1. Accept changes as the norm. Concentrate on becoming a lifelong learner, not one who sees education as the completion of a formal education. 2. Success is a fly in the eye of a frog. Success is more in what you give to others rather than a big bank account. Focus on the right priorities… Read more »
A RESPONSIBLE PERSON MEANS … 1. IDENTIFYING AND WRITING GOALS FOR MY LIFE. 2. PROCESSING MY EMOTIONS THROUGH MY BRAIN BEFORE RESPONDING. 3. FINDING A WAY RATHER THAN MAKING EXCUSES. 4. PUTTING SIGNS IN MY LIFE TO HELP ME REMEMBER WHAT TO DO. 5. DEVELOPING INTROSPECTIVE AND SELF REGULATION SKILLS FOR SELF IMPROVEMENT. 6. KEEPING… Read more »
IN GOD WE TRUST If I Want to Be a Happy, Useful Citizen I Must Have: COURAGE AND HOPE I must be brave – This means I must be brave enough and strong enough to control what I think, and what I say and what I do, and I must always be hopeful because hope… Read more »
1. Lack of Sensitivity to others needs- Become an active and disciplined listener! 2. Jealousy Believe and have faith that you have unique options! 3. Self Image Adults can affirm and child can confirm acts of personal worth. 4. Different Point of View We learn from different perspectives. Promote Respect! 5. Lack of Understanding Seek… Read more »
DENVER – Colorado high school students, from athletes to musicians, will begin wearing tiny, black-and-white patches this fall that bear a single word: respect. The patch is designed to promote harmony among the typical school cliques whose divisions were exposed so painfully in the Columbine High School shooting that left 15 people dead. “We felt… Read more »
“Values are the seeds from which all behavior grows.” 1. Value-based schools and homes develop value-driven children. WHY: Children who demonstrate respect, compassion, cooperation, integrity, a positive mental attitude, perseverance, and initiative are the children who will make a difference and stand out in the world of tomorrow. In value-based schools and homes, adults cultivate… Read more »
From Educating for Character: How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility by Prof. Thomas Likona (Bantam, 1991). 1. There is a clear and urgent need, as young people increasingly hurt themselves and others because of unawareness of and/or indifference to moral values. 2. Transmitting moral values to the next generation has always been one… Read more »
The air is thick these days with talk of education reform, of adding exit exams and raising standards and providing tougher discipline. It’s good to hear, as far as it goes. But there’s one thing missing, one element more likely to come from Mister Rogers than from Bill Clinton or Gray Davis. Caring. “It’s not… Read more »
ABCD’S of ACHIEVEMENT by Gene Bedley A. ATTITUDE – The foundation of all success is your dominant thoughts. B. BELIEF – Belief is absolute power in realizing your goals.>p> C. COURAGE – Requires putting your convictions ahead of your comfort. D. DISCIPLINE – Inner control that pays off in results. E. ENTHUSIASM – the electricity… Read more »
There is no such thing as value-free education. There are a number of ways in which we may unwittingly teach values to our students (both positive and negative). One of the keys to effective character education is becoming conscious of the messages we convey: Am I sometimes disrespectful toward students? If so, do I admit… Read more »
