from Discipline and the Difficult Child You can start the day off by having pictures of Huggy Bear (a big stuffed bear with a school t-shirt on), a Bat (Bat symbolizes a Bat Pat made with your hands like a tall high five and a pat on the back), logs being cut (by shaking hands… Read more »
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones. – Phillips Brooks
How does it fit into Math? You can Count on me. How does it fit into Social Science ? World View – Building Ethical communities. How does it fit into Physical Education? It’s one of the main places where character is revealed and taught -Coaching from the Inside out. How does it fit into English… Read more »
by Elaine L. Lindy CEO, Whootie Owl Productions If there’s one word that could provide focus to all the angst over values, a prime candidate for the position would be “empathy”. The ability to imagine how someone else feels can be credited as the center from which springs compassion, honesty, cooperation, responsibility, and a veritable… Read more »
It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them. – John J. McCloy
Plan out your life on paper but live your life by your heart. – Warren DeMike
What Are People Like Here? Man moves to a new town, and asks his new neighbor what people are like there. “What were people like where you came from?” asked the neighbor. “They were unfriendly and rude.” responded the new comer. “I think you’ll find folks the same here,” said the neighbor. Second new comer… Read more »
Smiling Face/Frowning Face System Western PA School for the Deaf Put a smiley face at the top of a 16″ strip of Velcro and a frowning face at the bottom. Attach a photo of the student on each child’s Velcro strip. The photo starts in the middle of the strip each day. An individual goal,… Read more »
{BC 384-322 Greek Philosopher} “It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions.” – Aristotle
Barb Weston 1975 View Road Fleetwood, PA 19522 (Received from Berks County Intermediate Unit) Student writes a story about using a social skill taught in the classroom. The student puts him or herself in the story doing the social skill. The student then re-reads the story, picturing him/herself using the social skill before s/he does… Read more »
