I am told that with modern technology we are getting further and further away from relationships, both with others, and also, ourselves. I have a real bee in my bonnet about having ALL students from 5 years to 18 years choose a word. I started to doubt myself and wondered what I was up to. I continued going, and, now I see how purposeful, how personal, and how empowering it is for them. Give them a chance I say ... Integrity Give me a word. This gorgeous high school boy sincerely told me he could not think of a word. I will put a ‘dot’ by your name and you tell me later. I passed by him several times – no word. Then I went to him and I said ‘integrity’! “No, no, no, - I couldn’t have that word.” "Think about it", I said. I forgot about it, the bell rang, when next thing – This gorgeous boy came up to me and said: “I’ll take it!” I was really touched. He had thought about the word integrity ALL that time, decided he wanted it, then he took it home with him – forever … Great choice, my lad …
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