Each week, we have a special 'motto or life lesson'.
This is to be an encouragement to the children and to help them to be the best that they can be.
I f you missed the last few weeks here they are:
"What is in you will flow through you".
This lends itself to the idea that if you surround yourself in negativity, it has ways of becoming a part of our thoughts and words. It can affect those around us and ultimately spell disaster for us; therefore we must be surrounded by positivity and goodness in order to allow that to flow through our every being.
"You are what you believe".
This idea promotes the idea that if we have a dream, we should never give up on it. Work hard, knuckle down and set goals and we may harvest from that investment. We all have a seed of greatness within us and treated in the right manner (encouragement, self belief, motivation and passion), it can yeild awesome results.
"Our values guide our decisions and decide our success".
This thought just means that our value system is the core to our ability to succeed. If we are intent on cutting corners, cheating others, bad mouthing, giving up in tough times, then our ability to overcome adversary is severly compromised.
I am a huge believer that the children in my class are not a statistic, they are individuals with hopes and dreams. I see it as my job to help them (along with their families), to understand that they matter. That their input and participation in life will shape the world as we know it. As an adult, mentor, father, is this not our duty to support this idea?
Think about this, a lot of the worlds most influential people attribute their success to a parent, a simple idea or suggestion, a point in the right direction, a shoulder to cry on, a consistent supporter, a listener, an encourager, or even a teacher.
That means that I am in the business of developing 'History Makers'. "What an honour"!!!
Phillip Reade (2011)
