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We know that people are capable of doing both good and evil and that all human beans develop character as they practice virtue and avoid vice. We know, too, that every normal human bean has opportunity to be fully mentally developed with the right education and the school of life. Learn more...

The Good Teachers are the Great Cultivators of Souls - The real teacher leads by example, shows great responsibility and is always the greatest student in the class. Many teachers invariably declare that they have learned more, especially in the first year of teaching, than in any year at college. Teaching is that special type of job which has opportunity for constant intellectual growth.

Traditional Quilting & Beyond - The name quilt implies two or more fabrics held together with many stitches. The verb, to quilt, is defined as "To stitch or to sew together at frequent intervals in order to confine in place the several layers of cloth and wadding of which a garment, comforter, etc., may be made. To stitch or sew in lines or patterns." Through the years, quilts have become documents of history. They are the products of their society, influenced by the culture, and the environment of the people who made them.

Family Fun - Play With Children - Our sedentary styles of leaving and learning become a more difficult environment for children to navigate life successfully. Playing with your child is recipe for success and win win for everybody involved. Play offers parents and caregivers a wonderful opportunity to engage fully with their children and help them meet important health and developmental milestones. The type of play and frequency of play that works for you and your family will probably look different than what works for another family, so find what works best for you and your child.

Quilting Craft - In the past quilting craft was very popular. Quilts were frequently made to commemorate major life events, such as marriages, to welcome a new baby, graduations, or when individuals left their homes for other communities. Sometimes the quilts were made and auctioned off to raise money for variety of community projects or fundraising after disasters and war.

Domestic Arts - The origin of the domestic arts of all nations is shrouded in mystery. Since accurate dates cannot be obtained, traditional accounts must be accepted. The folklore of any country is always exceedingly interesting and generally has a few kernels of fact imbedded somewhere in its flowers of legend, although some of our most familiar household objects are not even mentioned by tradition.

Egyptian Patchwork - Today Egyptians are making patchwork that is undoubtedly a development of the very art practised in the days of Ptolemy, Rameses, and Cleopatra. They do not use their patchwork to adorn quilts, since these are unknown in the warm Nile valley, but as covers for cushions, panels for screens, and decorations suitable for wall hangings.

Ancient Greek and Roman Needle Art - While among the ancient Greeks and Romans all the arts of the needle were held in the greatest esteem, comparatively little attention was paid to the adornment of their sleeping apartments. Accounts of early Greek houses state that, while the bedchambers were hung all about with curtains and draperies, these were usually of plain fabrics with little attempt at decoration.

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