Heroes Helpers Entrepreneurs Common Denominators for Leaders Leaders

Heroes, Helpers, & Entrepreneurs Common Denominators for Leaders

Leaders are Active • The Most Successful are Action-Oriented – Recognize Opportunities and Challenges, – Seek Consensus and Participation of Others – Move Ahead with Energy and Purpose • These people are in charge. . . of themselves and their choices

Our Purpose • Prepare Students to Survive and Thrive • Subject Matter Taught is Important – Though We Believe it is Important to Go Further • Teach To The Child's Attitude, as Well as Aptitude • Listen to the Child's Heart, as Well as her Words

Our Purpose • Teach the Qualities of Character and Self. Worth – To Encourage Young People to Make Real Contributions to their Communities and their World

Common Denominators for Leaders The Big Four

The Big Four • What Qualities are Important for Leading in a Democratic Society? – Responsibility – Cooperation – Courage – Self-esteem

The Big Four: Responsibility • Leaders Make Decisions and • Accept Responsibility for the Consequences of Those Decisions • Without Responsibility Our Freedoms Will Give Way to Governmental Responsibility, – And the State will Make Decisions for Us

The Big Four: Responsibility • Teachers can Help Prepare Students to Make Responsible Decisions – If a Student Can Make a Responsible Decision and Have the Courage to Stand Behind It, He will be Prepared to Meet Life's Challenges as a Leader

The Big Four: Cooperation • For Some Emphasis has been Placed on Competition as the Road to Success – In Reality it has Always been those Individuals Aware of the Magic of Teamwork Who have Moved Society Forward

The Big Four: Cooperation • Helping a Student Learn that Life is Neither Dependent nor Independent – Rather An Interdependent Experience is a Cornerstone of Leadership

The Big Four: Cooperation • In a Democracy—a Society of Equals— Cooperation Skills have High Value, • The Student Who Can Cooperate with Others in Any Enterprise is Far More Likely to Thrive

The Big Four: Courage • Alfred Adler Once said that if He Could Give One Gift To A Child, it Would be Courage. – A Courageous Child Could Learn Everything Else He Needed to Learn • With Guidance, a Student's Courage Enables Him to Try, Fail and Try Again, Until He Masters the Challenges Life Poses

The Big Four: Courage • With too Little Courage, the Student Gives Up Easily or Does Not Try At All – Fear Leads to Failure, and Failure Reinforces Fear Failure – Such a Cycle of Discouragement Supports a Lifelong Attitude of Regret and Resentment

The Big Four: Courage • Courage is One of the Foundations Upon which the Child Constructs His Personality – It is at the Heart of Human Potential

The Big Four: Self-Esteem • The Opinion We Have of Ourselves • When High, a Students See Themselves as a Capable Human Being – Has a Good Opportunity to Succeed at Challenges • They Learn that Even Failure is Nothing More than an Opportunity for Learning, – When She Doesn't Succeed at First, She does not Give Up

The Big Four: Self-Esteem • Important for Success – Experiencing Herself as a Winner Gives a Student the Courage to Tackle Problems through Positive Behavior and – Take Advantage of Opportunities Available in a Democratic Society

Heroes, Helpers, & Entrepreneurs Our Goal

Our Goal • Provide Information And Skills that Will Enable You to Promote Courage, Self-esteem, Responsibility and Cooperation • These Qualities will be Discussed Frequently and Woven into Every Aspect of the Program — – Video Presentations, Group Discussions, Role Plays, and Activities

Our Goal • As You Learn, We Urge You to Stay Aware of Your Own Responsible, Cooperative And Courageous Behavior and to Reinforce Your Own Self-Esteem