When kids proceed to various centers that the teacher has provided for them, often disputes and confusion can arise when there is a difference of opinion on what they can do at the various centers. Marie Stein has resolved this problem by posting an I CAN list of what the teacher expects to see and… 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 »
Dina Balfour Ashley Falls School Del Mar Union School District When students in my class want to tattle I ask them to write their tattle in my “Official Report” Book (A construction paper cover with plain paper inside). Half the students forget why they were tattling once they are busy concentrating on sounding out words… Read more »
Leadership Ethics Code Uncommon Sense is the Ohio Secretary of State’s Model Business and Government Leadership Ethics Code. (Copyright 1998, CompassUSA.) Reproduction of Uncommon Sense in its entirety, without modification and for non-commercial resale use is herein granted. The Critical Importance of Truth: 1) SEEKING WISDOM: Ethical people tirelessly seek something greater than intelligence or… Read more »
“The Conscience of Children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of good and evil are the results of the moral atmosphere they breathe.” – Jean Paul Richter
One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, the couple approached the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night. “Could you possibly give us a room here?” the husband asked. The clerk,… 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 »
“A man who enjoys responsibility usually gets it. A man who merely likes exercising authority usually loses it.” – Malcom Stevenson Forbes
