Issues and Questions “Facing truths about yourself, another or the situation can be very disappointing and feel most threatening. You won’t feel good … for now.” Dr Laura Schiessinger * “Some behaviors are more desirable than others. The results of all behavior are not equally desirable and thus are not equally deserving of our respect.”… Read more »
“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.” – John Wooden
How often we wish for another chance To make a fresh beginning. A chance to blot out our mistakes And change failure into winning. It does not take a special time To make a brand-new start, It only takes the deep desire To try with all our heart. To live a little better, To always… Read more »
1- Purchase or make a small marble size bag that has a pull string for opening and closing. 2- Hold the bag open as kids enter the classroom or walk your classroom lines. 3- Invite kids to tell stories they want you to know about into the bag. 4- When all kids have entered the… Read more »
If you find your mind wanders when there’s work to be done, Or your thinking’s mighty dark when you’re out in the sun, If you’re thinking that your life is soon about to fail, You are probably on the wrong end of the “Gotta Have Hope Scale”. Oh, the “Gotta Have Hope Scale” is the… Read more »
“He who, having lost one ideal, refuses to give his heart and soul to another and nobler, is like a man who declines to build a house on rock because the wind and rain ruined his house on the sand.” – Constance Naden
Purchase some wide 1’1/2 colored painters tape and cut 2 feet pieces of tape to stick on the children You can write on the Responsibility Sash I’m a responsible Person or I am Dependable The child will wear it during the day as well wear it home so everyone can say something positive about the… Read more »
1. Invite each child in your class to complete an art project by making paper kites on a 9×12 piece of construction paper. 2. Using a 4×6 white card have each child write a goal statement “I will……” 3. Examples of goal statements can include: I will follow the teacher’s directions the 1st time given…. Read more »
HONESTY My son Zachary, 4, came screaming out of the bathroom to tell me he’d dropped his toothbrush in the toilet. So I fished it out and threw it in the garbage. Zachary stood there thinking for a moment, then ran to my bathroom and came out with my toothbrush. He held it up and… Read more »
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon–instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. – Dale Carnegie
