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This week's prompt: Driving Lessons

Sept 2009

• 09/20/09 - A Fruitful Endeavor
  Johnny Chapman’s birth on September 26, 1774, would not be noteworthy were it not for his outstanding character.

• 09/13/09 - Farm Animal Awareness
  Chickens, pigs, turkeys, cows, and other farm animals make up more than 95% of the animals in the U.S

• 09/06/09 - National Roald Dahl Day
  Now is the perfect time for students to lay the foundation for a successful school year.

• 08/31/09 - Welcome back to school!
  Now is the perfect time for students to lay the foundation for a successful school year.

May 2009

• 05/31/09 - Looking ahead…
  With summer approaching, now is the time for students to plan how to spend their time off from school.

• 05/24/09 - Celebrate Asian-American and Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month
  America is made great by its many cultures and traditions.

• 05/17/09 - American Red Cross
  Clara Burton helped organize the founding of the American Red Cross on May 21st, 1881.

• 05/10/09 - National Police Week
  President John F. Kennedy signed a law declaring May 10-16 to be National Police Week to honor all those who have died in the line of duty.

• 05/03/09 - Mother's Day is May 10
  This holiday, celebrated annually on the second Sunday of May in the United States and in many other countries, is a bonanza for florists, chocolatiers and gift shops.

April 2009

• 04/26/09 - Give me your tired, your poor...
  This line, from “The New Colossus,” a sonnet by 19th-century American poet Emma Lazarus, appears at the base of the Statue of Liberty.

• 04/19/09 - The Other Three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  Earth Day is April 22nd. Of course, being ecologically responsible means forming habits that last throughout the year, but this is a good opportunity to remind ourselves how to care for the environment.

• 04/12//09 - Wanted: Students with Solutions
  "That's not fair!" Young people — and adults — say it all the time. But how often do any of us develop and implement solutions to unfair situations?

• 04/05/09 - Young People’s Poetry Week is April 5-11
  During the third week of April, the Children's Book Council, the American Academy of Poets and the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress sponsor Young People's Poetry Week.