Dear Gene, I recently attended your seminar in Cleveland, Ohio on March 31 2006. I heard about you from another teacher and decided to go. I knew you were going to have great ideas but I had no idea that all of it would hit so close to home. You see I work for the… Read more »
OBJECTIVE: To teach children how to identify their feelings and talk about them. WHAT YOU WILL NEED: 1. Six jars or containers labeled with … HAPPY EXCITED SAD ANGRY SORRY SCARED 2. Popsicle sticks with a child s name printed on each. PROCEDURE: Each child picks up the popsicle stick with his/her name on it,… Read more »
Many Faces, Many Places Are you a character mentor? As you think about that question for a moment, isolate your response by knowing I’m not asking what you did or currently do professionally. Clearly, character mentors are camouflaged in our society. They are parents, grandparents and volunteers. And, yes, they are teachers, coaches, business professionals,… Read more »
Do you remember Johnny Appleseed, the folk hero? Johnny crossed the Ohio Valley on his westward journey carrying apple seeds in his leather satchel. Wherever he went, Johnny cast seeds on the fertile land. Years passed before his purposeful plan bore fruit trees for others to enjoy. Johnny knew the secret joy of planting trees… Read more »
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – Alan Kay
“Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.” – Henry Van Dyke
Where we choose to discipline students can determine if your conference will be successful. Never underestimate the importance of holding student discipline conferences in private. Choosing to confront a student in front of their peers can actually escalate the situation. Students will respond to a conference in public by unexpected and defiant means merely to… Read more »
By Perseverance “In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins not through strength but by perseverance.” – Jackson Browne
You bring out the best in yourself by looking for the best in others! – Gene Bedley
Sticks and stones can break my bones but words also are painful. Middle school students voice their opinion of bullying. *Bryan, 13 “I have witnessed some bullying and some teasing. It seems the kids in big groups of friends pick on kids with fewer friends. If my friend were being bullied, I would support him…. Read more »
