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Gifts We Can Give Our Children

in Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools / by Gene Bedley
March 7, 2013

Gifts are not just the temporal expressions for various holidays that most often are mere things we exchange. I recently spoke to Tracey Bailey, the National Teacher of the Year, about a wonderful gift he gives his eight children at home. Every week they identify various kinds of problems they feel need to be solved… Read more »

The Two Bags

in Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools / by Gene Bedley
March 7, 2013

Every man, according to an ancient legend, is born into the world with two bags suspended from his neck. A small bag in front full of his neighbors’ faults, and a large bag behind filled with his own faults. Hence it is that men are quick to see the faults of others, and yet are… Read more »

Character Matters

in Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Secondary Schools / by Gene Bedley
March 7, 2013

In Cindi Baker’s social studies class at Davis Drive Middle School, students research the lives of famous North Carolinians and study their accomplishments. But just as important, Baker says, her students in the Cary school learn about the strength of character behind those achievements: the perseverance that propelled Michael Jordan to the top of the… Read more »

Better Choice Program

in Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools / by Gene Bedley
March 7, 2013

Cultivating Responsibility means you focus more on choices people make and less on consequences and incentives that happen as a result of their choices. It also means putting your emotions on the back burner and helping kids see that their choices are what determines outcomes. When you rush praise and punishment you take away the… Read more »

Gene Bedley's 11 Rules to Relate

in Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Secondary Schools / by Gene Bedley
March 7, 2013

Values in Action! Rules to Relate Fill-in Activity 1. The demand to be right creates… 2. If you can’t admit you’re wrong you’ll never… 3. No rules… 4. To belittle others is to … 5. It’s O.K. to make mistakes that’s the way… 6. Kids with high self-esteem don’t … 7. Lose and Laugh law:… Read more »

New Parent Training Video

in Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Primary Schools / by Gene Bedley
March 7, 2013

Practical philosophy, proven predictions, powerful proverbs, problem solving strategies, and a program that delivers results are all a part of this live video training tape presented by Gene Bedley, PTA National Educator of the Year. You’ll really profit from this live presentation of Gene Bedley’s most requested Parents’ Seminar. The major issue facing parents is… Read more »

How to Think Like a Winner

in Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Secondary Schools / by Gene Bedley
March 7, 2013

Everyone reading this article is six inches away from experiencing huge successes and breakthroughs in their life. Six inches? Sure! That’s the distance between your ears. What I’m saying is we are designed with all the resources needed to make our fondest dreams come true. We only need to learn how to program our brain… Read more »

Quotes on Responsibility

in Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools / by Gene Bedley
March 7, 2013

“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” ~Abraham Lincoln~ “The reason people blame things on the previous generations is that there’s only one other choice.” ~Doug Larson~ “Choice of attention – to pay attention to this and ignore that – is to the inner life what choice of action is to… Read more »

Why Character Education Won't Work

in Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools / by Gene Bedley
March 7, 2013

1.Character Education tends to focus on one value per month. We have discovered that unless there is an annual theme with one focus for the entire year kids do not internalize the learning. 2. Without a clear reference point such as the eyes and ears for respect, the mouth for making and keeping agreements (Integrity),… Read more »

Missed Opportunities

in Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools / by Gene Bedley
March 7, 2013

Missed Opportunities, most would agree. Missed Opportunities, especially for me. Missed Opportunities, are hard to recover. Missed Opportunities, a past chance to discover. Missed Opportunities, hard to recuperate. Missed Opportunities, each with an expiration date. Missed Opportunities, an invitation neglected. Missed Opportunities, once again rejected. Missed Opportunities, they rarely return. Missed Opportunities, you missed your… Read more »

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