One of the most popular songs in my National Discipline Seminar is titled Pay Attention or as the kids call it Little Larry . Paying attention and teaching kids how to focus is one of the most important lessons we can teach kids. The things we pay attention to in our lives are the things… Read more »
Don’t lose your head. It’s the best part of your body. ~ Jimmy Snyder You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do. ~ A. J. Kitt It’s all happening too fast. I’ve got to put the brakes on or I’ll smack into something. ~ Mel… Read more »
Six humans trapped by happenstance In black and bitter cold Each possessed a stick of wood, Or so the story’s told. Their dying fire in need of logs, The first woman held hers back For on the faces around the fire She noticed one was black. The next man looking ‘cross the way Saw one… Read more »
“It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.” — Alfred Adler (1870-1937), Austrian psychiatrist – Alfred Adler
Practical insight on the art of listening to others. When I ask you to listen to me and you start giving me advice, you have not done what I asked. When I ask you to listen to me and you begin to tell me why I shouldn’t feel that way, you are trampling on my… Read more »
Dear Gene, I just attended your seminar today and I thought I would pass along these books to you. Am I Really Different? by Evelien van Dort is a beautiful story about a ladybug with one spot and how she gets teased by the others. The other book is Ritalin-Free Kids: Safe and Effective Homeopathic… Read more »
When we teach students how to set and achieve goals and how to apply those principles in the classroom, students learn they play a significant role in their education and in their future. By learning how to set and achieve goals, how to overcome challenges, the importance of being positive, and how to measure their… Read more »
When you’re up against a trouble, Meet it squarely, face to face; Lift your chin and set your shoulders, Plant your feet and take a brace. When it’s vain to try to dodge it, Do the best that you can do; You may fail, but you may conquer, See it through! Black may be the… Read more »
“Without a Purpose, life is motion without meaning, activity without direction, and events without reason.” Rick Warren is the author of the book “The Purpose Driven Life” in January 2003 is on the NY best selling book list. It’s one of the best books and most inflencial books I have ever read. Gene Bedley –… Read more »
Objective: To explore the similarities and differences that make us who we are. This is an activity in which the entire classroom can volunteer attributes that define us. Begin by brainstorming all the attributes that makes us exclusively different and then brainstorm a list of attributes that make us like each other. Discuss the positive… Read more »
