Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself – and be lenient to everybody else. – Henry Ward Beecher

DO? Do not worry over things that may never happen, and even if they happen, worry will not help. Do count your blessings before you count cares. RE? Radiate good will and a spirit of benevolence. Like laughter, it is infectious and makes yourself, as well as others, feel better. ME? Mete kindness, understanding, tolerance,… Read more »

Sung to the tune of “It’s a Small World”) We have studied hard Had little time to play There is so much to do ’til the school year ends. We can read, write, and spell And do math very well, Meeting standards every day. Meeting standards every day! Meeting standards every day! Meeting standards every… Read more »

“It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them – the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.” – Fedor Mikhailovich Dostoevski

When it’s time to clean up, rather than ringing a bell try using a magic word to improve listening skills along with the bell signal. You can ring the bell and give directions to clean up however the children are taught to keep playing/working until you add the magic word. The children are really proud… Read more »

Knowledge is the Mother of all Virtues; All Vice Proceeds from Ignorance. – Author Unknown

We step, step, step, and tap, tap, tap. Then we turn around. We step, step, step, and tap, tap, tap. Then we touch the ground. We clap down low. We clap up high. We touch the ground. We touch the sky. We step, step, step, and tap, tap, tap. Then we sit right down. Laura… Read more »

The “comfort zone” is used to help children get away from everyone else, to gather their own thoughts, to relax. We set our “comfort zone” up under a desk in our room that we do not use. We put a bean bag chair and some pillows for comfort and softness and hung pictures on the… Read more »

Everything is always okay in the end, if it’s not, then it’s not the end. – Unknown

From Discipline and the Difficult Child From Gene Bedley’s Discipline and the Difficult Child Seminars Difficult Children Difficult Children, sometimes need probation. If I don’t get help I’ll need a vacation. Difficult Children, both stubborn and defiant, Their every move is less than compliant. Difficult Children, view school a different way, Their desire for attention… Read more »