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12/11/2019
Here is an activity where you can pose this simple question to your students the first few minutes of Health Class. Project this on the board or give your students a copy. Ask your students to consider if they ever think these thoughts or have acted them out. Jealousy is a health issue. It leads to unhappy, depressed and lonely people. This information can lead to a discussion if they see evidence of it at school, at home, in […]
11/18/2019
I like to begin class with a Q/A. A Q/A is a question or an idea to be explored. Here is an example: Q/A: How many of you have had your flu shot this year? Teacher Response. This is called self-reporting. Some people are not comfortable self-reporting anything. Keep this in mind when you see any poll about any subject. People aren’t necessarily telling the truth or answering the question. For some people, vaccination is a controversial subject […]
10/29/2019
For a long time, I dreaded calling parents because I knew the calls upset the parents. I felt awkward in a dynamic where the parent was embarrassed and many times defensive. I dreaded those calls: when you don’t have good news for a parent, the calls just don’t feel very good. This changed when I became familiar with a concept —- you only have authority if you are under authority. That became the key to positive calls. Most of a teacher’s […]
10/14/2019
Q/A : Are we encouraging young people to be offended and derailed about things that their parents would have shrugged off while growing up? This has to do with the ease that people are taking offense, given permission to not get over it and have permission to go to a safe place. EXAMPLES Google, micro aggressions and you get pages of things some people have decided shouldn’t have been said or didn’t say correctly. My concern is people are […]
09/27/2019
I like to begin class with a Q/A. A Q/A is a question or an idea to be explored. Here is an example: Q/A: “ I don’t like that man. I’m going to have to get to know him better”. Abraham Lincoln. Explain why getting to know a person you don’t necessarily like is a wise idea or a foolish idea. TEACHER NOTE: Here’s the wisdom. We have friends that we are comfortable with because we have a history […]
09/05/2019
It’s important you surround yourself with good friends. You can tell what type of friend you are by paying attention – look at Aristotle’s description of friendship. Aristotle described three kinds of friendship — note not everyone is a best friend. After looking at the models below, you’ll be better equipped to evaluate your friendships. #1 Useful or selfish friendships — you buy stuff from and sell stuff to people. You are useful to each other, and you wish each […]
08/02/2019
I like to begin class with a Q/A. A Q/A is a question or an idea to be explored. Here is an example: Q/A: What kind of Decision Maker are you? A. That won’t happen to me, you are over reacting B. I know, I know; I just don’t care C. Get off my back D. I Always do right A. represents the naive person: No matter how old you are, in any area of life where […]
07/17/2019
I like to begin class with a Q/A. A Q/A is a question or an idea to be explored. Here is an example: Q/A: What does Addiction and Diarrhea have in common? Definition: Diarrhea is when you have an URGENT need to have a bowel movement. In other words, you CAN’T control this. There is NO mind over matter. Your body is telling you, find a bathroom NOW. Definition: Addiction is repeated involvement with a substance or activity, despite […]