Dear Families, Last month all the students completed “Respect Check-Ups” in class. The Check-Up is a questionnaire with ten areas of Respect listed. The students evaluated themselves and then had a classmate and the teacher rate them. They were asked to decide whether they demonstrated the various respectful behaviors consistently, sometimes, or never. In the… Read more »
As pupils get older, acceptance of graffiti grows. It’s a state of mind in the public schools. What’s verboten in 5th grade is cool a year or so later. So says a survey of 5,000 pupils. You’re in fifth grade, graffiti’s a crime. You hit sixth or seventh grade, it becomes art. That’s the most… Read more »
___________The foundation that respect is built on is “Responsibility”! It means people taking the initiative to demonstrate consideration and high regard for others. Be an Initiator of respect rather than wait for people to respect you. ___________ “Encouraging” others when they are willing to risk their ideas or make an effort to do something new… Read more »
Invite the entire class to line up against the wall on one side of the classroom. Explain the ground rules for the Discovery Walk. Leader /Teacher will present different dilemmas , life events or situations inviting all students who have experienced, or have a close friend or family member experienced the situation to walk across… Read more »
