Music is another potent medium for influencing thoughts and behaviors — especially in children. So says culture critic Thomas L. Jipping in a report entitled “There’s a Virus Loose Within Our Culture: An Honest Look at Music’s Impact.” The report, which is endorsed by the PTC, reviews surveys of hundreds of studies on the subject,… Read more »
Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course!!!!Each of us has such a bank…. Read more »
While the original curriculum was developed for Pre-K through middle school our writers and myself have spent the last 5 years writing and implementing curriculum for Secondary schools.The Bureau of Essential Ethics Education currently offers a Secondary Respect Seminar for students and teachers, a comprehensive teachers seminar title Essential Ethics Education, Ethic Forum Issues, Monday… Read more »
Discovering the moments, events and people that turn lives around create people of impact. Why is it that some people fully believe they have the power to change lives and impact others while others continually describe situations as hopeless, unattainable and look for the excuses that prevent us from making a significant difference! “6Cs that… Read more »
Discovering the moments, events and people that turn lives around create people of impact. Why is it that some people fully believe they have the power to change lives and impact others while others continually describe situations as hopeless, unattainable and look for the excuses that prevent us from making a significant difference! “6 Cs… Read more »
Student Responsibility Drop out of high school and 18 states, 12 of them in the South, will revoke a license. Many of those states will also take it away for poor grades or poor behavior. The laws have proved immensely popular with voters and politicians, who are convinced that they have found the trigger mechanism,… Read more »
Adolescent children, while adamant about their knowledge to make their own decisions, often lack the wisdom and experience to be successful. While they reject parental guidance, there is ample evidence to suggest that they need frequent small dosages of truth. As an adult, we have come to realize that truth is scarce yet necessary in… Read more »
Student Letters to Students Invite your class to write letters to other students in the class for being Responsible and Respectful. When you use Gene Bedley’s WBR (Without Being Reminded) Program Cards you can not only have the student whose name is drawn out of the basket but you can invite the entire class to… Read more »
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge,… Read more »
The Bureau of Essential Ethics Education is currently working on a Value Based Mentoring program where 9th graders mentor 6th graders throughout their schooling experience. Some of the 20 minute mentoring sessions are listed below For more information you can write or email us of how you can start a program in your school. 1…. Read more »
