Student Success Statement

If there is beauty in character,

There will be harmony in the home.

If there is harmony in the home,

There will be order in the nation.

If there is order in the nation,

There will be peace in the world.

Conclusion:

If there is beauty in character,

there will be peace in the world.

Chinese Proverb

This means that the simple things add up and contribute to the overall condition of the big thing. If the small unit of the home is peaceful then the next level will be peaceful and overall everything will be peaceful. I think that this is true and if everyone did the right thing the world would be better.  

The Six Pillars of Character

The six pillars of character are

Trustworthiness

Respect

Responsibility

Fairness

Caring

and citizenship.

-Trustworthiness is by choosing the right and being able to be trusted because people know you don’t do bad things. You don’t steal or lie so people can trust you.

-Respect is when someone says that something is theirs and they don’t want anyone to touch it respect there decision and don’t touch it.

- Responsibility is being able to take care of a pet or doing all that is expected of you.

-Fairness is not treating others unequally. If someone does something unfair you have to be able to call them out and make a fair and unbiased decision.  

-Caring is being able to be compassionate and help others if they need it and show gratitude when others help you.

-Citizenship is being a team player and doing what’s right and being a good part of your community to make it a better place.

Reflection: I think that if everyone followed the six pillars of character the world would be better and because you should be the change you want to see in the world I will always do what the six pillars of character say.

Student Success Story

“I would prefer even to fail with honor than by cheating.”

Sophocles

Reflection: I think this is true because winning fairly is more important than winning unfairly because then it might as well be a loss. An example is that instead of winning the race by cutting corners and saying you ran the whole thing it’s better to try and if you don’t win you got the experience and practice for next time. 

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is a holiday celebrated in the United States to remember all those who have died in service in the armed forces. It is supposed to be a day to remember all the men and woman who have died in service and is not the same thing as Veterans Day which is about honoring living veterans. It is celebrated ion the last Monday of May ever year and it was declared an official holiday by Congress in 1971. Ways people usually celebrate is by visiting the graves of people who have died in service, displaying the American Flag, and wearing rod poppies which has become a traditional flower that shows support. On interesting thing is that people don’t agree on where memorial day celebrations originated from but although some say it started in the North after Lincolns assassination most say it was during the civil w3ar where both sides wanted to honor their dead. 

Student Success Statement

“If I got correct goals and if I keep pursing them the best way I know how, everything else falls into line. If I do the right thing right, I ‘m going to succeed. “

             Dan Dierdorf

Reflection: I think that this is saying that if we have good goals and we pursue them then our hard work will pay off. If we work hard at the goals we set we can accomplish our goals. 

Student Success Statement

“The most important thing you will ever have is good values.”

Dennis Prager

Reflection: I think that this statement is saying that it does not matter what you have or own but how you behave and what you do.I think that sometimes feelings do come into conflict with values but I think that although morals are more important feelings sometimes that is untrue. Sometimes people have values or morals that are wrong and feelings that are right. An example is slavery and although back then slavery was not seen as bad and it was the right thing to do to turn in slaves who ran away but in this case its more important to follow your feelings that slavery is wrong.                                          

Optician

Duties and Responsibilities: An optometrist makes eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses to improve defects of vision a patient might have.

Salary:  $33,770 a year

Education:  A High school diploma or equivalent but those with certificates or associate's degrees are better qualified

Reflection: I think that it would be a good job to have because it would be cool to work with all the equipment that they use and would be interesting to help people see better.  

Student Success Statement 

“Dare to stand alone.”

Thomas S. Monson

Reflection: What Thomas S. Monson is saying is that it better to stand-alone doing the right thing than to stand with others that are doing the wrong thing. Like JamesOn Curry who lost all his records because he joined people who were doing drugs instead of daring to stand alone. 

Nursing Home Administrator

Duties and Responsibilities: Nursing home administrators cover day-to-day aspects of running a nursing home which includes admitting patients, managing the building, directing staff, budgeting, accounting and financial planning

Salary: $83,340 a year

Education:  You need a bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration and a masters’s in long-term care administration and then pass a state approved licensing exam

Reflection:  I think that it would be cool to be a nursing home administration and the salary is good.  

Forgiveness

In the story a man named Eric Smallridge was a prisoner convicted of manslaughter because he was drinking drunk and his passengers Megan and Lisa were killed. He was convicted to serve 22 years and then after a couple of years his sentenced was lowered to 11 years because the mother of one of the victims asked that his sentenced be reduced. The victim’s mother Renee said that it was not going to help staying mad and that the only way to feel better would be to forgive him. So she forgave him and after that they both go around and talk about the dangers of driving drunk at high schools. Even after he was convicted he still goes around talking of the dangers of drinking and driving. 

Student Success Statement

“When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.”

Alan Paton

Forgive: To stop feeling resentful towards someone for an offence, flaw, or mistake

Reflection: This means that in order to move on form something you must forgive. If someone says something to you won’t be able to move on until you forgive them because if not it will still have power over you.

SeaWorld Trainer

Duties and Responsibilities: Take care of animals at the park and be able to perform at shows.

Salary:  $29-$30 an hour

Education: For SeaWorld a college degree is not required to get a animal training position, but it is preferred. An on-the-job apprenticeship is required of each new trainer

Reflection: I think that being a SeaWorld trainer would be cool because you get to work with animals and do lots of cools things and get paid for it.