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“With confidence, you’ve won before you’ve started.”  Marcus Garvey – A Group Conversation On Confidence

“With confidence, you’ve won before you’ve started.” Marcus Garvey – A Group Conversation On Confidence

02/27/2021

Does a confident mindset guarantee success? There's no denying that confidence plays a role in success. What's harder to determine is just what kind of role. Some say that a confident mindset going into a task is the most important ingredient for success. Others say the only w ..
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“If you have no critics, you’ll likely have no success.”  Malcolm X – A Group Conversation On Success

“If you have no critics, you’ll likely have no success.” Malcolm X – A Group Conversation On Success

02/21/2021

Do you have to have critics to succeed? Taking constructive criticism can be difficult. It requires a person to resist the emotional need to lash back against people who point out flaws. Many people would rather hear words of encouragement because they carry with them the feel ..
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“It’s easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”  Frederick Douglass – Education

“It’s easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Frederick Douglass – Education

02/14/2021

Can people learn no matter how old they are? While it is true that education is valuable to all of us at any age, it is also true that our energies and resources are limited and must be used wisely if we want to change the world into something better. Some say that children sh ..
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“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” Epictetus – Stress Management

“It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” Epictetus – Stress Management

02/10/2021

Do we control our own actions? Life throws unexpected events at us which take us by surprise. When crisis happens, we feel out of control. We are left to react in the best ways we can to protect ourselves and improve our situations, but we often feel like our actions don’t m ..
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“Only you can control your future.” Dr. Seuss – Self-efficacy

“Only you can control your future.” Dr. Seuss – Self-efficacy

02/08/2021

Do you control your future? If there is one message we send consistently to our kids, it's this: your choices matter. We want them to see the world as a place where they are in control of what happens. If they make the right choices, happiness awaits them. If they choose the w ..
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“In the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Loyalty

“In the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Loyalty

02/02/2021

Do you need loyalty to fight injustice? Sometimes doing the right thing means that you will face scorn and ridicule from other people. This opposition may take the form of angry words thrown against us. As much as these words hurt us, there is a different kind of pain we feel ..
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“Men are born to succeed, not fail.”  Henry David Thoreau – Perseverance

“Men are born to succeed, not fail.” Henry David Thoreau – Perseverance

01/27/2021

Do we have control over our own success? Setting aside the 19th century gender-biased language and applying the wisdom to all students, Thoreau is saying something important about success and positive thinking. If students believe they can succeed, then they are halfway home. ..
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“Happiness depends on us.”  Aristotle – Happiness

“Happiness depends on us.” Aristotle – Happiness

01/19/2021

Do we have the power to make ourselves happy? Students think and talk about happiness all of the time. Some believe happiness is something we control and that if we just do the right things we will become happy. There are others who think of happiness as a byproduct of a good ..
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“The function of freedom is to free someone else.”  Toni Morrison – Responsibility

“The function of freedom is to free someone else.” Toni Morrison – Responsibility

01/12/2021

How do you know when to put other people's needs above your own? Students of every age struggle with moral decisions about how to balance their own individual needs with the needs of others. Either way they decide, there is sacrifice. Focus on the individual and they must sacr ..
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“Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.” Stephen Covey – Diversity

“Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.” Stephen Covey – Diversity

12/17/2020

Does diversity makes us stronger? Diversity is something many students confront for the first time in school. They are required to learn with students of different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, not to mention those who embrace different traditions, learning styles, ..
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“The only thing that I know is that I know nothing.” Socrates – Humility

“The only thing that I know is that I know nothing.” Socrates – Humility

12/08/2020

Should we question what we are sure of? All students have run across "know-it-alls". They might be one themselves. They walk into a room and express supreme confidence with their knowledge. Being humble is seen as a sign of weakness. Humble students wait patiently, ask questio ..
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“A friend to all is a friend to none.”  Aristotle – Friendship

“A friend to all is a friend to none.” Aristotle – Friendship

11/29/2020

What does it mean to be a friend?  Students have strong opinions about friends. They are in the process of making friendships and ending them. Students have different perspectives on how many friends they should have. Some believe that friends should come in large numbers, while ..
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