Principals, teachers, and coaches, in a culture appears to endorse poor manners, selfishness, bullying, I know there are school that promote and teach excellence in manners, respect, and courage.
Please identify, acknowledge, and reward the brave-hearted students among you.
Brave-hearted boys and girls:
- Tell the truth even if it is inconvenient.
- Respect and acknowledge adults and afford them due and appropriate respect.
- Are accepting and helpful to people who are less fortunate, by any measure.
- Are generous, hospitable, and inclusive.
- Can think and act alone and yet be an integral part of a community.
- Are willing to be unpopular so right and good and honesty may prevail.
- Demonstrate social bravery by doing what is right even in the face of opposition.
If you have a story where a student has demonstrated most of the above please write to me about it (200 words). Include first names only please and the name of the school.
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