Last fall I was asked to speak to 3,000 employees of a large supermarket chain in the Midwest on building customer loyalty and regenerating the spirit in your workplace. One of the ideas I stressed was the importance of adding a personal “signature” to your work. With all the downsizing, re-engineering, overwhelming technological changes and… Read more »
Values in Action! I’ve learned that you can keep going long after you think you can’t. I’ve learned that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel. I’ve learned that either you control your attitude or it controls you. I’ve learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is… Read more »
Preamble The educator, believing in the worth and dignity of each human being, recognizes the supreme importance of the pursuit of truth, devotion to excellence, and the nurture of the democratic principles. Essential to these goals is the protection of freedom to learn and to teach and the guarantee of equal educational opportunity for all…. Read more »
David received a parrot for his birthday. This parrot was fully grown with a bad attitude and terrible vocabulary. Every other word was an expletive. Those that weren’t expletives were, to say the least, rude. David tried hard to change the bird’s attitude. He was constantly saying polite words and playing soft music; he did… Read more »
1. Respect other ideas and be prepared to learn from others. (We are all learners with learners.) 2. Cooperate with your group by supporting each other’s ideas. Don’t argue, we are a team. (Encourage each other.) 3. Show compassion for the person who is sharing their ideas by saying “That’s a good idea.” be a… Read more »
1. Evidence tells us we cannot drill a hole in our section of the boat because it would effect others in the boat. All our choices impact not only ourselves but those around us. If I said yes to drugs what impact would that have on me, my family and my neighbors or friends? 2…. Read more »
School Violence The Michigan State Department of Education has several resources to assist schools develop a school violence prevention program http://www.mde.state.mi.us/school/safety.shtml – Michigan State Dept. of Education
First person to raise their voice or fist is the first person to run out of Ideas! – Author Unknown
“Character is higher than intellect.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
A free publication is available to educators and others. School Violence: A Prevention Program is available from Insurance Services Office, Inc. The report provides an overview of the scope of violence in schools and outlines steps that schools, communities, parents and students can take to prevent such violence. For a free copy of the report,… Read more »
