Through the holidays, we all try our very hardest to focus on others; it is after all the season for giving.  That may not always be as easy for children.  And so, it's very rewarding when we find an educational professional that encourages selflessness in a unique way.

Ms. Clearie with a school in Fayette County, Georgia, teaches art to Pre-K through 5th grades.  Over the holidays, she had her students make holiday cards.  This taught them what art was and how successful they could be creating something.  But the added touch was the message that they included in the cards.  Those cards were sent to soldiers overseas and the messages were words of encouragement and appreciation for "their service and personal sacrafice."    --I'm sure the soldiers appreciated them too!