You had a surprise when you went in for your substitute teaching job today. The classroom hours of the day were normal, but their was an extended home room time. The junior class all went to the auditorium for an motivational assembly about the upcoming April ACT test, but the rest of the classes were in their home rooms. These freshmen, sophomores, and seniors were asked to use their school issued laptops to to make an Extra Mile Award Nomination. In a year when all of the school districts in the city are focusing on a Be Kind philosophy, the building administrators thought the extra time this morning could be spent creating a 30 second video about one word students think of when they hear the phrase Be Kind.
Far from growing weary of this message, both schools and the community have found the Be Kind movement pretty contagious. American Red Cross donations have increased and there are an increasing number of churches and businesses in the area that are dedicating specific days t Continue reading