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Howe ISD announces weather make up date Howe ISD has canceled school three full days and parts of two days due to inclement weather. Two bad weather days were built into their calendar along with banked days above the minimum required by the state. One of the ISD’s designated bad weather days is April 15, which is Good Friday. However, since they have banked days available, they are going to keep April 15 as a school holiday. May 20 will now be the make-up date which was the other bad weather day on the calendar. This is subject to change should there be more inclement weather days.
8thAnnual Bulldog Run scheduled for April The Howe ISD Student Health Advisory Council has announced the 8th Annual Bulldog Run for April 30 at the Charles R. Thompson Gymnasium parking lot at Howe Middle School. The event will include a 5K run and a one mile walk/fun run and health fair. Participants registering by April 6 will receive a t-shirt on the day of the event (with paid entry). Those registering after April 6 will receive a t-shirt one to two weeks after the event. Registrations can be found at HoweISD.net or here.
Texas History Minute In the early 1900s, many city zoos did not have a significant number of animals to exhibit because of the difficulty in obKen Bridges taining animals from the far corners of the globe. And fewer cities could establish zoos for that same reason. Frank Buck, an animal trapper and adventurer, helped bring countless specimens to zoos in the United States and inspired generations of Americans to appreciate wildlife, all the while thrilling the public with stories of his adventures. Because of Buck’s early work with animals, he helped educate the public about wildlife and increased the popularity of zoos across the nation.
100,000 animals altogether. In 1923, he was hired to manage the new San Diego Zoo in California, with zoo directors impressed by his reputation and handling of animals. However, Buck reportedly had many disagreements with the board of directors and resigned after only a few months. Buck developed a steady following thanks to his exploits. In 1932, he coauthored with journalist Edward Anthony his best-selling memoirs Bring ‘Em Back Alive. The book’s success and his dramatic storytelling led to a movie and radio program of the same name. Later that year, buoyed by their initial success, Buck and Anthony wrote a second collection of Buck’s stories titled Wild Cargo.
Frank Buck was born in 1884 in Gainesville. He enjoyed collecting birds and other small animals throughout his childhood. His family soon moved to Dallas, where he attended the local schools. His most promising subject was geography, but he reported years later that the limited curriculum bored him, and he quite school in the seventh grade. After working a series of odd jobs, he eventually made his way to Chicago. In 1911, he took an extended trip to Brazil and explored deep into the rain forests. Fascinated by the beauty and extensive wildlife he saw, Buck brought back dozens of exotic birds back to the Untied States with him. As he disembarked in New York, he found many people just as fascinated with the birds who then convinced Buck to sell them at a comfortable profit. Inspired, Buck then went to Asia to bring back more exotic animals to sell in the United States and began a life as an animal trapper. For the next several years, he trapped and collected thousands of animals for zoos and private collectors. Over the course of his career, he captured snakes, birds, elephants, tigers, lions, kangaroos, camels, giraffes, crocodiles, and hyenas. Buck estimated that his expeditions took as many as
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Living with children Is the following statement true or false? It is often the case that children like what is not good for them and do not like what is John Rosemond good for them. True, right? Right! The question then becomes, are you trying to be liked by your child? Other forms of the same question are…Does it bother you when your child acts like he doesn’t like you? When your child acts like he’s doesn’t care for you, do you try to correct the situation? Do you desire, in your heart of hearts, to be seen by your child as a friend? If you answered “yes” to those questions, then you have proven beyond a shadow of doubt that you are not of sound mind. In this case, a sound mind is defined as not caring one way or the other whether your child likes you at any given moment in time, or not. What an odd concept, that being an adult who wants to be liked by a child. Children are driven by their senses. A child will choose a sugar-laden, artificially purple-orange-colored junk drink over pure, refreshing water, for example. A child will choose sugarand carbo-saturated junk food over green food that grew in unadulterated soil. What an odd concept, that being an adult who wants to be liked by a child. What, pray tell, does one say to such a person, given that he or she has unequivocally evidenced no evidence of a sound mind? I suggest, “Good luck with that.” Children are quick to sense when an adult wants to be liked by them. They may lack the ability to express their understanding, but keep in mind that
Frank Buck appeared in seven more movies between 1934 and 1949 and co-authored seven more books on his experiences. At the Chicago World Fair in 1933 and the New York World Fair in 1939, Buck created exhibits featuring thousands of animals that delighted audiences. He was married three times. Shortly after his third marriage, he settled with his new wife and daughter in San Angelo. During World War II, he traveled extensively across the United States, speaking to different groups about his adventures. In March 1950, he died in Houston following a protracted fight with lung cancer.
children are intuitively brilliant. When a child senses that an adult wants to be liked, the child begins to spiral—some children more rapidly than others—out of control. The child senses, correctly, that someone who wants to be liked is incapable of effectively correcting his behavior. The adult in question is acting like he is the child’s peer, and peers cannot effectively discipline one another. The successful discipline of a child requires that the adult act like, well, an adult. Acting like an adult involves establishing an emotional and physical boundary between yourself and your child. You can be friendly, but you can’t be a friend. You are available, but you are not at the child’s beck-and-call. The child is not the center of your world. Quite the opposite: YOU are the center of HIS world. You are a role model of what it means to be an adult. Your primary relationships are with other adults, beginning with your spouse. You are, from your child’s point of view, an interesting person who does lots of things with other interesting people your own age. You don’t allow your child’s behavior to trigger and drive your emotions. If you often say things like, “My child drives me crazy sometimes,” then you are one of those child-driven people and I’m sorry to have to tell you, but the problem is not your child. To be an effective boss, you first must be an impeccable boss of yourself. And make no mistake, your child needs a boss, not a thirty- or fortysomething year-old friend. Family psychologist John Rosemond: johnrosemond.com, parentguru John Rosemond has worked with families, children, and parents since 1971 in the field of family psychology. In 1971, John earned his masters in psychology from Western Illinois University and was elected to the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society.
