Columnist Art Buchwald tells the story of a day when he was riding in a cab in New York City with a friend. When they got out of the cab, the friend said to the driver, “Thank you for the ride. You did a super job of driving this cab!” The taxi driver seemed stunned… Read more »
“Aside from basketball, the best thing I bring to the table is my character. I m not going to change because I ve got the money and I m number 1.” Dwight Howard, on being selected first by Orlando in the NBA Draft – Dwight Howard
There has been a great deal of research done on the value of fathers’ involvement with their children, but nowhere is fathers involvement more significant than in a child’s education. According to a study conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics (1996 National Household Education Survey), fathers can be a positive force in their… Read more »
“Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth … Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar.” John Edgar Hoover (1895-1972), American director of FBI –… Read more »
Sunday, February 19, 2006 CALLIE CLARK MILLER ~ Southeast Missourian Educators and even law enforcement agencies have established programs to help prevent bullying. The poster in the glass display case at Alma Schrader Elementary explains it best. Beneath the colored pencil drawing of an angry-looking girl wearing big black boots kicking a crying classmate, a… Read more »
A professional educator is value driven, guided by principles, passion and a purpose bigger than themselves. A professional educator is a need analyst who s competent to diagnose and prescribe options for educational success and significance. A professional educator believes their work is a vocation and calling rather than an occupation where one merely occupies… 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 »
The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat. – Napolean Hill
If I had my child to raise all over again, I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later. I’d finger paint more, and point the finger less. I would do less correcting and more connecting. I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes. I would care to know less and know… Read more »
“Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.” – Henry Van Dyke
