“There is an infinite difference between a little wrong and just right; Between fairly good and the best; Between mediocrity and superiority.” Orison Swett Marden Self Control There is no better time to take up this character value than the month in which kids across America return to the classroom for a new academic year…. Read more »
Using the items listed below. Rate yourselves with the “consistently, sometimes, or never” scale. I suggest that you discuss it together and encourage everyone to be open, honest, and of course, respectful. I hope it will help you focus on important issues and improve the “climate” at your house. Circle the best description after you… Read more »
To Help Others A lack of stray pennies in the halls of the Franklin Township School has nothing to do with efficient janitors. The entire school population has been picking up the pennies as it works to collect money for Pennies for Peace. The nonprofit raises pennies — and only pennies — to fund education… Read more »
” When we think we’ve “arrived” Remember the lesson of the whale: just when you get to the top, and you start to blow that’s when you get harpooned The man who gets too big for his britches will be exposed in the end. ” When we’re afraid to take necessary risks The fear of… Read more »
When you say you are sorry, it means you’ll never do it again! Children need to know that “I’m sorry” truly does have meaning and involves ownership. – Candace Rowland
Most children can distinguish between truth and lying by age 4. “That doesn’t mean kids can’t have an overwhelming desire to want something to be different,” says Susan Esquilin, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey. The 5- or 6-year-old who lies about the broken vase… Read more »
A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose. Her father, a chef,… Read more »
When students have completed their assignment and they have extra time you can put together a fanny pack full of various kinds of manipulative toys and gadgets that kids like to play with. They can play with the things in their pack until the teacher is ready to move on. – Karen Pace
Every morning I greet each child with a smile and an enthusiastic “Good Morning.” Those who do not respond, or look said, I keep out of the room. Then I “hug the worries out” until they have a smile on their face. Then they can enter the classroom. Cheryl Lish Belfair Elementary School Baton Rouge,… Read more »
1-My Genetics Genetics explain predisposition, but they don’t excuse your behavior. You still have choices! 2- My Circumstances Character defects are often attempts to fill unmet needs, ie. the need for respect. If I don’t get enough positive attention I will get attention in a negative way. 3-My Choices Character defects are often positive qualities… Read more »
