Wishing you all the best in 2018 and always: happiness, love, health, joy and everything you can possibly wish for! Hope all your dreams come true, no matter how big they are! Be sure to email me or make comments on the website if you like something or want to suggest something for us to discuss. Janet McCoy at: janet@thehealthymindcurriculum.com… Read more »
What is Sexting? There was a front page (that continued to the entire back page) article in the local paper today (April 27, 2017). The local police are going to middle and high schools to explain social media consequences in hopes of preventing future cases of cyberbullying and child pornography. Did you know, one in five teenagers is sending… Read more »
As I read the article, Christian High School Doubles Down on Banning Pregnant Student from Graduation, I’m reminded of 3 topics of health curriculum • What Will You Do for love / acceptance? sex, drugs,. . . . . • Are short term pleasures worth the long term consequence • Establish boundaries or Guardrails* to protect future goals Maddi Runkles… Read more »
The trick in teaching is give students just enough information to do an activity. Where they have to apply knowledge to a situation they / friend / or stranger will likely experience. Their job is to figure out — a) What is the wise thing to do? b) What did I learn from this………………? In other words, the student internalizes… Read more »
Excellence isn’t about an IQ or ability, excellence simply means doing the very best you can with the abilities and resources you have available. It’s about effort — keep on keeping on. It’s about recognizing weaknesses and going thru a process to eliminate those weaknesses. Perfection is an unattainable ideal. With effort and desire, excellence is achievable. In the midst… Read more »
Normally during the teaching of a Drug Unit a teacher: Provides basic facts in regard to immediate, short term, long term effects of drug(s). The goal is to convince the students — this is not good for you. Provides an opportunity for a cost / benefit analysis — look at your goals; is experimenting with drugs worth messing with your… Read more »
This is a list of basic skills students should acquire before moving up to High School. Some are basic and some you might want to consider as new ideas. Your middle school student must be able to wake themselves up to an alarm clock without a parent’s help. Once kids are in middle school it is their responsibility, to get… Read more »
Somewhere sometime during school, many students are introduced to the concept of goal setting. I was never told about Goal Setting but somehow when I was 12 I decided 4 things. I would become a Physical Education Teacher: I could play games all day with kids and wear shorts, a sleeveless blouse and tennis shoes to work instead of… Read more »
The point of a genuine apology serves as the first step toward true behavior change. A true apology leads you back to that person / persons you offended with the purpose of making things right. The process of making things right requires humility and expression of sorrow. The sincerity of your apology is measured by the change in behavior;… Read more »
It is important to a parent that their child has a good relationship with the students in their class and their teacher. An important part of good relationships is cooperative and respectful behavior. Children have to become aware when they are not cooperative and/or disrespectful and how it affects others. One of the best instructional methods to accomplish this… Read more »