Applications 1.Project a slide, as the thought for the day, as student enter the classroom. 2.Use an appropriate slide to start the day’s lesson. 3.Use a slide as a starting point for a discussion on appropriate work place behavior (self-improvement, etc.) 4.Once a week have students write a 250 word paragraph based on the day’s quote. (Expand the learning by asking students to get a word count and put it at the bottom of their essay. Have them agree or disagree with the quote; or give a personal illustration. (Document this assignment as practice for standardized testing.) 5.Assign students to take the quote and make it into a poster with their choice of an appropriate graphic and text. Post the best designs and let the class vote on the most outstanding poster, then award bonus points to the creator. 6.Have students find four more similar quotes and create a poster using them. Posters must include a title, graphics, word art, and/or text formatting. Advanced word art or formatting techniques should be required if used later in the school year.

After rain comes fair weather. James Howell

Every calling is great when greatly pursued. Every calling is great when greatly pursued. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

It is what it is, but … it will become what you make it.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. Albert Einstein

Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is. Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is. H. Jackson Browne

Paths clear for those who know where they are going and are determined to get there. Anonymous

Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself.” ― Harriet Nelson

Compliments are the helium that fills everyone’s balloon; they elevate the person receiving them so he or she can fly over life’s troubles and land safely on the other side. Compliments are the helium that fills everyone’s balloon; they elevate the person receiving them so he or she can fly over life’s troubles and land safely on the other side. Bernie S. Siegel M.D.; Author

There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone’s life.“ Sister Mary Rose McGeady

Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons. Ruth Ann Schabacker

I have found that if you love life, life will love you back. Arthur Rubinstein

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. Andy Warhol

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. Albert Camus

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment, it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone. Orison Swett Marden

There are so many ways to succeed!

Every day holds 1,440 moments. It’s okay to spend some on you!

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