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INITIATIVE: The ability to solve
problems, to get things done without being told
Vs. Doing only what you are told to do
- SUGGESTED READING:
Jumanji
Johnny Appleseed
50 Simple Things Kids Can do to Save the Earth
Any Sherlock Holmes story
The Hunt for Red October
The story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- SUGGESTED FILM:
The Wind and the Lion
Apollo 13
The Hunt for Red October
FAMILY ACTIVITY:
- Recycle papers, cans, glass, etc in your home. This will give your
children the chance to take positive action. By giving them
responsibilities for collecting and bagging the recycled goods and
then giving them the money made by recycling those items reinforces
the behavior.
- Reward your children if they begin their chores before you have to
prompt them.
- When you have a problem where the solution must include your
children, discuss the problem with them and ask them what they can
do to help.
- From time to time when you are going out to eat, ask you children
to decide where to go.
- Remember that initiative, like all character traits, is built step
by step.
CLASS ACTIVITY:
- Have students write a letter to the President about an issue that is
important to them. Teachers can suggest possibilities, but should let
students pick what they want to write about. When you send it, include
a letter of your own asking for a thank you note to be sent to your
class.
William J. Clinton
White House 2700 Penn. Ave,
Washington D.C. 20501
United States of America
HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY:
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Invite a member of the City Council or the Board of
Supervisors to talk with the class about ways they can become involved
in the political process.
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Invite a member of a local charity to talk to students
about getting involved in charitable activities.
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Discuss area problems and opportunities for students
to get involved in solving them.
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Assign groups of students a current political issue
and have them contact political groups and governmental agencies to
obtain information on the issue. Help them to identify possible
sources of information if need be, otherwise, assign them to gather
the information themselves.
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Give your students a question that requires them to
research why something happened. For example: "Why did Eisenhower
send soldiers to Little Rock?" or "What was Tennyson
describing in The Charge of the Light Brigade?"
"As we seek answers, the answers appear."
-Don Torres
"Do every day all that can be done that day."
-Wallace P. Wattles
"If you want something done right, do it yourself."
-Anonymous
"The sleeping fox catches no poultry."
-Benjamin Franklin
"Actions speak louder than words."
-Proverb
"The difference between the ordinary and the
extraordinary is that little extra." -Anonymous
"Words are hollow, it is action that motivates
men." -General George S. Patton
"It may be true that for every action there is an
equal and opposite reaction, but it is the people doing the pushing who
deserves our attention." -Violet Hemming
Perform a Random Act of Kindness Each Day
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