Posted by admin on December 30, 2010 under Books, Milton Hershey Resources, Web links | 
This little book recounts the failures and remarkable success of Milton Hershey and is intended to help business people build character and leadership qualities.
Read a complete book review here.
The 7 rules are:
- Thinking Outside the Box
- Perseverance
- Hard Work
- Take Risks
- Take Care of Your Workers
- Give to Live
- Your Life is Your Legacy
Posted by admin on under Books |
The Family Virtues Guide: Simple Ways to Bring Out the Best in Our Children and Ourselves by Linda Kavelin Popov (Author), Dan Popov (Author), John Kavelin (Author)
When you witness a small child haul off and smack another child unprovoked, the theory of innate morality seems to lose all validity. Moral education has always been the domain of religion, and Linda Kavelin Popov has culled 52 universal virtues from the world’s religions, one for each week of the year. The resulting Family Values Guide is a workbook for the moral education of children that transcends differences of religion or culture. Each week, the book suggests, a family should gather to discuss a different virtue from the book, such as love, generosity, or patience, and the parents then emphasize the virtue for the following days, capitalizing on appropriate moments for education. Contrary to some pop psychology authors, Popov insists that reasonable boundaries be established and maintained for children and that appropriate punishment be meted out when boundaries are crossed. Psychotherapist and president of the Family Values Project, Popov sees the language of values as the key to recognizing their importance in social interaction, and encourages parents to add other values to their own list.
Posted by admin on December 29, 2010 under Active Organizations, Susan B. Anthony, Web links |
(from http://www.nownyc.org/women/index.php/awards.php)
As one of the first awards of its kind, NOW-NYC’s Susan B. Anthony Awards honor grassroots activists who have advanced the cause of women’s rights and improved the lives of women in our city. Held in February of each year, those the award has honored include activists serving immigrant women, lesbian women, crime survivors, opinion and policy makers and public servants. More info
Posted by admin on under Heroes, Resources, Teaching With Heroes, Trading Card |
The Heroes Club has released a new design for the Real American Heroes trading cards. The “back” of the cards have been redesigned, incorporating a dramatic, patriotic image of the American flag and a bald eagle. These cards are appealing to kids and are easier to use in games and activities. You can see the card back design on the right side of this web site or at The Heroes Club web site.
Posted by admin on under Active Organizations, Resources, Teaching With Heroes |
The contest winners of the 2010 National Heroes Day have been announced. The contest theme was teaching heroes in the classroom. You can see the winners and view videos at: http://nationalheroesday.com/winners.html.
Posted by admin on March 12, 2010 under Active Organizations, Heroes, Resources |
(from the National Heroes Day web site: http://www.NationalHeroesDay.com)
It has become fashionable to overstate the idea of heroes in our culture today. But where are the REAL heroes for today’s children and young adults? Historically, there are countless heroes who have become lost or forgotten. The major goal of National Heroes Day is to bring them back into the spotlight they deserve. By reading and talking about the great men and women who have made our world a better place, our youth will be inspired to follow in their footsteps. As they learn about REAL heroes in every field of human endeavor, they will begin to see that perseverance and determination can indeed change the world. National Heroes Day can plant the seeds for the growth of REAL heroes for the future. It is our goal to inspire students of all ages to rediscover the forgotten heroes from the past and recognize their significant contributions to the advancement of mankind.
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Today we celebrate the heroes in our lives, unique for each person and, as a real hero, a positive force for many, many others.
National Heroes Day is a program of AIHE - American Institute for History Education
Posted by admin on March 4, 2010 under Active Organizations, General, Resources |
I’ve recently learned about Mr. Geoffrey Canada and his work with the Harlem Children’s Zone. The initial connection with Mr. Canada came to me in his words:
“Children need heroes because heroes give hope; without hope they have no future.”
We each have experiences growing up with some sort of fictitious character, possibly a superhero and possibly a symbol of someone who could “save the day.” If you were like me, and as Mr. Canada shares, that symbol became empty. The fiction became real. But my hero didn’t.
I have enjoyed reading about the Harlem Children’s Zone because they have a commitment to being real heroes for the kids, not in a superhuman way but by being the parents and teachers the kids need, today, in their lives. The real impact they are having is evident.
The Harlem Children’s Zone website is: www.hcz.org.
Today I received an announcement I’d like to share:
“During Sunday’s Academy Awards broadcast, the Harlem Children’s Zone is being featured in an ad campaign for the American Express Members Project. The ad features Geoffrey Canada describing the genesis of the HCZ Project – how it grew slowly to 97 blocks as well as talking about the agency’s culture where “failure is not an option.” The 60-second ad was created by Oscar-winning director Scott Hicks and cinematographer Robert Richardson. After the premiere, it will then be part of the Members Project’s on-going ad campaign.
The Academy Awards are set to air at 8:00 p.m. EST on ABC. In case you miss it, we will post the ad on our website on Monday.
The Members Project is an innovative online initiative that provides those with an interest in giving back an opportunity to take small steps to make a big difference.”
UPDATE: You can view the ad (for a while I guess) at: http://www.hcz.org/press/news/292-hcz-at-the-oscars
Posted by admin on February 24, 2010 under Resources, Teaching With Heroes |
What is a Heroes Fair?
“Most educators have attended, organized, or participated in a science fair at some point in their lives so for a “big picture” overview of a heroes fair, think about a science fair; however, instead of student displays of the procedures and results of a scientific investigation, substitute pictures and information about the life and work of a person who made (or who is making) a positive difference in the world. A heroes fair is often the culminating activity of a heroes unit or is the end product of lessons on using media center resources to research a topic. Either way, students research a hero and create a display of materials that help communicate what they learned. These projects are then shared with an audience usually made up of students from other grades, classmates, and/or parents.”
For more information, visit: http://www.heroes4us.com/heroesfairtips.pdf
Posted by admin on January 11, 2010 under Active Organizations, Jane Addams Resources |
“Jane Addams Hull House Association is the direct descendent of the settlement house founded by Jane Addams in 1889. In the words of our founder, our purpose is to “Aid in the solutions of life in a great city, to help our neighbors build responsible, self-sufficient lives for themselves and their families.” We carry on this mission today as one of Chicago’s oldest and largest social and human service agencies.”
Read more at: http://www.hullhouse.org/aboutus/history.html
