All About Teaching Values
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serenasgreenhouse:
There's a great book, \"Always wear clean underwear!\" written by Marc Gellman. It is a wonderful resource for parents to read with kids and to instill values in them. I used some stories from the book during the Orientation Week when I was teaching in my ex-school. When I first saw this book, the title caught my attention. It is written in a conversational, easy to understand and humourous manner. Even my upper primary kids loved the stories. An AWESOME read!
Have initially included a link to my blog that has an extract to the book. Was notified by moderator that it is not allowed. My apologies. As the link has been removed, feel free to read an extract from the book below.
Why do your parents care about your underwear? Nobody sees your underwear, and yet parents always tell kids to wear clean underwear.
Answer #1: Dirty underwear is full of germs and we don't want those germs jumping off your underwear and onto you.
Answer #2: You should always wear clean underwear because if you ever get into an accident on the way to school or on the way home from school and an ambulance has to take you to the hospital and the doctors in the emergency room have to take your pants off, if they see that you're wearing dirty underwear then they'll think that we're bad parents because we don't wash your underwear. (Take note that this is a run-on sentence from the book. A chance to incorporate the usage of appropriate punctation. Heehee.)
Apart from these answers, there must be some big deep reason behind this. I think I figured it out. The big reason for wearing clean underwear is to teach you this: What people don't see about you should be just as good as what people do see about you.
We all try to look good outside. The hard part is to look good inside.
If you pretend to be somebody's friend but say bad things about him or her to other people, then it's a lot like wearing dirty underwear. If you are nice to your brothers or sisters when your parents are around but hit them and make them miserable when your parents are gone, then you're wearing dirty underwear.
The hardest thing in life is to be the same way deep down as you are on top. If you are always pretending to be something you aren't, if you never say what you mean, if you never do what you say, then you'll be unhappy and people will stay away from you because they don't want to have a friend who is clean only on the outside. -
Hi, I thought you might enjoy this latest interview post I did with Daniel Wong.
It's titled: \"How to run your own race - with Daniel Wong, author of The Happy Student\"
In his book, Daniel shares about his experience getting caught up in the education rat race, and how he managed to get away from all that pressure, and carve his own path toward success - success that is based on character and enduring values.
I'm also giving away 1 autographed copy of his book. You can click on the link below for more details:
http://mamawearpapashirt.com/2012/06/27/how-to-run-your-own-race-with-daniel-wong-author-of-the-happy-student/
I hope you find this useful! -
no need to look far for teaching values
open the newspaper
many examples to use lately :
1. CHC / KH case - teach value of honesty, what is greed, what is right and wrong … (not pre-judging the case, just use as example)
2. underage pros case - teach about sexual morality, teach about human weakness and strength of character, how high and might people could be brought down and jailed -
super_dad:
Lesson number 1: sell him to a poor family. He will learn lots of values very quickly.
Selling a child to another family just to learn values quickly, itself is not a good value. If a child will live in a good environment with its parents then also it can learn good values. -
serenasgreenhouse:
Hi,My nephew and niece just read this wonderful story about financial responsibility and management, \"Three Cups\". It is written for kids by Tony Townsley and Mark St. Germain.
On his fifth birthday, a boy receives the gift of three cups from his parents: one is for spending, one for saving while the third for giving. That’s where he is to keep his allowance. Over time, how much goes into each cup changes. The text includes a parents’ guide.
\"Teaching Children How to Save, Spend and be Charitable with Money.\" It is a great book that teaches earning, saving and donating. Besides teaching the kids about money management and financial responsibility, it teaches the kids the importance of compassion too. A GREAT read!
I tried to find this book in the NLB catalogue but failed to do so. If you are keen to buy the book, you may have to get it from the amazon website:
http://www.amazon.com/Three-Cups-Mark-St-Germain/dp/0979456304
Just to share. I have never read this story before but I teached my DS to do the same way since he was in P1 (the year he started to has own pocket money). Everyday, I give him $2 and he learn how to seprately his saving into three part. Example, he has 40cents left, then maybe 10 cents for spending, 10cents for giving and 20cents for saving. He keep doing this way, day after day... During 2012 CNY, he saved $100+ for donation to orphan home. For me, how much money is not important, the value is that he has learnt what is ''sharing''. -
super_dad:
Lesson number 1: sell him to a poor family. He will learn lots of values very quickly.
Ha..ha.. Are you serious?
Just bring him to the undeveloped countries, such as Cambodia instead of Australia during the school holidays. It will help to develop his EQ. He will become more compassionate & appreciate what he has.
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cjlim:
:goodpost: This is a good way to teach kids how to save & share. They will grow up to be a saver & with a big heart too!
Hi,serenasgreenhouse:
My nephew and niece just read this wonderful story about financial responsibility and management, \"Three Cups\". It is written for kids by Tony Townsley and Mark St. Germain.
On his fifth birthday, a boy receives the gift of three cups from his parents: one is for spending, one for saving while the third for giving. That’s where he is to keep his allowance. Over time, how much goes into each cup changes. The text includes a parents’ guide.
\"Teaching Children How to Save, Spend and be Charitable with Money.\" It is a great book that teaches earning, saving and donating. Besides teaching the kids about money management and financial responsibility, it teaches the kids the importance of compassion too. A GREAT read!
I tried to find this book in the NLB catalogue but failed to do so. If you are
keen to buy the book, you may have to get it from the amazon website:
http://www.amazon.com/Three-Cups-Mark-St-Germain/dp/0979456304
Just to share. I have never read this story before but I teached my DS to do the same way since he was in P1 (the year he started to has own pocket money). Everyday, I give him $2 and he learn how to seprately his saving into three part. Example, he has 40cents left, then maybe 10 cents for spending, 10cents for giving and 20cents for saving. He keep doing this way, day after day... During 2012 CNY, he saved $100+ for donation to orphan home. For me, how much money is not important, the value is that
he has learnt what is ''sharing''. -
Jworld:
When is the earliest a kid can understand values? I have been talking to my 3yo kid, but I do not know how much she understands whatever I impart to her. Sometimes she just turned away and I am not sure if she just choose to walk away (but can understand my words) or she simply doesn't understand my blabbering.
Actually don't have to talk, just show & she will learn. Action speaks louder than words. -
Came across this article as my friend has linked this in his Facebook. A good read for parents and educators. I fully agree with what is mentioned in the article - Attitude: the little thing that makes a difference.
http://johnmaxwellonleadership.com/2012/07/23/attitude-the-little-thing-that-makes-a-big-difference/
After years of teaching kiddos, I agree that attitude makes a GREAT difference in the child's learning and the outcomes.
Read the recent newspaper articles on the Olympics athletes. Much is mentioned about their mindset and attitudes. There was an article on how hard Feng Tianwei trained.
Serena's Greenhouse Learning Centre -
Found this to be rather beneficial for parents in Singapore. An interview with Janet Doman on how to create a better environment for your kids
http://kidlander.sg/kidtv/janet-domans-tips-on-how-to-deal-with-bored-kids/
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