Articles written by Valerie Warda

Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values The importance of common courtesy: 6 of 13

It's the simple things in life that can give great rewards. Forget bouquets and trophies; most of us are grateful for good manners or kind words spoken to us by anyone. Feeling worn on a recent Friday afternoon, a few teacher friends and I found ourselves cheering a bit (good food and drink helped, too) as we recalled though...
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Second Life: The ups and downs of a virtual life: 6 of 7

Born too late to be 1920's flappers, a teaching colleague and I posed in bright red, fringed shifts and feathery boas for a fun memento during an outing with students to Great America. Even with its historic backdrop and sepia tones, our recent photo will never be considered authentic, obviously. For many decades, humans hav...