In an effort to have kids comply with various kinds of behavior expectations, we resort to either praise or punishment without really exploring the long-range consequences or to explore other alternatives in promoting positive behavior. With so many oppositional personalities to influence it doesn’t take long to recognize that neither of these alternatives are viable…. Read more »
You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all. ~ J. Askenberg ~ The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t. ~ Henry Ward Beecher ~ For a righteous man falls… Read more »
Blume, Judy, The One in the Middle is a Green Kangaroo Brown, Marcia, Stone Soup Burton, Virginia, Katy and the Big Snow Cameron, Polly, I Can’t Said the Ant Carlson, Natalie, A Brother for the Orphelines Foreman, Michael, Moose Fritz, Jean, The Cabin Faced West Gilson, Jamie, Do Bananas Chew Gum? Howe, James, Bunnicula Kennedy,… Read more »
Investor’s Business Daily has spent years analyzing leaders and successful people in all walks of life. Most have 10 traits that, when combined, can turn dreams into reality. 1. HOW YOU THINK IS EVERYTHING: Always be positive. Think success, not failure. Beware of a negative environment. 2. DECIDE UPON YOUR TRUE DREAMS AND GOALS: Write… Read more »
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 »
The first person to raise their fist or their voice is the first person to run out of ideas. – Author Unknown
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
This year we chose to put an emphasis on reading so we selected the Dr. Seuss books to teach our character building lessons. Each six weeks we address a specific trait: citizenship, caring, respect, responsibility, fairness or trustworthiness. Then we selected at least 6 Dr. Seuss stories, which demonstrate the respective category. Every morning with… Read more »
