Thanks Sarah for stopping by.  Lots of research has shown that our youth lack the frontal lobe development required to make adult decisions all the time.  That being said, I think the more we expose them to good behavior, the more we will see it from them in the future.  I hope that I teach my students two important ideas.  First, act intentionally, as Kate mentioned above.  Sometimes bad decisions come because youth are impulsive. With intentionality comes better decision making.  Second, know that for every word and action there are consequences.  Some are anticipated, some unexpected, but all belong to you based on your own words and deeds.  As teachers and parents, we do not serve our youth well when we allow them to avoid the consequences of their actions.

I too would like to see more people live by the principles Kate outlines.  I love the leadchange group because we agree that there can be a character-based model for leadership and members work hard to model these tenets and instigate this revolution in thinking.  I sometimes feel like a lone educator here.  Thank you for joining the discussion!