Presentations-Seminars-Keynotes 1. CLIMATE CREATORS

Teach children to respond to the things that get them angry by using humorous statements. Once kids get the hang of it you can invite them to make up some of their own. Humor tickles the tensions out of situations. I’m so mad I could bend some bees’ knees! I’m so angry I could rip… Read more »

Every successful athletic team or program I have seen or been associated with all had one thing in common, they were built on a solid foundation. I have always been an advocate of not only teaching solid fundamentals, repitition, and excecution until it becomes an automatic reaction without having to think, but ” Coaching From… Read more »

Bamboo Hats and a Rice Cake by Ann Tompert Borning Room by Paul Fleischman Catwings by Ursula LeGuin A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White Children’s Book of Virtues by William Bennett (pages 64-82) Dawn by Molly Bang Dick Whittington and His Cat retold by Eva Moore Dogger by… Read more »

It is the duty of all concerned with High School Athletics: 1. To emphasize the proper ideals of sportsmanship, ethical conduct, and fair play. 2. To eliminate all possibilities which tend to destroy the best values of the game. 3. To stress the values derived from playing the game fairly. 4. To show cordial courtesy… Read more »

A friend is what we want to be We’ll treat each other respectfully We can help each other grow Caring sharing it will show Differences develop us not divide Making us stronger side by side Now you be you, And I’ll be me Together we’ll get along famously Happy or sad, we don’t care We’re… Read more »

In School and Afterward There seems to be over whelming agreement that schools and teachers should play a major role in establishing honest environments. And responses to my previous column on the topic affirm that cheating isn’t limited to students. But let’s say that schools do all they can to ensure in integrity and there… Read more »

Pioneer Technology Ethics Form PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CODE OF ETHICS FOR COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY USERS The use of computers, technology and the Internet at Pioneer Central is very much encouraged. Anyone who wishes to use computers, technology and the Internet has the responsibility of doing so in an ethical and legal manner. As a condition for… Read more »

TALLAHASSEE — It’s official: Along with play time, snacks and naps, Florida tots will now get a little high-brow entertainment each day. A law that Gov. Lawton Chiles signed Thursday requires all state-funded child care centers and preschools to play classical music and read to children for 30 minutes each day. Private day-care centers will… Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO – The rapid growth of legalized gambling in the United States and Canada has drawn more and more teenagers into games of chance, with many finding it more addictive than smoking, alcohol, or drugs, researchers reported yesterday. “We call it the silent addiction. You can’t smell it on their breath, you can’t see… Read more »