Character Education
Character can be measured by what we do when we are sure no one else is watching. This education and learning book gives specific suggestions to anyone interested in the growth of young people in order to help ensure that they develop responsible character and behavior. —Margaret...
Punishment vs. Education
I often say in my seminars that if you believe a youngster is an adult, then punish the youngster as you would an adult. However, if you believe that young people are not yet adults and you want to prevent their becoming incarcerated with the other 2,0000,000 imprisoned people...
Responsibility to Analyze
Cavett Roberts, the founding president of the National Speakers Association once asked, “Whatever happened to the old wooden bucket?” It was the hallmark of an era. Songs were written about it. But the romance of the oaken bucket was short lived. It had no permanent...
Renewing
Living is an art, and we have a responsibility to enjoy it. Living is an art, and we have a responsibility to enjoy it. An artist cannot be continually wielding the paintbrush. The painter must stop at times to freshen the vision of the object, the meaning of which the artist wishes...
Happiness and Gratefulness
We have a moral responsibility to be happy. We have a moral responsibility to be happy. We owe it to our wife, husband or partner; our fellow workers; our children; our friends–indeed to anyone who comes into our lives. If for no other reason, people act more decently when they are...
Inappropriate High School Behavior
QUESTION:| I am returning to teaching after a 30-year absence and find that CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT is my biggest challenge. Typical high school behaviors I have experienced include LACK OF INTEREST, MANIPULATION, INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE, and DISREGARD FOR RULES. QUESTION I am returning...
Foul Language and Character Building
Until the 1960′s, school books were replete with vocabulary words like integrity, industry, work, perseverance, self-reliance, self-examination, honesty, character, and responsibility. There was glorification of hard work and an emphasis on education and self-discipline. Many...
Allowances and Responsibility
In a recent article entitled, “Teaching Your Children Responsibility,” the author stated the following: “When you give a child an allowance that’s tied to doing chores or work, it becomes much more meaningful and begins teaching children about the rewards...
An Interesting Question
Most people plan for everything in their lives–except their lives. As George Burns (who passed on at 99) oftentimes said, “If I had known I would live so long, I would have taken better care of myself.” These thoughts were prompted by a family gathering at our home the...
Losing an Opportunity
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