUse4R86CjfEcgVHp41CbeTUOmcIeaytwmOpgua8Fv3ro54rqQV-m3egXIVpgr_LuSkXf68rD_IAWltzER5kk4EXoKjWegv0sAExxOoM0yvISBI4AX0Jod0CH6_-4nV-ToH3DRF6xNo3wk4wFf6vy2mYd6Ww/s3125/teacher-appreciation-quotes12-6414b0a984e70.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3125" data-original-width="2083" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DoPZjgxXUPF-7__vWgTsbgnxe7cTRUcUse4R86CjfEcgVHp41CbeTUOmcIeaytwmOpgua8Fv3ro54rqQV-m3egXIVpgr_LuSkXf68rD_IAWltzER5kk4EXoKjWegv0sAExxOoM0yvISBI4AX0Jod0CH6_-4nV-ToH3DRF6xNo3wk4wFf6vy2mYd6Ww/w266-h400/teacher-appreciation-quotes12-6414b0a984e70.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Woman's Day </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This week is Teacher Appreciation Week. When I was teaching for those 37 years, I looked forward to that week . At my school, North Allegheny Intermediate High School, in the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA, the Student Council always planned something special for the faculty - a luncheon, a program, special notes, or a surprise on our desks - flowers, or candy, just something small. It didn't need to be anything big - our faculty appreciated the simple gesture of saying "thank you."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When I became a teacher, I realized even more, just how lucky I was to have so many great teachers in my school life and college life. Those teachers shaped the person and teacher I became. Becoming a part of the teaching profession inspired me to write thank you notes to some of my former teachers, and to reconnect with others. When I was a student in their classes, I never realized just how much they taught me, but as a teacher, the lessons were clear, and I wanted to say "thank you!" </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Why not make a teacher's day this week? Reach out to a former teacher (or a current teacher) and let him or her know that you appreciate their efforts! These notes and calls mean so much. As for me, I have saved every thank you note that I have received from students since 1974. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And to my teacher readers, HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK! Thank you for making a difference for so many students!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoTOty3XeNEPV3CflSzS3jZjkF0C7k1YGQPkda-26sDViqDQ6f2w7e2Zw0qOnkQ9yrwJjd5rDvvKV1FZQkhrQeZQojpuHOvQmSJSY2v1L_qAuV0pa9JufHgAsYoDBvv3G3h3ZmWlA7hwEFJGwROkqQ5XwPwowJaCPl2txXqnyfuNYpJIoJUq4sOEWbA/s465/Thank%20you%20teacher.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="370" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoTOty3XeNEPV3CflSzS3jZjkF0C7k1YGQPkda-26sDViqDQ6f2w7e2Zw0qOnkQ9yrwJjd5rDvvKV1FZQkhrQeZQojpuHOvQmSJSY2v1L_qAuV0pa9JufHgAsYoDBvv3G3h3ZmWlA7hwEFJGwROkqQ5XwPwowJaCPl2txXqnyfuNYpJIoJUq4sOEWbA/s320/Thank%20you%20teacher.gif" width="255" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="color: black; 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padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span>Teacher friends- </span><span>let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8F816gJ-dcExd2QW2rai2KEYxYC3A76j8dcIWy7Cb-C7i0IklE6Ase3HKsz2i0hjwPd_Q4Jwxaw5yN4SyF40gk5w_lW99Xf6k-NKGKHejouQgsEHzHqtHM8ZsToTgCIOfwjeTQNO2G_tHrzHU_onyeQaw6BAA2q29kuEzd1sw_qFGjkH7XgQqYwYrg/w268-h400/success%20isn't%20about.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Quotish.org </span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I taught in the North Allegheny School District, located in the North Hills about 20 miles from Pittsburgh, for 35 of my 37 years. We were so blessed to have a plethora of outstanding students, but the district also created a culture of EXCELLENCE in everything the district did. Teachers were expected to work hard; students were expected to excel; the sports teams were expected to be first in the district and first in the state; the debate team was expected to win national awards, and even the bus drivers were expected to win the state bus rodeo for driving skills. That is the way it was the 35 years I was there - and the high expectations continue. This week, the district is helping the students to understand just what it means to set a goal and reach it. Our former student, Woody Hoburg, is an astronaut who launched on March 2, 2023, to the International Space Station. Much has been made of this historic mission, and although Woody was not in my English class, I am just as proud of him as the other teachers who knew him. The entire district is elated with his success, but administration is taking their pride and elation one step further. North Allegheny and NASA have teamed up to present Woody Hoburg to NA students for a Q and A - from the International Space Station! And community members are invited to observe from an auditorium. so the learning will take place across the school and community. 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You’re invited to watch our students ask questions to the astronauts on the International Space Station! Our viewing party will take place at Marshall Middle School, where Dr. Warren “Woody” Hoburg attended while he was a student at NASD. Dr. Hoburg is currently aboard the ISS and will answer our students' questions! The event will be broadcast to all schools; however, the public viewing party is only at MMS. RSVP is mandatory to attend: <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://nasd.school/NA-NASA-Event?fbclid=IwAR3pGWK9YMCCY6gjr_62fn8iZ1HgnD5a5m7GPLNTJFyiyjr7mgPYXpdECOE" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://nasd.school/NA-NASA-Event</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWq9wPdutkRJ5PyvPCzoY5-BWDD5EQkpDPhE8YSvJ_STyI_qqhtV_VOd-IYBns9GykFsoniqqf4K69rtJ4vewKfbC004QWH02BWYLcRexY1iwy6L4F_M7xDpyqmwL21vJsw8-BnG6n8MgegNOhWh9-db7gli-RDCBnCWRYjMWu5LrYJeleLTA_T9ebfw/s1080/Woody%20Hoburg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWq9wPdutkRJ5PyvPCzoY5-BWDD5EQkpDPhE8YSvJ_STyI_qqhtV_VOd-IYBns9GykFsoniqqf4K69rtJ4vewKfbC004QWH02BWYLcRexY1iwy6L4F_M7xDpyqmwL21vJsw8-BnG6n8MgegNOhWh9-db7gli-RDCBnCWRYjMWu5LrYJeleLTA_T9ebfw/s320/Woody%20Hoburg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span color="var(--primary-text)" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><div dir="auto" style="color: var(--primary-text); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I<span style="font-size: 0.9375rem;"> </span>am impressed that this is going to happen, and it made me think about how school districts can look to their own successful graduates to help to inspire the current students. For some students, that one spark of desire created from seeing a local person become successful will fuel their passion toward success. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: var(--primary-text); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: var(--primary-text); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Students need motivation. Teachers need motivation. Why not use past successes to motivate both students and teachers to be the best they can be? I love the concept! They will learn that the road to success is not easy, but with perseverance, achieving success is possible. I am sure the students who meet Woody will ask about his extended educational studies, and all the years and experiences it took him to become an astronaut They will find out that the mountain was not easy to climb, but the view from the top is well worth the effort. I hope school districts will initiate their own programs to integrate successful graduates into the fabric of the school to motivate students. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: var(--primary-text); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span color="var(--primary-text)" style="font-family: helvetica; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is a link to a great video about Woody Hoburg that outlines his hard work on the way to becoming an astronaut. </span><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaiTXeVh-kY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaiTXeVh-kY</a></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. 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padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span>Teacher friends- </span><span>let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-12742400924789104482023-04-17T07:17:00.000-07:002023-04-17T07:17:56.837-07:00"The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food." Dean Ornish <p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDgnvg0MVDHH3gowKWWbUo6IZxtlRlDfZzAEB-hzkeopz527JaF_4unreUtQNrue0qq4K60tBAMjo6S-LSVA0pPcFKzrtBgFkC82C3LtLRWFGAe60n-IAMWNw37rCzj3BRuPsMkk4DJs3OnsF_ru4DBsZFCCjMaxNq7Ek0cwPaRWbIgk1l_uGPLQYzA/s600/Community%20Dean%20Ornish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="600" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDgnvg0MVDHH3gowKWWbUo6IZxtlRlDfZzAEB-hzkeopz527JaF_4unreUtQNrue0qq4K60tBAMjo6S-LSVA0pPcFKzrtBgFkC82C3LtLRWFGAe60n-IAMWNw37rCzj3BRuPsMkk4DJs3OnsF_ru4DBsZFCCjMaxNq7Ek0cwPaRWbIgk1l_uGPLQYzA/w400-h210/Community%20Dean%20Ornish.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">BrainyQuote</span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have been thinking a lot lately about the shootings that are happening in our country. Before you get fired up for an argument, this is not a blog about gun control. This is a blog about the importance of community and belonging. I thought about this after seeing a story about the importance of the general store on CBS Sunday Morning on April 16. The story focused on the store being sort of the center of the community; in fact, many folks who did not need anything just "stop in" for the camaraderie and the sense of belonging. You can view the charming story about the general store in small towns at this link: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/preserving-general-stores-the-heart-of-small-towns/" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/preserving-general-stores-the-heart-of-small-towns/ </a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Although I am neither a psychologist nor a psychiatrist, after teaching high school for 37 years, I know and have seen the longing certain students have to "fit in" and "to belong." During the years I directed the senior high school musical and the intermediate school talent show, I invented jobs for kids in the school who were not a part of a group, a club, or a circle of friends. Watching the changes that happened to these young people when they were accepted and included and became part of an entity larger than themselves - such as the musical or the talent show - was both intriguing and delightful. Suddenly, there were smiles and jokes; school attendance improved; grades improved; and life in general improved for them. Everyone in the group was richer because more students were a part of the group, and that sense of belonging and contributing was so good for all.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I read an article in EDUCATION WEEK that outlines how most mass shooters more than they just "didn't fit in." Many had problems with rejection and bullying. An interesting perspective for sure - the article is well worth the read , and you can find it here: <a href="https://www.edweek.org/leadership/a-hallmark-of-school-shooters-long-history-of-social-rejection/2021/09">https://www.edweek.org/leadership/a-hallmark-of-school-shooters-long-history-of-social-rejection/2021/09</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This paragraph from the article really made me think:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Lyon, Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;"><b>“These [shooters], in particular in K-12, are not necessarily loners; they’re failed joiners, so you’re not necessarily having a lot of disciplinary problems,” said Robin Kowalski, a psychology professor at Clemson University, who led the study. “A lot of times, kids who create a lot of the disciplinary problems are kids who were sort of instigators with groups that they’re a part of. Whereas, these [shooters] are ... just kind of along the periphery, so they’re not really creating any issues, because they’re just kind of hiding in the background.”</b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What can we do about these students? As teachers, we can look for the students on the edges of the social scale - and we can try to include them. We can talk to parents, who sometimes are clueless that their kids don't have any friends at school. I am not sure why this problem has become so much worse through the years, but I think social media has exacerbated it. In fact, I would say the real problem began with the Walkman - when music became a solo pastime, social skills and connections went away a little, and social media made things worse. Then, along came the pandemic, isolating students even further, and school shootings increased. Human beings are social creatures - we all need to have that sense of belonging, and when someone does not have important connections in their lives, bad things can happen. I wish I had the answers - these are the musings of a teacher who loved school and teaching, and helping kids to be their best. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you are a teacher/coach or teacher/club sponsor or teacher/director, there are many opportunities to include one more student in your activity. If you work in a church, chances for inclusion abound. No matter what your job or position, young people need help in learning to belong and how social skills work. They need friendship and recognition that they have something to bring to the table. Be that caring adult. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: helvetica; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;">I hope everyone reading this will reach out to someone and include them in your community. It's a lonely and sad world when a person does not belong anywhere.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food." Dean Ornish</span></b> </span></span></p><div><div><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 19.9733px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ1nMqpCLJsED7f7VcCJiqDLx1q4UR1VFoevV2d0ODLw_qVAnBbub_JoBq6gcoVWYnOfLU17ShR28q-nHSHG8xgjQyUvWpelx-R6zPZCOrVwen-6vYardnO5Ew4E0DOWpOxcoRJca6CoH/s2019/Scott+and+me.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;">Teacher friends- </span><span style="background-color: white;">let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-47876631941579070992023-04-10T11:07:00.007-07:002023-04-10T11:07:59.201-07:00"You are what you believe yourself to be." Paulo Coelho<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XW7nC6E6VBggYbOCCsveVNuVI9vNMgwHDEw2zd0queZOSKVsdNPbZ8z98iq8h0qsRZtMp12sTISOfLvEhcnppmGEGJTNAe5sCPabon6F2IliDmUHCtjUbhXwGN3tbGj_Jtq4YzbdLr5-lBOLUW-Mu8r5J9KAMsAidZzhtyzxN8HQp56a4SHJb-Wdog/s3840/Paulo-Coelho-Quote-You-are-what-you-believe-yourself-to-be.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XW7nC6E6VBggYbOCCsveVNuVI9vNMgwHDEw2zd0queZOSKVsdNPbZ8z98iq8h0qsRZtMp12sTISOfLvEhcnppmGEGJTNAe5sCPabon6F2IliDmUHCtjUbhXwGN3tbGj_Jtq4YzbdLr5-lBOLUW-Mu8r5J9KAMsAidZzhtyzxN8HQp56a4SHJb-Wdog/w400-h225/Paulo-Coelho-Quote-You-are-what-you-believe-yourself-to-be.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> QuoteFancy </span><br /></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jon Rahm won The Masters on Easter Sunday by 4 shots. At the beginning of the day, with 30 holes to play, he was down 4 strokes, but he managed to come from behind and win the coveted green jacket. Once again, the game of golf offers so many lessons about Life. </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">At his interview to receive the green jacket, and in subsequent interviews, Jon Rahm talked about wanting to be ahead of the field and making the others chase him. It takes a lot of confidence to believe that you can overcome a 4 shot deficit and pull ahead to lead the pack under the pressure of playing 30 holes in one day, but he did it. As I listened to Jon speak during the interview, I thought about how much this lesson about believing in yourself can translate into real life. Have an interview? Put the best YOU forward, and know that you ar enough. Show the interviewer who you are - reliable, trustworthy, and hard-working. Competing in a race or other event? Train the best you can, and visualize yourself winning. Know that you can do it, because if the mind can perceive it, you can do it. Facing an unpleasant situation? Stay the best you that you can be - that is the best you can do.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have played golf for 52 years, and I always find the parallels between the game of golf and the game of life. Both require patience, persistence, honesty, finesse, humor, and your best effort. </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Congratulations to John Rahm, a real champion who taught the world about self-confidence. Her is the link to his interview: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYhWX4BGPmY" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYhWX4BGPmY</a></span></span></p><div><div><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 19.9733px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ1nMqpCLJsED7f7VcCJiqDLx1q4UR1VFoevV2d0ODLw_qVAnBbub_JoBq6gcoVWYnOfLU17ShR28q-nHSHG8xgjQyUvWpelx-R6zPZCOrVwen-6vYardnO5Ew4E0DOWpOxcoRJca6CoH/s2019/Scott+and+me.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;">Teacher friends- </span><span style="background-color: white;">let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-79868802086669127702023-04-05T06:55:00.002-07:002023-04-05T06:55:42.017-07:00"For the love of your work, take a break! @therandomvibez<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWEea_O86w7RaHcpjeZP8HwUB4k7ufbZ3uiK85efB6-qHU06_iBjOjvMPoyvWyTDzgGqsq-_Qm6oQUMVOHb0SVw7P1u1vX9-_R22vAD0S9VjdHeiNFUXecee6I32XCEvbdbOkki_s4N8xTYSOYMIKacBtOFqBP9LFgA-d2I85bO4xvZsDeDzraIrgLw/s795/Need-A-Break-Quotes.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="795" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWEea_O86w7RaHcpjeZP8HwUB4k7ufbZ3uiK85efB6-qHU06_iBjOjvMPoyvWyTDzgGqsq-_Qm6oQUMVOHb0SVw7P1u1vX9-_R22vAD0S9VjdHeiNFUXecee6I32XCEvbdbOkki_s4N8xTYSOYMIKacBtOFqBP9LFgA-d2I85bO4xvZsDeDzraIrgLw/w400-h398/Need-A-Break-Quotes.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> @therandomvibez</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It is Spring Break week, and for the working world, that week usually comes with a few days off. Nowhere is this week more important than in Education. With teacher burnout rampant and schools understaffed and teachers overworked, this respite means so much. It is a chance to rest, to regroup, to re-prioritize, and re-energize for the big end of the year push, with all the extra testing, grading, assemblies, awards ceremonies, end of the year projects, parent meetings, rewriting IEP's, and the plethora of things to do for the closure of the school year. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I know this because I was a teacher for 37 years. I held on for these breaks - a great time of rest and renewal for me. One year, I got pneumonia, and I was in bed sick for the entire 10 days we had off. I only have a fleeting memory of my husband feeding me soup one time - the rest of those 10 days are lost in a time warp. I do remember feeling cheated about losing a vacation that I really needed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Students need a break as well! From K-12 as well as college, students need some stress-free time to enjoy life - and forget assignments and test scores for a while. This respite of play and rest will help students regain the energy needed to negotiate and complete the major tasks awaiting them to finish off the year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Happy vacation to everyone! I hope you are renewed on body and spirit. </span></p><div><div><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 19.9733px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span></span></span></p><p></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ1nMqpCLJsED7f7VcCJiqDLx1q4UR1VFoevV2d0ODLw_qVAnBbub_JoBq6gcoVWYnOfLU17ShR28q-nHSHG8xgjQyUvWpelx-R6zPZCOrVwen-6vYardnO5Ew4E0DOWpOxcoRJca6CoH/s2019/Scott+and+me.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;">Teacher friends- </span><span style="background-color: white;">let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-62384846724801730792023-03-27T09:30:00.000-07:002023-03-27T09:30:07.720-07:00"Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SZCnrwV0ZA9EmbjWLcgdXAZFZtHYzlw7USOXPud2Eu8txsS2xd5gq-MWMvjfBFYnhg6-Jv6G_PerlG8iBIj-LZOhHYN3WrcsNY3EcZ_kJNX4R5Nyhn_J83l07Ah6coh9b-LTom9l2ZiX8jwxtwhb10BouI8tBMkJQRaNjVGcmyZ45krDV9WwvveHeQ/s850/nelson%20mandela%20education%20AZ%20Quotes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="850" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SZCnrwV0ZA9EmbjWLcgdXAZFZtHYzlw7USOXPud2Eu8txsS2xd5gq-MWMvjfBFYnhg6-Jv6G_PerlG8iBIj-LZOhHYN3WrcsNY3EcZ_kJNX4R5Nyhn_J83l07Ah6coh9b-LTom9l2ZiX8jwxtwhb10BouI8tBMkJQRaNjVGcmyZ45krDV9WwvveHeQ/w400-h189/nelson%20mandela%20education%20AZ%20Quotes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">AZ Quotes</span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have been following the state of Education even more closely since the pandemic of 2020. I have written about the teacher shortage, but his week, my subject is even more compelling, because our students, the future leaders of our country, are suffering from the effects of pandemic education. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">CBS Sunday Morning did an expose on how the pandemic affected students, and it is well worth the watch. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/covids-education-crisis-a-lost-generation/" target="_blank"> https://www.cbsnews.com/video/covids-education-crisis-a-lost-generation/</a> Here is my takeaway from the piece.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tracy Smith of CBS did a deep dig into the after-effects of remote learning. She interviewed Jeffrey Canada, an educator for more than 45 years, and founder of The Harlem Children's Zone, which educates students from K-college. He sees the ravages of the shut down first hand. Student scores on a national test given to 4th and 8th grade students show that reading scores are at the lowest point they have been in 30 years. Math scores were similar - in fact, 40% of the 8th graders who took the test could not understand basic math concepts. This score is the worst since this testing began in 1969. By the way, these results are from across all socio-economic areas, not just areas with lower incomes. (National Assessment of Educational Progress) Additionally, school enrollment and attendance is down, and guns/shootings and other issues related to violence have skyrocketed. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Mental health has been impacted tremendously. Dr. Heather Huszti, aChief of Psychology at the Children's Health Center in Orange County, California, told Tracy Smith that their facility was overrun with 50% more students with suicidal thoughts and the inability to cope with life, school, and deaths during the pandemic. It follows that students cannot learn effectively when they are suffering from these kinds of mental health issues.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What about physical activity? Many students did not even go outside during the pandemic, and Physical Education teachers such as Dan DeJager at Meracki High School near San Diego, is doing his best just to get them moving again. Using relay races, frisbee, and any fun games he can invent, his program is aimed at easing kids back to the important physical activity they need for health and mental health. Dan likens students to "wet cement", saying that educators only have a short time to make a positive impression of their early habits. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What about the correlation between physical activity and mental health? In some cases, the physical activity can be just as effective as taking medication, and with no side effects, according to Dr. Hustzi. . </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Mr. Canada from The Harlem Children's Zone fears that the pandemic may have created a "lost generation" of students, an entire group whose lives will be impacted by the glitch in their education. He predicts that their lifetime earnings will suffer because of their undereducation, and so will America, as these students are the future leaders of our country.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What can be done? At The Harlem Children's Zone, classrooms are open in the summer, the school day is extended, and teachers are paid extra to work with students for intensive tutoring. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Of course, all of this costs money. I happen to think the students are worth the investment. They are our future, our country's future, and they were robbed of their education. I hope schools and teachers can work together to correct this situation in a timely fashion. </span></p><div><div><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 19.9733px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span></span></span></p><p></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ1nMqpCLJsED7f7VcCJiqDLx1q4UR1VFoevV2d0ODLw_qVAnBbub_JoBq6gcoVWYnOfLU17ShR28q-nHSHG8xgjQyUvWpelx-R6zPZCOrVwen-6vYardnO5Ew4E0DOWpOxcoRJca6CoH/s2019/Scott+and+me.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;">Teacher friends- </span><span style="background-color: white;">let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-61305715865332629802023-03-20T16:40:00.000-07:002023-03-20T16:40:04.496-07:00"The influence of a great teacher can never be erased." Unknown <p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5CziKxDmnaCMGH9bfLMxJO9cK2wUyrEh8QuRoQvfTjaH5A9l1GaVb5nxzPE9ROGC_4lMDgPoUmYcRTs068FSu4WwwrMt7BJTdU0v6X-KCzadhuiEgFzv2NVRo1bo-cyJpyOPppjRT_-R5YxZfPnXf_F6wYa4B9BKjRrWNEPt38bjJuDKIG_Q9nDFuQ/s800/The-influence-of-a-great-teacher-can-never-be-erased..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5CziKxDmnaCMGH9bfLMxJO9cK2wUyrEh8QuRoQvfTjaH5A9l1GaVb5nxzPE9ROGC_4lMDgPoUmYcRTs068FSu4WwwrMt7BJTdU0v6X-KCzadhuiEgFzv2NVRo1bo-cyJpyOPppjRT_-R5YxZfPnXf_F6wYa4B9BKjRrWNEPt38bjJuDKIG_Q9nDFuQ/w400-h400/The-influence-of-a-great-teacher-can-never-be-erased..jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GraciousQuotes.com </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I attended a fundraiser at Top Golf a few weeks ago, invited by the CEO of the charity holding the fundraiser. While introducing me around, I was pleased to meet a graduate of North Allegheny High School, the district in which I taught for 35 years. The man graduated in 1977, and he said I could not have possible been teaching at NA back then, but indeed, 1976-77 was my first year at NA, teaching grade 10 English.I mentioned some of his fellow graduates, and we had quite a nice conversation. Eventually, the talk turned to the teaching staff. He had fond memories of so many of my retired colleagues, which prompted me to think, once again, about the lasting legacy of a good teacher. I have written about this many times before, but I never tire of the subject. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I taught in a school district that boasted a staff of teachers who all seemed to be over-achievers. The joke was always this - that covering the entire application was one big box to check - OVER-ACHIEVER. I swear - almost everyone loved their jobs, and our district grew in leaps and bounds, and so did the honors bestowed upon the teachers, the academic strengths of students, the sports programs, and the extracurricular activities. Every school building became a blue-ribbon school. I have long believed that excellence creates more excellence, which is what happened all those years at North Allegheny. As the man and I continued our conversation, he asked me about his former Shop teacher, and said that he still had the gun cabinet he made as his senior class project. I told him the teacher was still around, and I connected them via email. When I called my Shop teacher friend to tell him about this chance encounter with a former student at Top Golf, he said that I made his week! Even all these years later - it is still so wonderful for teachers to know that their hard work mattered then, and their lessons in curriculum and life continue to make a difference in the lives of former students. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I love seeing former students and catching up with them, hearing their stories, and knowing that our staff made a difference in their lives. "The influence of a great teacher can never be erased." </span></p><div><div><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 19.9733px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span></span></span></p><p></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ1nMqpCLJsED7f7VcCJiqDLx1q4UR1VFoevV2d0ODLw_qVAnBbub_JoBq6gcoVWYnOfLU17ShR28q-nHSHG8xgjQyUvWpelx-R6zPZCOrVwen-6vYardnO5Ew4E0DOWpOxcoRJca6CoH/s2019/Scott+and+me.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;">Teacher friends- </span><span style="background-color: white;">let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" /></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-32410991695983863492023-03-13T08:44:00.000-07:002023-03-13T08:44:38.449-07:00"Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling with the heart of another." Alfred Adler <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRPlkxMjKreh-OJfPeorc7V_-PSK7xi5ojqdTPKeEDDTxl3uPPeo5MPtRUCgilNb06iCMWEPp6glB0zm8alDwqUnNjfV7Dkse1I1UUdC0KaVRDACUqOwXOetPIRR63TUx8gfGPOUk1O_QM6zBw-jrhjvH_r0TqD0EAMvtL5mW7lhAiLELZMDC_6Zs5w/s1102/empathy-quotes-listening.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRPlkxMjKreh-OJfPeorc7V_-PSK7xi5ojqdTPKeEDDTxl3uPPeo5MPtRUCgilNb06iCMWEPp6glB0zm8alDwqUnNjfV7Dkse1I1UUdC0KaVRDACUqOwXOetPIRR63TUx8gfGPOUk1O_QM6zBw-jrhjvH_r0TqD0EAMvtL5mW7lhAiLELZMDC_6Zs5w/w426-h640/empathy-quotes-listening.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> HappierHuman.com </span><div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A program called Narrative 4 has been actively running across 600 high schools in America and in schools in 35 other countries. <a href="https://narrative4.com/">https://narrative4.com/</a> This program offers educators an opportunity to teach compassion and empathy and to help to develop strong student leaders in their schools.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The TODAY SHOW had a short clip about the program. Students from Floyd County High School in Kentucky met with students from University Heights High School in The Bronx. Students were paired with a new friend, not from their own school, and each one shared a significant story with the new friend. The listener then recounted the story - including the emotions of the story - to a large group, as if it were their own story. Two girls - Char from the Bronx, and Taylor from Kentucky shared their stories with each other. Taylor talked about the loss of her beloved grandfather from cancer, and Char talked about her close call with a medical emergence of a ruptured appendix. When each told the other's story to the large group, as if it were their own, great empathy was elicited from the group. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What lessons can students learn from sharing these stories? They teach both vulnerability and strength, and the students learn that even though their lives and where they live are different, they actually share many similarities. Students learn the importance of both giving and receiving support, and they learn that empathy is an important trait for a person to have and share. Author Colum McCann, a co-founder of Narrative 4, says that sharing stories helps students to recognize each other's common humanity. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Interestingly, some of the schools that participate in narrative 4 have noted better attendance and improved graduation rates. It seems that seeing each other with empathy has more than one benefit. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>"Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling with the heart of another." Alfred Adler </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">To see the clip from THE TODAY SHOW, please click on this link: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.today.com/video/inside-a-story-exchange-program-that-s-changing-lives-164402757802">https://www.today.com/video/inside-a-story-exchange-program-that-s-changing-lives-164402757802</a></span></p><p><br /></p><div><div><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 19.9733px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span></span></span></p><p></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ1nMqpCLJsED7f7VcCJiqDLx1q4UR1VFoevV2d0ODLw_qVAnBbub_JoBq6gcoVWYnOfLU17ShR28q-nHSHG8xgjQyUvWpelx-R6zPZCOrVwen-6vYardnO5Ew4E0DOWpOxcoRJca6CoH/s2019/Scott+and+me.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;">Teacher friends- </span><span style="background-color: white;">let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><br /></p></div>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-35431507023615006652023-03-07T07:19:00.001-08:002023-03-07T07:19:46.139-08:00"Teaching is a great way to keep learning." Matthea Harvey <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKlc_pPOvaMeDO4lM73_q7CHuVIzQmtxUi-4RnFNX8nFTy56KzQ33_utJcJumLTGj1xuuWiXIAfTsPsluI3bN-o1JK9RQqp7G0Oe9XSthZEeJW5QoPX_tMZXw4JgYX0qJFz7mpkzlyX329JTg5iYztkLLa7ngA6RZmt7MVvNEfIu-jS3rMoIL-Ds1kg/s3840/Teaching-is-a-great-way-to-keep-learning.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKlc_pPOvaMeDO4lM73_q7CHuVIzQmtxUi-4RnFNX8nFTy56KzQ33_utJcJumLTGj1xuuWiXIAfTsPsluI3bN-o1JK9RQqp7G0Oe9XSthZEeJW5QoPX_tMZXw4JgYX0qJFz7mpkzlyX329JTg5iYztkLLa7ngA6RZmt7MVvNEfIu-jS3rMoIL-Ds1kg/w400-h225/Teaching-is-a-great-way-to-keep-learning.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> QuoteFancy </span><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You hear it on the news almost every day - our country is suffering from a teacher shortage. A story on the TODAY SHOW March 7 caught my eye. It outlined, for me, that the teacher shortage is even worse than I first thought!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Teacher resignations are rolling in at alarming rate. Seems that ever since Covid, the job has become more difficult. Why are teachers leaving? Teaching requires such long hours - there is so much work to be done at home to prepare for the next school day! The shortage itself is contributing to the resignations, as fewer teachers results in a much larger class size. Then, there is the lack of any personal space or time during the actual school day, as teachers try to scarf down their lunches in the allotted 23-30 minutes lunch break. The pay is low, and the stress level is high. Parent demands on teachers have skyrocketed. Also, more and more, teachers must be all things to all students - parent, coach, counselor, therapist, friend, truant officer, mentor, encourager, conscience, teacher - and that list is not comprehensive enough to embody all that teachers must do every day, all day. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In Louisiana and Maryland, last year was the highest number of resinations in a decade; Washington state had the highest number of resignations in three decades! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What can be done? We must do better at paying the teachers as the professionals they are. We must instill the virtues of teaching into junior high and high school students, letting them know that teaching is a noble calling, and it one way that a person can actually change the world. The impact of a good teacher is like the ripple of a wave, going on to infinity.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When I began my teaching career in 1974, I made $8100 my first year. I also was the only one in my class to get a teaching job, since there was an abundance of teachers! I sold Avon and worked in the summer as a playground supervisor to supplement my income and to be able to afford all my bills - and that was before so many add-ons, like cell phones and wi-fi. I used to think that if I ever made $20,000 I would be rich! I briefly considered leaving teaching during my fifth year, but I left my marrisge instead. I loved my career for all 37 years, and I was sad to have to retire when my husband was dying in 2011. I still miss it. A good teacher can make such a difference in the lives of others, and as a lifelong learner, teaching gave me the platform to continue learning.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I wrote my book for student teachers (available at <a href="http://www.dederittman.com">www.dederittman.com</a> ) because teaching can be both lonely and isolating, I felt it was important to share my expertise. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I encourage young people to go into teaching. Not only are there the joys in the classroom, but the relationships formed while coaching, directing, or sponsoring a club are so rewarding. Here's to teaching! Here is the link to the TODAY SHOW story about teacher shortages: <a href="https://www.today.com/video/teacher-resignations-hit-new-high-164621381920" target="_blank"> https://www.today.com/video/teacher-resignations-hit-new-high-164621381920</a></span></p><div><div><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 19.9733px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span></span></span></p><p></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ1nMqpCLJsED7f7VcCJiqDLx1q4UR1VFoevV2d0ODLw_qVAnBbub_JoBq6gcoVWYnOfLU17ShR28q-nHSHG8xgjQyUvWpelx-R6zPZCOrVwen-6vYardnO5Ew4E0DOWpOxcoRJca6CoH/s2019/Scott+and+me.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;">Teacher friends- </span><span style="background-color: white;">let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><br /></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-44312878052301584432023-02-27T08:54:00.000-08:002023-02-27T08:54:27.999-08:00"I touch the future. I teach." Christa McAuliffe <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz1dve9b25zZcr31EeGK1WH8PqBYBFEn2TXoYCVSXClnOHrKi1OlEA1cHUxC5hH1LK6ON_C978kPMQinDo3LRhKIuNMy5vs88BcjFRBPbnzKSRtJRfHyxvUSCSmMF7DsBBQXHsJex0NDrnRWg3lp07wJFl3c4WIRUQtVy6LGra9EDNxQmTWOvRGmLGQ/s736/Christa%20mcCauliffe%20izquotes,com.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="736" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz1dve9b25zZcr31EeGK1WH8PqBYBFEn2TXoYCVSXClnOHrKi1OlEA1cHUxC5hH1LK6ON_C978kPMQinDo3LRhKIuNMy5vs88BcjFRBPbnzKSRtJRfHyxvUSCSmMF7DsBBQXHsJex0NDrnRWg3lp07wJFl3c4WIRUQtVy6LGra9EDNxQmTWOvRGmLGQ/w400-h188/Christa%20mcCauliffe%20izquotes,com.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">izquotes.com </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Lots of excitement surrounds the North Allegheny School District in Wexford, PA, this week. Our former student, Warren "Woody" Hoburg is scheduled to launch into space to pilot the NASA expedition to the international space station! The mission for this morning was scrapped, but that temporary halt does not diminish the wonder of the prospect that our former student is an astronaut, and he was chosen to lead a special mission! The entire district is tuned into NASA. and we are their new and biggest fans! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What makes this whole thing even more wondrous is the fact that Woody invited his former math teacher, Sharon Volpe, to attend his launch. Of all the honors and accolades I have received as a teacher, and of all those that I remember my colleagues receiving, I think this is the single greatest honor ever bestowed upon a teacher. So, congratulations, Sharon!!! Many of us are so thrilled to follow Sharon on Facebook and read her observations and feel the pride that goes with this very special territory, the territory in which a former student has achieved greatness, and remembers the ifluence of a teacher who helped him to get there. Every teacher shares that pride, including me, even if I was not fortunate enough to have Woody as a student in English class. All North Allegheny teachers have hearts bursting with pride for Woody, and great respect for Sharon as the "chosen teacher" representing all of us. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I hope you will take a look at the video from NASA. "Meet Woody Hoburg." This short video gives you a real sense of the person who is Woody Hoburg. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzpQJnoG0cI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzpQJnoG0cI</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A story about today's scrubbed mission</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/nasa-mission-led-by-north-allegheny-graduate-scrubbed-overnight/SEGS6YOBWBHJTNYWCGD2GUJZEE/?outputType=amp"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/nasa-mission-led-by-north-allegheny-graduate-scrubbed-overnight/SEGS6YOBWBHJTNYWCGD2GUJZEE/?outputType=amp</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And, if you are interested in following the launch schedule, plese click on this link from NASA</span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-sets-coverage-for-agency-s-spacex-crew-6-events-launch" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-sets-coverage-for-agency-s-spacex-crew-6-events-launch</span></a>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif"><u1:p></u1:p></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b>Christa McAuliffe was right. Teachers not only touch the future - they create it! Go, Woody!</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div><div><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 19.9733px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span></span></span></p><p></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ1nMqpCLJsED7f7VcCJiqDLx1q4UR1VFoevV2d0ODLw_qVAnBbub_JoBq6gcoVWYnOfLU17ShR28q-nHSHG8xgjQyUvWpelx-R6zPZCOrVwen-6vYardnO5Ew4E0DOWpOxcoRJca6CoH/s2019/Scott+and+me.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;">Teacher friends- </span><span style="background-color: white;">let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-50040272255106404822023-02-22T08:13:00.000-08:002023-02-22T08:13:43.246-08:00"Teaching is listening, learning is talking." Deborah Meier <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdtKnvE7po8ys0ZQzlerBQUYerpFJU5obqda1UK-3iIBZ9a83wK333qbAd7w98Nyeh6Y7MffmaVXYmSVkYoFQBp8vVlpsN99MNRuU-8iFO48-Fz6nYzDxiS4rYtnFMmzNVr8sQP02PcupNbSn_oe_EFqeUMX4ZXQvOKi2_d3-GhBviLA81GtSzGuXlQ/s3840/Teaching%20is%20listening,%20learning%20is%20talking%20quotefancy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdtKnvE7po8ys0ZQzlerBQUYerpFJU5obqda1UK-3iIBZ9a83wK333qbAd7w98Nyeh6Y7MffmaVXYmSVkYoFQBp8vVlpsN99MNRuU-8iFO48-Fz6nYzDxiS4rYtnFMmzNVr8sQP02PcupNbSn_oe_EFqeUMX4ZXQvOKi2_d3-GhBviLA81GtSzGuXlQ/w400-h225/Teaching%20is%20listening,%20learning%20is%20talking%20quotefancy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Quote Fancy </span><br /><p></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have been on vacation for two weeks, and thinking about my next post. This morning, the idea presented itself! A teacher appeared on the TODAY SHOW and listed her top 5 things NOT to do, and I think she is spot on. </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">1. Do not punish a child for bad grades</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">2. Do not miss a child's school performance </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">3/ Do not participate in a school fundraiser</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">4. Never prevent a child from making a mistake</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">5. Never give a mug to a teacher! (I laughed at this one - i had hudreds of mugs, and I nvever drank coffee) </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The teacher gave her reasons for each of these starements, which I think were both sound and solid. It is a very quick interview - please check it out. </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here is the link to the show:</span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.today.com/video/teacher-chef-and-mechanic-share-5-things-they-would-never-do-163805253913">https://www.today.com/video/teacher-chef-and-mechanic-share-5-things-they-would-never-do-163805253913</a></span></span></p><div><div><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 19.9733px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b></b></span></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ1nMqpCLJsED7f7VcCJiqDLx1q4UR1VFoevV2d0ODLw_qVAnBbub_JoBq6gcoVWYnOfLU17ShR28q-nHSHG8xgjQyUvWpelx-R6zPZCOrVwen-6vYardnO5Ew4E0DOWpOxcoRJca6CoH/s2019/Scott+and+me.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;">Teacher friends- </span><span style="background-color: white;">let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div><p><span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-38659548655610513342023-02-09T18:20:00.002-08:002023-02-22T07:45:23.690-08:00"Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models." Bill Bradley <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutgQUTucZTMAWX6JYGoln61vtxr1gssDd3R9C1qarAtmr1_5jV2so-7FiAyRovCsJjRdJEJcKBpOhbV2lkIKAzd9B4CqU6Wzum5yWgAhxYBgDYF5is5ft0ntH70I-OgwKiq-qcDn-FLWYRBPIbJQzrdB5zBHMfBApvPg1my_5QKTlB6Rq_elaEj4Shg/s850/Role%20models%20athletes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="850" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutgQUTucZTMAWX6JYGoln61vtxr1gssDd3R9C1qarAtmr1_5jV2so-7FiAyRovCsJjRdJEJcKBpOhbV2lkIKAzd9B4CqU6Wzum5yWgAhxYBgDYF5is5ft0ntH70I-OgwKiq-qcDn-FLWYRBPIbJQzrdB5zBHMfBApvPg1my_5QKTlB6Rq_elaEj4Shg/w400-h189/Role%20models%20athletes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> azquotes.com </span><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I admire Damar Hamlin. He is a young man who has long been a supporter of his community, and when he suffered cardiac arrest on the football field on January 2, patrons of the game and everyone around the world got the chance to see who he really is.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On February 8, Damar Hamlin received the prestigious Alan Page Community Award from the NFL. I can't think of a more worthy recipient. When Damar was in the hospital recovering from his heart stoppage, his local charity received millions of dollars of support, so Damar took his charity from small to global. Instead of providing toys to his local community, he will be providing support to young people through sports and education. Damar says he is emulating his father, who has long been a community supporter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I love this real life hero story. Professional athletes are paid so much attention, and they have great opportunities to show young people the proper way to handle success and fame, as well as failure. Damar Hamlin has shown the world his true colors since his heart episonde, and everyone who followed his story is richer for knowing him, even though the idea of knowing him is through the media. Well done, Damar!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here is a link to the story of Damar and his award:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/08/damar-hamlin-receives-nfl-award-outstanding-community-service/">https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/08/damar-hamlin-receives-nfl-award-outstanding-community-service/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><u>Congratulations, Damar! Well done! </u></b></span></p><div><div><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 19.9733px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b></b></span></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ1nMqpCLJsED7f7VcCJiqDLx1q4UR1VFoevV2d0ODLw_qVAnBbub_JoBq6gcoVWYnOfLU17ShR28q-nHSHG8xgjQyUvWpelx-R6zPZCOrVwen-6vYardnO5Ew4E0DOWpOxcoRJca6CoH/s2019/Scott+and+me.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;">Teacher friends- </span><span style="background-color: white;">let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2038218489766085588.post-14058502932686969462023-02-06T11:44:00.000-08:002023-02-06T11:44:52.151-08:00"Empathy is not just walking in someone's shoes or feeling someone's pain. Empathy is the secret ingredieint for finding a human connection." Platon <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cb1E6YV5uDeHhrjngPkc6Ylrp4pJjMkq-IWcSLHEQquL3sFj4F0Ytrp-t3OWVuPBwlDeVVNWGAwheK8wAc0ko1CkGMe8Jk5q6XfyYwELBHsfX90WDnf_sw3MCKAI6a3g5A3D3Ja7af-dj1RLtf5nK92QDRdgAdKAlz4Z31anqUVH-IfBXz8EJ4qQtg/s800/empathy%20is%20not%20just.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cb1E6YV5uDeHhrjngPkc6Ylrp4pJjMkq-IWcSLHEQquL3sFj4F0Ytrp-t3OWVuPBwlDeVVNWGAwheK8wAc0ko1CkGMe8Jk5q6XfyYwELBHsfX90WDnf_sw3MCKAI6a3g5A3D3Ja7af-dj1RLtf5nK92QDRdgAdKAlz4Z31anqUVH-IfBXz8EJ4qQtg/w400-h400/empathy%20is%20not%20just.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>TED Conferences on LinkedIn Platon Portrait Photographer </span><p></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have long believed that teaching is completely about relationships - and for me, relationships are all about empathy. Through my 37 years in the classroom, I loved my job and my students. I recognized them, not as "kids", but as individuals I wanted to get to know and people I wanted to encourage to be the best they could be. I wanted to help them be successful. I think because of these feelings, I had very few behavior problems in my classroom. The reason - as told to me by hundreds of students - is this: "You never forgot how it felt to be a student. You get us."</span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Isn't that what all of life is really about? The most satisfying relationships we have are the ones in which we feel that personal connection to another person, the invisible string that binds us and says "I really SEE you" and "I understand." The beauty of empathy is the positive way it shapes our relationships with others. I believe that if more people practiced empathy, our world would be an amazing sphere of kindness, rather than the mess it is now. </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">How does one learn to practice empathy? It is instinctive for many, but I found a great article online that explains the practice of empathy quite well. I hope you will take a peek. </span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.webmd.com/balance/features/how-to-be-more-empathetic">https://www.webmd.com/balance/features/how-to-be-more-empathetic</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Key points in the article: </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>What is empathy? </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>How do we feel empathy? </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>How to practice empathy in your daily life</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I believe that the human connection is the most important of all connections. When we have other caring individuals in our sphere, we have love and kindness and compassion and friendship. With all those feelings, we feel loved and fulfilled, with no time left for depression and loneliness. Our lives become better and fuller with friends.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Learning about and practicing empathy can change a person's life! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div><div><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: helvetica; padding: 0in;">As always, I welcome your comments and </span></b><b style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face="" style="border: 1pt none; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">suggestions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">. </span></span></b><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ® </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please invite GRADY GETS GLASSES (and me) into your school, in person, or on Zoom. Email us at <a href="mailto:GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com">GradyGetsGlasses@gmail.com</a> </b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I do college and university presentations for student teachers with my practical "Dede's Three C's for Classroom Success: Confidence, Communication, and Creativity" in person or via Zoom. Please email me at <a href="mailto:DedeRittman@gmail.com">DedeRittman@gmail.com</a> </b></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 19.9733px; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b></b></span></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ1nMqpCLJsED7f7VcCJiqDLx1q4UR1VFoevV2d0ODLw_qVAnBbub_JoBq6gcoVWYnOfLU17ShR28q-nHSHG8xgjQyUvWpelx-R6zPZCOrVwen-6vYardnO5Ew4E0DOWpOxcoRJca6CoH/s2019/Scott+and+me.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Please invite Grady Gets Glasses (and me) into your school. if you are not in the Pittsburgh area, we do virtual field trips with groups called Field Trip Zoom and Streamable learning . We will come into YOUR classroom via ZOOM.</span></b></a><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> GRADY GETS GLASSES was the winner of Best New Children's Book 2016 and 2018 (new edition) from The Authors' Zone. Grady also won a 2018 prestigious Moonbeam Award for Best Children's Book with Merchandise. </b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s1600/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8je0y5pbm1PNmRm65i7OU3FNfnaR9ysZjPg-R73JF_HRJqd4NNPEVlOaoOk_65rjNMD-9xkNy6nUsl7hs2fCSNWUezFnxEvri7LdEW9rS4_xTFgZmwoC8LFE_sXP2ChxMvGhWSZnV-C/s200/TAZ++award+medallion+Grady.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s1600/moonbeam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8b9Cz2EmL95hovx8OORXv5rSCd1wbmaQqOp8CddgpHA2k5c8n9izOqlS7k4_XQ9JMWOXPYFRNzOhzrkpm_qJGaBN8wvtLjLJSHiXfY2MCiTWgM0IRgmTMZo7bUqtWmdzSboMtmIyrFi4P/s200/moonbeam.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">Visit Dede's web page for complete details on her award-winning book, STUDENT TEACHING: THE INSIDE SCOOP FROM A MASTER TEACHER. Many colleges have made the book required reading</span><span face="">. </span><span face="" style="font-size: small;"><b>Signed copies are available </b></span><a href="http://www.dederittman.com/">www.dederittman.com</a><span face="" style="font-size: small;"> <b>Dede is also a national speaker on The Three C's for Classroom success: Confidence, communication, and Creativity; Avoiding Teacher burnout; and many other inspirational topics.<span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""></span><br /></span><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face="">I LOVE writing. And I love writing children's books- my newest passion. Although it will be a ton of work, I am looking forward to selling my books. Since I was a secondary teacher, I know that I have much to learn about elementary students, and I will have to follow my own advice and be my genuine self. However, I also know that I am passionate about helping kids who have to wear glasses, and that GRADY GETS GLASSES sends a positive message. I am willing to work hard and do all the things that also made me a successful teacher for 37</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="">years. I remain inspired! </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Elementary teachers in Western Pennsylvania and beyond - I am willing to come into your classroom in person or as a virtual field trip through a group called Field Trip Zoom. Check them out! <a href="http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fieldtripzoom.com/ </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face=""><br /></span><span face=""><span style="background-color: white;">Teacher friends- </span><span style="background-color: white;">let me know if you want me to read <b><i>GRADY GETS GLASSES</i></b> at your school.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span> </span>I am willing to come in to discuss the creative writing process, why writing is important, and personal fulfillment through writing, along with reading my book. I would appreciate the exposure, and I would make signed copies available for purchase in your classrooms following the reading. </b></span>Please email me at <a href="mailto:dederittman@gmail.com">dederittman@gmail.com</a> The website <a href="http://www.gradygetsglasses.com/">www.gradygetsglasses.com</a> now has plush Grady bunnies for sale!</span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"> </b><span face="" lang="EN" style="color: #292f33; line-height: 16.5pt;"><b>Please like Dede's new page Grady Gets Glasses for updates about her children's book. </b></span><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gradygetsglasses?ref=hl </a></b></span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face="" style="color: #292f33;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><b style="font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Connect with Dede!</span></b></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Twitter @dederittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Facebook Dede Faltot Rittman, Rittman Rules, Student Teaching: The Inside Scoop, <span> </span>and Grady Gets Glasses</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>LinkedIn Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Google + Dede Rittman</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tumblr The Bunny Teacher</b></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Instagram GradyGetsGlasses</b></span></div><div style="font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Pinterest </b></span><b style="color: #292f33; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 22px;">Rittman Publishing, LLC ®</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p>Dede Rittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912442753413422364noreply@blogger.com0