Sung to: “If You’re Happy and You Know It” Put your bottom on the rug, on the rug! Put your bottom on the rug, on the rug! Put your bottom on the rug, And give yourself a hug, Put your bottom on the rug, on the rug. – Author Unknown
“Values are lighthouses, they keep you from crashing on the rocks!” – Dr. Laura Schlesinger
Publish a grade level/school newsletter Respect Factor and distribute it throughout your grade level and school both to students and parents. The Respect Factor can include stories and interviews written by student reporters. Stories, photographs, cartoons, charts and award notification or contests may accompany the articles. Reporters can watch for role models of respect –… Read more »
Don’t speak unless you can improve on the silence. – Spanish Proverb
“Dwelling on problems does not move you closer to finding solutions!” – Gene Bedley
“If you want the rainbow in life, you gotta be willing to put up with the rain!” “If we really want to live, we’d better start at once to try!” Sometimes, patience, perseverance and time are the simplest ingredients to achieving your personal success. If you really think about it, most great achievements weren’t born… Read more »
“Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.” – Tryon Edwards
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
After working as a clinical psychologist for more than thirty-one years, I retired to begin my second career as a children’s author. So far I have written three children’s values books and, as much as I love writing my books, what I love even more are my visits to the classrooms where the students and… Read more »
In a Values in Action! Classroom you will observe kids openly taking positions on various kinds of ethical dilemmas. You’re invited to have your class participate by taking a position on these issues and giving a rationale for your position. All kids are required to take a position and present their rationale. Invite your class… Read more »
