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Teachers and Students Create a Caring Community

Hal Urban

"I'm convinced that the key was good relationships.  If you can reach 'em, you can teach 'em."

My #1 goal at the beginning of each school year was to create a Caring Community in each of my five classes.

Greet students as they enter the room. Shake their hands, smile, and call them by name. If I don't know a student's name, ask them, "What is your name?"

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The Classroom as a Caring Community

Teenage Challenges and The Ultimate Solution

A great article just came out about the Top 10 Social Issues that Teenagers Struggle with. As I read through these Top 10, one overarching thought continued to weave through my mind: A CTR Person doesn't experience any of these ten struggles. Being a CTR Person prevents all of these challenges.

The Top Ten Challenges are:

1. Depression
2. Bullying
3. Sexual Activity
4. Drug Use
5. Alcohol Use
6. Obesity
7. Academic Problems
8. Peer Pressure
9. Social Media
10. On-Screen Violence

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CTR MATTERS!

Do Good - Be Good - Feel Good

Life Planning Goals Journal

“Aim for the highest”

Andrew Carnegie

Why are Goals Important?

“People with goals succeed

because they know where they’re going.”

Earl Nightingale

”Goals determine what you’re going to be.”
Julius Erving

“In life, as in football,

you won’t go far, unless you know

where the goal posts are.”

Arnold H. Glasgow

“A man without a goal is like

a ship without a rudder.”

Thomas Carlyle

“Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.”

Socrates

Without goals you will just drift to and fro, left and

right, whatever direction the wind blows you. When you have goals, you have power; you look forward to each day; you feel excited; you use your time wisely; you accomplish more; you feel good about yourself; you like yourself for what you do; you are taking your talents to a higher level; and you enjoy peace of heart and mind. 

Sometimes we feel like our goals are far away and hard to see, like this basketball goal, such that it seems almost impossible to make a long shot, to realize a distant goal. We feel like our goals are too remote and fuzzy to even consider, too difficult to achieve. Rest assured, students, that if you set and commit to the achievement of these, and other academic goals, you will definitely “score” and reach your goals if you persist each day, one day at-a-time. Working toward your goals each day is like dribbling down the court, getting closer to the basket, and then scoring. Your daily pursuits bring you closer to making your goals. Keep focused on your goals, and shortly you can score many points. Reaching a goal is like scoring a point. Keep aiming, shooting, and scoring-reaching your goals.  You CAN do it!!!!

“Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.”

--Bill Bradley

9 Ways to Be

9 Ways to be Happy and Make Something of your Life

Gordon B. Hinckley

The 9 Ways to
Be Happy and Make Something of Your Life

Instructions:

1.   Each day write the next new way in “The 9 Ways to Be” post

2. Write a reflection paragraph (at least 12 sentences) about each new way. Include an example of the new way

3. Research, find, and insert a quote about the new way

4. Research, find, and insert a picture depicting the new way

5. Write how you will apply this new way in your life

Way 1: Be Grateful
"Gratitude creates the most wonderful feeling. It can resolve disputes. It can strengthen friendships. And it makes us better men and women."

Way 2: Be Smart
"Train your mind and your hands to become an influence for good as you go forward with your life. Perform excellence."


Way 3: Be Involved in Good Works
"Be willing to work, for it will make all the difference in your life."



Way 4: Be Clean
"Be clean in every way. Delight in being clean. Relish the challenge of standing above and beyond the base trends of the world. You will never regret it."


Way 5: Be True
"Be true to what is right and fair and honest."


Way 6: Be Positive
"There is good all around us--if we will only look for it. When good men and good women face challenges with optimism, things will always work out!"

Way 7: Be Humble
"Don't be arrogant. The world is full of arrogant people. There is no place for arrogance. There is no place for conceit. There is no place for egotism."

Way 8: Be Still

"Find time to drown out the noise of the world. Take time to think about the kind of person you want to become."

Way 9: Be Prayerful

"Prayer will change your life. It will bring you peace. It will give you direction and guidance."
STUDENTS: You aren't required to research and write about Way 9 if you prefer not to, just list it as Way 9, and then work on your Digital Scavenger Hunt.


The 9 Ways to Be Final Reflection
Final Reflection: Write an overall final reflection in your Nine Ways to Be post about "The 9 Ways to be Happy and Make Something of Your Life."

Include:

1)  Your deepest thoughts and feelings about the 9 ways to Be. 
2) A list of the specific ways you are now living and how they are helping you.
3) Your commitment to learn and to apply all the 9 Ways to Be.