Yesterday and Today “Manners are of more importance than laws.” -Edmund Burke, British statesman, 1700’s “Without good manners, human society becomes intolerable and impossible.” -George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, 1800’s “If manners were an animal, it would be an endangered species.” -Henry C. Rogers, American public relations expert, 1984 How things were different not too… Read more »
More than 250 Altus teachers, administrators, support personnel, and parents attended an afternoon presentation by Gene Bedley, Executive Director, of the National Character Education Center, Santa Margarita, California. The in-service program, hosted by Altus Public Schools and sponsored by APOE, dealt with character-centered classrooms. Bedley’s materials are currently being used in over 5500 schools nationwide…. Read more »
Should you find it hard to get to sleep tonight; Just remember the homeless family who has no bed to lie in. Should you find yourself stuck in traffic; don’t despair. There are people in this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege. Should you have a bad day at work; Think of… Read more »
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardships as a pathway to peace; taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it… Read more »
In the Values in Action! Curriculum one of the seven core ethical virtues we emphasis is Positive Mental Attitude. While P.M.A. Positive Mental Attitude itself is not a core ethical virtues. The attributes that surround it courage, conscience, confidence and commitment are and contribute most to a person who thinks and works for the best… Read more »
The following poem is quoted from “Audrey Hepburn” by Barry Paris, (c)1996 Putnam She read it to children for inspiration For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his fingers… Read more »
Group Promotes Keeping Virginity Aemi Kato is a rebel at her high school. But not in the traditional sense: The 15-year-old has signed a pledge to avoid sex until she’s married. “I’m pretty much by myself on this at my school,” the New World School of the Arts student said with a shrug. “But sex… Read more »
June 15,1999 BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (AP) — Respect is about to become the law in Louisiana’s classrooms. The Legislature is on the verge of passing Gov. Mike Foster’s bill requiring students to address teachers and other school employees as “ma’am” or “sir” or use the appropriate title of Mr., Miss, Ms. or Mrs. It could… Read more »
* Make a list of the various forms of violence * Provide small group discussions about the personal impact of violence on you. * Conduct weekly research on current TV , Movie viewing and Electronic Board Game participation by charting results. *Identify the various levels of anger and explore the causes of angry outburst in… Read more »
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, violence prevention efforts such as the activities in the pine grove have become as much a part of the curriculum as reading, writing and arithmetic. With its 19 staff psychologists, scores of counselors, and programs to identify and help emotionally troubled students, Cypress-Fairbanks has one of the most comprehensive violence prevention… Read more »
