Americans Say… Did you think the world would side with your barbaric acts? You just damned your cause and we’ll follow your tracks. Did you want to promote a spirit of fear? You steeled our resolve, we now see clear. Did you want to rip and tear us apart? You just bound us together with… Read more »
Values in Action! Students in the Values in Action Character Education Program memorize the following affirmations: RESPECT – I recognize the importance of being a person who initiates respect toward others. I will show consideration for the ideas, feelings, and unique needs of others. INTEGRITY – I don’t have to cheat to win. I am… Read more »
As Americans we have experienced an unprecedented tragedy causing great grief and sorrow throughout our land. We have been devastated by the loss of life and the destruction of our way of life. In times of tragedy it is important to examine our response to these horrific events. Here are a few I trust you… Read more »
While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide. “He’s a fine looking boy” the man said. “That’s my son on the… Read more »
You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them. – Malcom Forbes
“I get embarrassed that I let my parents down.” “I lie when I really want to get my way!” “If I tell a lie I get into trouble and get punished.” “When I tell a lie it really upsets my mother. My dad comes unglued!” “The worst lie I ever heard was when my sister… Read more »
To upset or tease someone, like telling lies about someone or spreading rumors about another person. To tell lies about people to deliberately hurt them. Remember: Hurt people hurt people! To get out of trouble by saying you didn’t do something when you actually did. To be dishonest and not acknowledge what you do. To… Read more »
By STEVEN GOODE The Hartford Courant August 22, 2001 As he sat, eyes closed and head in hands, in the stands of Hartford Public High School’s muggy gymnasium early Tuesday morning, Cameron Cooper had one thought reverberating through his mind. “It’s my vacation. They’re messing up my vacation,” Cooper said. The reluctant 15-year-old was among… Read more »
Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values. – Joshua L. Liebman
Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each one of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation. – John F. Kennedy
