Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they’ve stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments. – Actor Kevin Costner

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 »

“Maintaining a positive school climate is important. You can’t get to the business of teaching and learning if students don’t feel sure that they are safe” according to Aileen Sterling, Principal of Cerro Villa Middle School. Such sentiments led her to ask Jennifer Van Horik a counselor at Cerro Villa to implement a character education… Read more »

DECIDE TO FORGIVE FOR RESENTMENT IS NEGATIVE RESENTMENT IS POISONOUS RESENTMENT DIMINISHES AND DEVOURS THE SELF. BE THE FIRST TO FORGIVE TO SMILE AND TAKE THE FIRST STEP AND YOU WILL SEE HAPPINESS BLOOM ON THE FACE OF YOUR HUMAN BROTHER OR SISTER. BE ALWAYS THE FIRST DO NOT WAIT FOR OTHERS TO FORGIVE. FOR… Read more »

Book Review Magical heroes like Harry Potter, Spiderman, or Catwoman provide plenty of entertainment for kids, but in real life heroes are made of sterner stuff than celluloid fantasies. In this inspiring collection of biographies, critically acclaimed writer and psychologist Sandra McLeod Humphrey shows young people that heroes were once ordinary people whose strength of… Read more »

Everyone who has ever taken a shower has had an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it that makes a difference. – Nolan Bushnell

The greatest glory is not in never failing but in rising up every time we fall. – Confucius

Values in Action! Rules to Relate Fill-in Activity 1. The demand to be right creates… 2. If you can’t admit you’re wrong you’ll never… 3. No rules… 4. To belittle others is to … 5. It’s O.K. to make mistakes that’s the way… 6. Kids with high self-esteem don’t … 7. Lose and Laugh law:… Read more »

Children need reminders more than they need to be informed! – Gene Bedley

For children who resist hugs or are introverted tactile defensive, I have kids use Huggy Puppy. Huggy Puppy has a dog head with two long legs that kids wear to give other kids hugs. The paws are big gloves. – Pat Haseltime