Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is an American holiday (though celebrated world-wide by different names) dedicated to the achievements of workers. Take today to think about it. Me, I’ll take it literally–labor! I enjoy labor, the good feeling of finishing, meeting goals, working hard.
“I learned the value of hard work by working hard.” — Margaret Mead
“You always pass failure on your way to success.” — Mickey Rooney
“Hard work keeps the wrinkles out of the mind and spirit.” — Helena Rubinstein
“Dedication, hard work all the time, and belief.” — Cristiano Ronaldo
If you’re devoting Labor Day to your writing (rather than teacher prep) but need a kick start, here are suggestions for favorite labor-saving tools for writers:
- Reedsy’s Best 23 Writing Tools of 2024
- 25 Top Tools for Writers to Crush it in 2024
- The 14 Best Writing Tools for Writers in 2024
- The 30 Best Tools for Writers
- Plot Generator
- AI Plot Generator
A few Labor Day websites to enjoy for teaching:
- Child Labor
- Cybraryman’s Labor Day page--comprehensive as is his way
- History of Labor Day–Movie
- Labor Day’s Violent Beginnings
- PBS Kids: Labor Day
- Ten Labor Day Facts (from Forbes)
- Today in History (Labor Day)–from Library of Congress
- Why Americans and Canadians Celebrate Labor Day–YT video
That’s all I’ve got! Have a great holiday!
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Labor Day past posts for Teacher-Authors
- Labor Day: Be a Writer?
- No Labor Day Break for Me!
- Labor Day Thoughts: Do You Really Want Your Job to be ‘Writer’?
- How to Write a Book on Labor Day
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Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
