Stories by Neise (2 matches)

Teaching Kindness in Health Class

I teach health to 7th grade students and I always inculde a unit on Kindness.  Each student is asked to perform random acts of kindness during the health program.  They are told to perform some at school and some at home and after they are to record them and hand in the paper with all their acts on the paper.  They start out with small ones like picking up someone's pencil but then they really start to get into it and they end op doing things for their parents without being asked.  I really enjoy seeing them get so exctied about what they are doing and the reaction they get from the people they do a random act for.  I even get notes from parents asking who is this child and what have I done with their child.  It is so nice to see my students from years ago and when they tell me they are still doing random acts and how much they still enjoy the way they feel after a random act of kindness.

Because Being Nice Matters

I always try to teach my children that being nice matters.  I have signs hung in their rooms and over the front door about kindness and do unto others as you'd have done to you.  And we always talk about how important it is to be nice to others. 

When we are out shopping I always suggest that they go help an older person, put bags in their cars or help them reach something on a shelf at the store.  At first they were a bit shy about going up to people, but now they ask if they could go help without my suggestion.  They say they like to help people because they would want someone to help their Mom-mom if they where not with her.  It is nice to know that my kids have been listening to me all this time.

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