Building Character: COURAGE

Our value of the week is COURAGE.

"Courage doesn't always roar.  Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow".
-Mary Anne Radmacher

We viewed and discussed the example of Bethany Hamilton, a young girl who lost her arm when she was attacked by a shark while surfing.  Bethany has "roaring" courage, but also courage that allows her to get up each day and "try again".  No doubt, she is rising above the challenges in her life.

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Share about a time in your life when you showed courage, or when you saw courage in the life of someone else.  How did courage help you, or another person, overcome a challenge?

Quote of the Week

What do you think about this quote?  Agree, disagree?  Can you make a connection to your life?  Leave your thoughts in a 2-3 sentence response in the comments.  Leave your name at the end of your comment, please.

Gratitude

This morning we viewed this short film and pulled out important ideas for our "quotes of the week".  Can you find an inspiring quote from this film?

Don't Give Up

Our Monday morning routine in Grade always involves sharing highlights of our weekends, and then discussing a selected "Quote of the Week".  Today was a little different because rather than discussing someone else's quote, we wrote our own.  To inspire our quotes, we watched a clip from the movie "Facing the Giants".  The clip is above, and here is a blog posting, "Don't Quit" on the clip that I think is worth reading- a little inspiration for the start of your week!  The blog author is my older brother, Steve McMillan.


Here are three sample quotes that students wrote after viewing the clip:

“Always put forth your best effort until you have nothing left.  Never give up.”  

                                                           -Sarah

“When things get hard, you get stronger to learn.”

                - Emily 

“You never know what you can do until you push yourself beyond your limits.”

                                                           -Kyle 

Quote of the Week

We start each Monday morning with a "Quote of the Week". We think about and discuss what the quote is saying, and then we try to make connections to our lives. Here is this week's quote, and a couple questions to consider...

Is it easier to give a present, or give your time? Explain your answer.
How might a person "give of themselves"?