Cutting-Edge

Strategies
in Character
Formation
By Harry K. Wong

First Days
of School
By Fred Jones

Tools for
Teaching
By afe Es!uith

Teach "i#e
$our Hair is
on Fire
By Hal %r&an

"essons from
the Classroom
'( Things )ood Teachers Do
*rinci+le

To educate a +erson in mind

and not in morals is to
educate a menace to society.
- Theodore oose,elt
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Teach Time -anagement.
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Friday, 4:00 p.m. leave school

Monday, 7:00 a.m. back in school

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teach the students.
delayed grati6cation7
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Tele,ision is #illing your
child<s +otentials7

;,erage #id in ;merica s+ends

a&out = hours a day 4atching T0
or loo#ing at com+uter screen

=(> ha,e T0 in their &edroom5

and they score = to ? +oints
lo4er on standardi9ed math and
language tests than children 4ho
do not
Tele,ision is #illing your
child<s +otentials7

there is a direct correlation

&et4een increased t, ,ie4ing
and the decreasing +ercentage of
#ids 4ho graduate form college

more than half of ;merican

homes ha,e a tele,ision on e,en
4hen no one is 4atching7
Tele,ision is #illing your
child<s +otentials7

Damaging e@ects of tele,ision

cut across socioeconomic lines.
children from 4ealthy families
su@er 8ust as much as children
4ho are +oor
The "ittle *rince
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S/-E -/E :DE;S
A. e4ards System
'. Student of the $ear ecognition
B. Sto+-Watch System
C. Search for the -ost /utstanding Class
;d,iser
D. Search for the -ost :nno,ati,e Teacher
2. Coo+erati,e "earning ;cti,ities
=. *erformance Tas#s
E. Starting a Class 4ith a Wor#load
?. Class We&site
A(. Class E1cellence ;4ard
A. e4ards System
'. Student of the $ear
ecognition
B. Sto+-Watch System
C. Search for the -ost
/utstanding Class ;d,iser
D. Search for the -ost
:nno,ati,e Teacher
2. Coo+erati,e "earning
;cti,ities
=. *erformance Tas#s
E. Starting a Class 4ith a
Wor#load
?. Class We&site
A(. Class E1cellence ;4ard
A. e4ards System
'. Student of the $ear ecognition
B. Sto+-Watch System
C. Search for the -ost /utstanding Class
;d,iser
D. Search for the -ost :nno,ati,e Teacher
2. Coo+erati,e "earning ;cti,ities
=. *erformance Tas#s
E. Starting a Class 4ith a Wor#load
?. Class We&site
A(. Class E1cellence ;4ard
*rinci+les

:ntelligence is not enough.

:ntelligence +lus character F
that is the true goal of
education.
- -artin "uther King Jr.
Hal %r&an<s Strategies
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The !uality of e,ery
Hfa,oriteI teacher.
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Enthusiasm for the Kids
Enthusiasm for teaching
;mong teacher ,aria&les5
enthusiasm has the most
+o4erful and +ositi,e
im+act on student
learning.
- Toni Kem+ler
Got only does teacher
enthusiasm hel+ ma#e a
su&8ect more en8oya&le
and entertaining for
students and the teacher5
it has also &een sho4n to
hel+ the learner retain
larger amounts of
information
- W.D. Coats5 Educational
*sychologist
:f you lo,e 4hat you are
doing5 you 4ill &e
successful7
- ;l&ert Sch4eit9er
The T4o :m+ortant )oals of
Teaching.
:ntelligence
J
Character
:ntelligence is not enough.
:ntelligence +lus character
F that is the goal of
education.
- -artin "uther King Jr.
To educate a +erson in
mind and not in morals is
to educate a menace to
society.
- Theodore oose,elt
Hal %r&an<s Strategies
The most im+ortant thing
he did as a teacher.
Ge,er let the demands of
your 8o& cause you to
forget that each one of
your students is a feeling-
thin#ing human &eing. For
education to &e e@ecti,e5
it must &e +ersonal.
- )eorge :saac Bro4n
The dee+est urge in
human nature is the desire
to &e im+ortant.
- John De4ey
- Eye contact
- Sha#ing hands
- Smiling
Second -ost :m+ortant
Thing He Did as a Teacher.
Teach -anners and the
)olden ule
:f manners 4ere an animal5
it 4ould &e an endangered
s+ecies.
- Henry ogers
Choosing an
;tmos+here
ude Courteous
:nconsiderate
Considerate
Disres+ectful es+ectful
/@ensi,e *olite
Three Ways of
Communicating.
A. Words KA(-AD> of the
messageL
'. Tone of 0oice K;&out
C(>L
B. Body "anguage KC( F
CD>L
The T4o -inute :nter,ie4
Seating ;rrangement J the
HGo Cli!ueI *olicy
The *o4er of Words
C *illars of Ci,ili9ation
KBeing Ci,ilL

Than# $ou

Sorry

*lease

: gi,e my 4ord
T/M:C,s G/%:SH:G)
*oorly chosen 4ords can
stiNe enthusiasm5 dam+en
s+irits5 and &e &oth
o@ensi,e and hurtful. :n
short5 they can +oison the
atmos+here.
- *rof. Er4in Hall
THE D:T$ TH:T$
A. Bragging
'. S4earing30ulgar Words
B. )ossi+
C. ;ngry Words
D. "ies
2. Hurtful Words
=. Judgemental Words
E. Self-*ity Words
?. Discouraging emar#s
A(. Em&arrassing3Humiliating
AA. Criticism3Fault-Finding
A'. Com+laining3Whining
AB. ude3:nconsiderate
AC. Teasing
AD. -ani+ulation
A2. :nsincere
Com+liments3Flattery
A=. Ethnic3acial Slurs
AE. Se1ist Comments
A?. ;ge-related *utdo4ns
'(. Being Gegati,e
'A. Threats
''. ;rguing
'B. :nterru+ting
'C. *asi#atan
'D. Being a #no4-it-all
'2. Sarcasm
'=. $elling3Screaming
'E. Tal#ing Do4n
'?. E1aggerating
B(. Blaming and ;ccusing
The Flagrant
Fi,e
A. SWE;:G)
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B. *%T-D/WGS
C. %DE3:GC/GS:DE;TE
D. )/SS:*
To1ic Can
-ethod
Clear the air 4ith
G/%:SH:G) 4ords.
"et<s ma#e our homes and
schools &etter +laces. We
can start &y &anning all
to1ic ,er&al 4ea+ons.
- ". Harry )oldman
The Thoughtful
Thirty
A. )i,e encouragement
'. E1+ress Than#s
B. ;c#no4ledge /thers
C. E1tend )reetings
D. )i,e a Com+liment
2. Congratulate Someone
=. Teach5 )i,e :nstruction
E. /@er Words of Comfort
?. :ns+ire /thers
A(. Cele&rate and Cheer
AA. E1+ress :nterest
A'. -end elationshi+s
AB. -a#e /thers "augh
AC. Sho4 Faith J Trust
AD. Share )ood Ge4s
A2. *raise5 Honor
A=. E1+ress Caring
AE. Sho4 %nderstanding
A?. )i,e ;++ro,al
'(. E1tend an :n,itation
'A. Sho4 Courtesy3es+ect
''. )i,e Hel+ful ;d,ice
'B. ;+ologi9e
'C. Forgi,e
'D. /@er to Hel+
'2. Tell the Truth
'=. *oint out the )ood
'E. %se Terms of ;@ection
'?. Su++ly Geeded
:nformation
B(. Communicate "o,e
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