“Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.” – Leonardo da Vinci

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. – Theodore Roosevelt

Meaning of Responsibility * Responsibility is taking care of your duties. * Responsibility is answering for your actions. * Responsibility is accountability. * Responsibility is trustworthiness. Why Being Responsible is Important * Responsibility is a core value for living honorably. * Responsibility is being accountable for your behavior. * Responsibility is being dependable when you… Read more »

1. “To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world.” 2. “Real friends are those who, when you feel you’ve made a fool of yourself, don’t feel you’ve done a permanent job.” 3. “Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.”… Read more »

ROle Model David Robinson will be retiring from the NBA San Antonio Spurs this year. He and his wife have given over 9 million dollars to found a school for urban children. “Life is not all about making as much money as you can and being as famous as you can; it’s about service,” he… Read more »

I talk and talk and talk, and I haven’t taught people in 50 years what my father taught by example in one week. – Mario Cuomo

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood. – Fred Rogers

Implementation Procedure 1- Exclusive use of Voice tends to be neutralized especially when the voice is overused to illicit responses from children. 2-Two claps and a non-verbal hand signal cause kids to look for clues to behave. I recommend that you use the verbal command along with the non-verbal clue in the early stages of… Read more »

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Purchase some wide 1’1/2 colored painters tape and cut 2 feet pieces of tape to stick on the children You can write on the Responsibility Sash I’m a responsible Person or I am Dependable The child will wear it during the day as well wear it home so everyone can say something positive about the… Read more »