Teach Them to THINK
One of my favorite books is Hooray for Diffendoofer Day by none other than Dr. Seuss. This book was Theodore Geisel’s last muse about a school, a principal, and teachers who make students think. It was completed with the help of Jack Prelutsky and Lane Smith and considering Dr. Seuss’s birthday is celebrated in March each year, I thought this would make a timely post. Diffendoofer School is described as a place of joyful learning , where teachers love to teach, and students love to learn. The heroine of the book is Miss Bonkers , the teacher who is bouncy as a flea. “Look! Look! She chirps. I’ll show you how To tell a cactus from a cow, And then I shall instruct you why A hippo cannot hope to fly.” Then readers are introduced to Mr. Lowe , the principal of Diffendoofer School, described by students as the “saddest man that any o...