How often we wish for another chance To make a fresh beginning. A chance to blot out our mistakes And change failure into winning. It does not take a special time To make a brand-new start, It only takes the deep desire To try with all our heart. To live a little better, To always… Read more »
1- Purchase or make a small marble size bag that has a pull string for opening and closing. 2- Hold the bag open as kids enter the classroom or walk your classroom lines. 3- Invite kids to tell stories they want you to know about into the bag. 4- When all kids have entered the… Read more »
If you find your mind wanders when there’s work to be done, Or your thinking’s mighty dark when you’re out in the sun, If you’re thinking that your life is soon about to fail, You are probably on the wrong end of the “Gotta Have Hope Scale”. Oh, the “Gotta Have Hope Scale” is the… Read more »
“He who, having lost one ideal, refuses to give his heart and soul to another and nobler, is like a man who declines to build a house on rock because the wind and rain ruined his house on the sand.” – Constance Naden
“Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.” – Leonardo da Vinci
The Penny Drill One of the activities I use with teens in our Teen Respect Seminar is the Penny Drill below. The implementation procedure includes the following. 1- Invite the students to form a circle for the activity. 2- Pass out one penny to each participant. 3- Explain that you are going to read a… Read more »
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. – Theodore Roosevelt
Meaning of Responsibility * Responsibility is taking care of your duties. * Responsibility is answering for your actions. * Responsibility is accountability. * Responsibility is trustworthiness. Why Being Responsible is Important * Responsibility is a core value for living honorably. * Responsibility is being accountable for your behavior. * Responsibility is being dependable when you… Read more »
1. “To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world.” 2. “Real friends are those who, when you feel you’ve made a fool of yourself, don’t feel you’ve done a permanent job.” 3. “Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.”… Read more »
ROle Model David Robinson will be retiring from the NBA San Antonio Spurs this year. He and his wife have given over 9 million dollars to found a school for urban children. “Life is not all about making as much money as you can and being as famous as you can; it’s about service,” he… Read more »
