Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
(Proverbs 22:6)
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Showing posts with label For Parents. Show all posts

Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Fast Track

It was a nice Sunday in April. We - especially the children - had waited that Sunday for a few weeks. We were excited. We were going together...to the adventure theme park. Yes...we would have an adventure.

We set off from school and had about 2 hours travelling by bus until we arrived at the adventure theme park. We were really happy and curious about what rides we could enjoy. After we got the ticket, we entered the park. The children wanted to ride many kinds of rides. 

Yet, it was Sunday, there were so many people going there. As a result, to enjoy the Snake-Coaster the children had to queue up for about 30 minutes. Then we moved to Mega-Drop. There was a long queue at the gate. We tried to be patient. Suddenly, there were some children who went through a different gate. The park management called it 'Fast Track'. What happened there? Some children went through the Fast Track gate and they didn't need to queue up as long as the other visitors. They just waited for about 5 minutes and then they could enjoy the ride soon. After wondering for a while, we found that there was an additional ticket sold as Fast Track ticket, so that those who held the ticket could go without queuing up. We found Fast Track Gate in almost all rides. 
If you've got more money, you can buy Fast Track ticket...if you've got no more money, you queue up!

Is this a kind of bribery??
Teachers and parents, why don't you use this opportunity to teach your children how to fight and survive? 
I still believe that there are noble values in queuing up....

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

A Simple Good Morning

Not everyday, but I often take my children and their mom to school. Their mom works at their school. To save my time, I usually drop them off not in front of the school, but in front of the cluster. Then they walk. Everytime they walk past the security officers, my wife greets them - just a simple 'good morning'. They just nodded at first. Then, to reply my wife's greeting they smiled. After some greetings, they replied by nodding, smiling and saying good morning.

People learn from what they see, they hear and they feel.
When they can see, hear and feel that they are respected, they also learn how to show and give respect.
Let's DO it, not only tell it. Share your positive energy to others.

Saturday, 13 November 2010

The Beginning of Corruption

Some students are found to be lazy to attend some classes; Maths, Physics, English. They pretend to be sick and they sleep in the health centre.

Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Children Learn What They Live


By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D.

If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy.
If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy.
If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.
If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.
If children live with praise, they learn appreciation.
If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.
If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.
If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal.
If children live with sharing, they learn generosity.
If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness.
If children live with fairness, they learn justice.
If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.
If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them.
If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live.
Copyright © 1972 by Dorothy Law Nolte

Sunday, 26 September 2010

God has created children with their own talents


Just show your children the ways to get what they dream of. Be not disappointed when you find your children's dreams are not the same as what you dream of. That's God's work!

Thursday, 16 September 2010

Do you teach HONESTY?

One day a woman sent me a letter. In the letter she asked me permit her daughter not to attend the choir rehearsal because her daughter was sick. The letter was brought given to me by the daughter. Before I opened the envelope, I asked the daughter what her problem was. She said she couldn't join the rehearsal because

Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Cruel Parents

It was Tuesday. I met one of my student's mom. I had to meet her because her son had made a 'dangerous' foul. She told me that she wanted her son to get very good scores in every lesson. To achieve it, she had sent her son to a 'school-like' course. Everyday--Monday to Friday, the son had to go to school from 7 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and then he had to attend the course - which has the same subjects and materials as the school has - from 3 p.m. to 7 or 8 p.m.
He's a very very very unlucky student.