Graffiti (Quotes)

I like the idea of daily quotes. Maybe students can turn in quotes to share and discuss.

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"It is not until much later, as the skin sags and the heart weakens, that children understand; their stories, and all their accomplishments, sit atop the stories of their mothers and fathers, stones upon stones, beneath the waters of their lives" ― Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven

"At certain points in our lives, it may not be possible to be happy, but it is possible to try to be happier - as happy as we can be, under the circumstances- and by doing so, fortify ourselves against adversity" - Gretchen Rubin, Happier at Home

"Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing" - William Butler Yeats 

Lemoyne phone quotes

Ruta Sepetys afterword

Mark Twain humor

"So much for the myth that scientists think more logically than others. To think creatively is first to feel. The desire to understand must be whipped together with sensual and emotional feelings and blended with intellect to yield imaginative insight."and
"No single ingredient determines the outcome of a recipe, either in cooking or thinking. Characterizing individuals by a single element in their mental processes is as misleading as describing Einstein as - primarily - a logico-mathematical thinker" -Robert Root-Bernstein, Sparks of Genius

"it's much simpler than seeing things that are... For instance, if something is there, you can only see it with your eyes open, but if it isn't there, you can seeing it just as well with your eyes closed. That's why imaginary things are often easier to see than real ones" Norton Juster, The Phantom Tolbooth

"The most successful people, the evidence shows, often aren’t directly pursuing conventional notions of success. They’re working hard and persisting through difficulties because of their internal desire to control their lives, learn about their world, and accomplish something that endures." -Drive, Daniel Pink

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Goal-Making:

(read to kids about growing, Rubins atmosphere of growth section on Day 3)

-concrete specific

-sense of control (p15 book 2)

- create goals in each of Rubin's categories

- be yourself

-active, engage, meaningful

-"If I make positive statements, I may help persuade myself and other people to take a positive view of things. If I make negative statements, I do the opposite." -Gretchen Rubin (p 75).