Self-Responsibility “The buck stops here” Harry Truman, our thirty-third U.S. President, made those words famous. As our commander-in-chief at the perilous end of World War II, Mr. Truman exemplified self-responsibility leadership.
A Welcome from the Editors Welcome everyone to the 2002-2003 school year.Our newsletter is in it’s seventh year of printing and the feedback from all of you on the solutions and strategies for your classroom continue to receive the highest accolades. We ask all of our contributors to share only practical solutions and strategies. Your… Read more »
Effort only releases it’s reward after you refuse to quit. – Gene Bedley
Choose one of the ideas below and you’ll see better anger manager skills… 1. Put angry, abusive words kids say in the Anger Bag (paper bag) and have them wrinkle the bag every time they put a hurtful word inside. Kids can smooth out the Anger Bag with kind words. I would make a list… Read more »
Gifts are not just the temporal expressions for various holidays that most often are mere things we exchange. I recently spoke to Tracey Bailey, the National Teacher of the Year, about a wonderful gift he gives his eight children at home. Every week they identify various kinds of problems they feel need to be solved… Read more »
Every man, according to an ancient legend, is born into the world with two bags suspended from his neck. A small bag in front full of his neighbors’ faults, and a large bag behind filled with his own faults. Hence it is that men are quick to see the faults of others, and yet are… Read more »
In Cindi Baker’s social studies class at Davis Drive Middle School, students research the lives of famous North Carolinians and study their accomplishments. But just as important, Baker says, her students in the Cary school learn about the strength of character behind those achievements: the perseverance that propelled Michael Jordan to the top of the… Read more »
The greatest glory is not in never failing but in rising up every time we fall. – Confucius
The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles removed from their path by others. It develops from within and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber. – William Mather Lewis
* Lack of eye contact when others share ideas. * Invading another person’s space without an invitation. * Overt name calling and demeaning of another person. * Racial characterization and labeling rather than seeing individuals as unique. * Discrediting another person’s contributions as less significant than your own. * Treating individuals differently than the way… Read more »
