Anger often seduces us, promising to protect and empower us. Yet when we yield to it’s power, it turns on us and we find ourselves robbed, misled and isolated. Worse, we often find we have hurt the ones we love the most. Lisa Bevere – Author of Out of Control and Loving It! – Lisa… Read more »
I stood on the outskirts of a cocktail party conversation recently in amazed silence as the participants raged about “godless” schools that wouldn’t dare teach values. Did they have any idea what really went on in schools? Someone then turned to me, a junior high school language arts and world history teacher, and asked, “Do… Read more »
The first person to raise their fist or their voice is the first person to run out of ideas. – Author Unknown
Responsibility Management Seminars include numerous tools for the classroom teacher. Posters similar to this one are being used by educators to develop a theme of responsibility in a classroom. Each of these concepts need an explanation and time for the class to internalize. For example, we talk about the “3 Before Me” rule that clearly… Read more »
1- Discuss what being polite means. 2- List five ways you can be polite to your teachers and parents. 3- What do you gain by being polite to other people? What do you loose when you are impolite? 4- Write an essay titled “How Being Polite Helps Your Self-confidence”. 5- Discuss the difference in how… Read more »
A man was once passing through a field where he saw a very old man planting an oak tree. “Why are you planting that tree?” said he. “You surely don’t expect to live long enough to see the acorn growing up into an oak tree?” “Ah,” replied the old man, “my ancestors planted trees not… Read more »
Character consists of what you do on the third and the fourth tries. – James Michener
Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody. – Longfellow
Character Lessons for Life “Character Lessons for Life” by Gene Bedley
A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying… that he is wiser today than he was yesterday. – Alexander Pope
