Program helps build ethical code for making good c NEOSHO, Mo. The din in the gymnasium was no more impressive than what would be heard in virtually any cafeteria in any high school. Nothing unusual about the noise until you get close enough to hear individual conversations, which focus not on prom dresses and rock… Read more »
ST. LOUIS A study of youth sports found evidence of cheating, taunting, even intentionally trying to hurt an opponent. And the bad behavior wasn t limited to the kids. Some coaches admitted yelling at athletes even verbally abusing them, and some players said they were struck. The study was conducted by researchers at the University… Read more »
Dear Gene, Have to tell you a quick story about one of my kids. He’s an incredibly bright little guy — one of the smartest I’ve ever seen. But he has an equally incredibly hard time controlling his impulses. Emotional outbursts, physical outbursts, you name it, he does it. He ages out of preschool this… Read more »
Many Faces, Many Places Are you a character mentor? As you think about that question for a moment, isolate your response by knowing I’m not asking what you did or currently do professionally. Clearly, character mentors are camouflaged in our society. They are parents, grandparents and volunteers. And, yes, they are teachers, coaches, business professionals,… Read more »
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein
A beggar had been sitting by the side of the road for thirty years. One day a stranger walked by. “Spare some change?” mumbled the beggar. “I have nothing to give you,” said the stranger. Then he asked: “What’s that you’re sitting on?” “Nothing, ” replied the beggar. “Just an old box. I’ve been sitting… Read more »
Speech About a Disabled Son At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: “When not interfered with by outside influences, everything… Read more »
Brett Favre, the lion-hearted quarterback for the Green Bay Packers is one of the time proven players in the National Football League. He s courageous, tough-minded, and persistent, often showing a rare grace under pressure, yet his boyish enthusiasm for the game is infectious as he celebrates each Packers success. A couple of Sundays ago… Read more »
This was one of the most enjoyable seminars I have ever been to. I had more fun here than at my last party? The strategies look fun to use and will be a refreshing change from the typical approaches to discipline. I don’t want to hear about maintaining behavior check lists for every student any… Read more »
The federal No Child Left Behind law of 2002 rates schools based on how students perform on state standardized tests, and if too many children score poorly, the school is judged as failing. But how much is really the school s fault? A new study by the Educational Testing Service which develops and administers more… Read more »
