Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. – Abraham Lincoln

Generation Gap Perceptions of Ethics Inappropriate Language Peer Influence Sexual Involvement Lying Reliance on Drugs and Alcohol Lack of Positive Role Models Entertainment Home Environment Class Mix without Positive Leaders Secondary Teachers Seminar Essential Ethics for Teens Character Education Center Gene Bedley BeeBe Arkansas 7/31/00 – Gene Bedley

Your son slides into home plate – easily beating the tag – but the ump hollers “Out!” Or your daughter the goalie is looking left when all the action is to her right. You’re on the sidelines. What should you do or say? From years of experience as a sports dad, a coach, and a… Read more »

In 1923, a very important meeting was held at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. Attending this meeting were nine of the richest men in the world; Charles Schwab, Samuel Insull, Howard Hopson, Arthur Cotton, Richard Whitney, Albert Fall, Jesse Livermore, Leon Fraser and Ivar Krueger. Twenty-five years later, Charles Schwab died in bankruptcy; Samuel… Read more »

The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it’s the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it’s the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable. A few weeks ago, I was… Read more »

If you want additional activities on respect you can visit our site allaboutrespect.net 1.Write a paragraph on what respect means to you. 2 Compare your paragraph with the one of your neighbors. 3. Did both of you relate to “respect ” in the same way? If yes, what is the conclusion? If each of you… Read more »

Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not. – Henry Fielding

You’ve failed many times, although you may not remember. You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim, didn’t you? Did you hit the ball the first time you swung a bat? Heavy hitters, the ones who hit the most home runs, also strike… Read more »

Downey — Friday, May 19, several hundred students were treated to a special awards ceremony honoring former Downey High School graduates who have distinguished themselves professionally since their graduation from Downey High School. The inductees for the 2000 Hall of Fame were Gene Bedley (1956) for Education; Rear Admiral Jay A. Campbell (1963) for Military/Professional,… Read more »