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Thanks to everyone who submitted the following quotation: "According to recognized aeronautical tests, the bumblebee cannot fly because of the weight and shape of his body in relation to his total wing area. The bumblebee does not know this so he goes ahead and flies anyway." We aren't sure, but we believe that Mary Kay (of Mary Kay cosmetics) may have been the one to state this as an example of perserverance--- when Mary Kay began her company in the early 1960's she was told that women are not business leaders and do not own companies....women should be barefoot and pregnant. (I know that the City of Dallas is glad that she ignored this prediction for her cosmetic company, as those MK consultants spend millions each year in Dallas when MK holds the convention here!) For the reasoning why this quote was needed---- Our mini "One Book, One Community" program read "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk. The discussion came up among our high school students about different things, including "what are grits?" (because the main character had to kneel in the grits). As a reminder of the book, we created small packets of "bee things" or "honey things" and gave the students their own bags of: Bit o' Honey candy, honey flavored crackers, a small packet of grits, and the quote (as requested from LM_NET). The bags were yellow and had pictures of bees on them....and with the quote we reminded our students: --- "Never, Ever Quit Doing Your Very Best....remember this: According to recognized aeronautical tests, the bumblebee cannot fly because of the weight and shape of his body in relation to his total wing area. The bumblebee does not know this, so he goes ahead and flies anyway." We told our students that all things are possible with the right attitude and positive reinforcement (which we give them)---to the bee, the honey is his reinforcement and no one has told him anything differently about his ability to achieve his goal! Thanks again for all your help!! ~Shonda Shonda Brisco, MLIS US / Technology Librarian Fort Worth Country Day School Fort Worth, TX sbrisco@fwcds.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------