“Dwelling on problems does not move you closer to finding solutions!” – Gene Bedley

If you think you are beaten, you are; If you think you dare not, you don’t; If you want to win but think you can’t; It’s almost a cinch you won’t. If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost; For out of the world we find Success begins with a fellow’s will; It’s all in a… Read more »

It is only a tiny rosebud, A flower of God’s design; But I cannot unfold the petals With these clumsy hands of mine. The secret of unfolding flowers Is not known to such as I. GOD opens this flower so sweetly, Then in my hands they die. If I cannot unfold a rosebud, This flower… Read more »

If we were making a garden where flowers and vegetables grow, We must work the ground and plant the seed, carefully, row by row. A garden needs a great deal of work, back-breaking and tiring toil, But we’re working with God and his miracles when we’re working with the soil. And that’s the way with… Read more »

“Obedience keeps the rules. Love knows when to break them.” – Anthony de Mello

The all-important, connecting link between knowing right and good and doing right and good will always be having the character to do what is right and good. – Russell Gough

Welcome back for our tenth year. We now have over 7,000 schools in the Values in Action! Network. We have some great ideas to help you assist and guide your students/staff in creating an ethical community. As you have experienced in the past, our goal is to provide you appropriate age level solutions and strategies… Read more »

Discipline Strategies and Solutions Students can and will make responsible choices when administrators, teachers and adults implement comprehensive plans for school wide discipline programs in their schools. All too often one of the major components of a comprehensive discipline plan is neglected and we fail to help students see the correlation between cause and effect… Read more »

NEW Seminar Bullying and Social Aggression Seminar March 7, 2006 Pasadena Participants will not only profit from the simple but significant solutions and strategies for working with challenging students but also receive numerous ideas for classroom and school wide programs that prevent disrespect, irresponsible and violence on school campuses. Participants will be introduced to appropriate… Read more »

Friday, February 24, 2006 By JENNIFER H. CUNNINGHAM HERALD NEWS Kiara Tanguis, a sixth-grader at Memorial School, said the bullying she’s endured is so hurtful that she dreads going to school every day. “It’s hard to ignore them,” the bespectacled 11-year-old said at the Home and School meeting Tuesday night in the school library. “They… Read more »