“YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON ON EARTH WHO CAN USE YOUR ABILITY.” — Zig Ziglar You know what? I might not be good enough to be the best at everything. I mean, I am not the best at painting purple unicorns! But you know what? I am the best at being (name). No one else […]
“LIFE IS NOT EASY FOR ANY OF US. BUT WHAT OF THAT? WE MUST HAVE PERSEVERANCE AND ABOVE ALL CONFIDENCE IN OURSELVES.” — Marie Curie Confidence means being sure of ourselves and of the choices we make. This can be hard – sometimes it’s not easy to see what the right choice is. But we […]
BEING HONEST MAY NOT GET YOU A LOT OF FRIENDS, BUT IT’LL ALWAYS GET YOU THE RIGHT ONES. — JOHN LENNON We should never lie to our friends, but we should also never lie in order to impress our friends or make new ones. For example, you should not pretend to like baseball just because […]
“SAY WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, NOT WHAT YOU OUGHT. ANY TRUTH IS BETTER THAN MAKE-BELIEVE.” — HENRY DAVID THOREAU Suppose you are in class. You notice your friend’s side kick is way too low. Your friend asks, “Is my side kick okay?” You do not need to tell them, “Your side kick is bad.” […]
“HONESTY IS THE FIRST CHAPTER IN THE BOOK OF WISDOM.” — THOMAS JEFFERSON Being honest means not lying to other people. It also means not lying to ourselves. Sometimes we lie to ourselves so we can pretend to be happier. For example, I could look outside on a cloudy day and lie to myself […]
“A SINGLE LIE DESTROYS A WHOLE REPUTATION OF INTEGRITY.” — BALTASAR GRACIAN Honesty means telling the truth. If we are honest, people will know they can believe what we tell them. If we lie and are not honest, people will not know they can trust us. Ask Your Students: Have you ever told a […]
Have you ever had an “off day” in this class, where it feels like no matter how hard you try, you’re just not able to get things right? Believe it or not, I have those days too. Those days are frustrating, but they don’t make you bad students, or me a bad teacher. Remember, you can […]
Being who you are can be difficult. There are people who will make fun of you for just about any reason: for how you look, how you speak, what you wear, what you like. Their goal is to make you feel like there is something wrong with being who you are. They are the ones […]
When was the last time you faced a hard challenge you weren’t sure you could succeed at, but did? Maybe it was homework you thought you wouldn’t get a good grade on. Or maybe speaking in front of people is hard for you, but you were able to give a presentation in front of the […]
“You can’t escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” — Abraham Lincoln Responsibility means doing what we know needs to be done. How can you use responsibility in your daily life? One of the most important ways we show responsibility is by taking care of your chores, homework, and other tasks as […]