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Community Justice Media/Communications Faith Community Schools Business Government Idaho CharacterCouncil, Inc. Creating a Culture of Character, One Person at a Time FAMILY Slide 2 14,000+ calls annually to the local Womens Center mostly regarding domestic abuse. 1,500 juvenile delinquents each year. Bomb threats and weapons in our schools. Meth Labs have increased to a crisis situation, now with Meth newborn babies increasingly common. 2-3 children are taken from families weekly, primarily because of drug abuse and physical abuse. Slide 3 Chewing gum Making noise Running in halls Cutting in line Students talking when they shouldnt Top School Offenses in 1960 Times Have REALLY Changed! Dress code infractions Littering Tardiness Lost homework Talking back to teacher Slide 4 Suicide Assaults Robbery Rape Possession of Weapons Top School Offenses in 2013 Times Have REALLY Changed! Drug abuse Alcoholism Pregnancy Harassment AIDS Slide 5 Sick Days Misnamed USA TODAY snap shot Slide 6 Slide 7 Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide 11 Slide 12 Slide 13 Slide 14 Slide 15 Slide 16 Slide 17 Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 A Fence or an Ambulance? Twas a dangerous cliff, as they freely confessed Though to walk near its crest was so pleasant; But over its terrible edge there had slipped A duke and full many a peasant. So the people said something would have to be done, But their projects did not at all tally; Some said, Put a fence around the edge of the cliff, Some, An ambulance down in the valley. Slide 21 A Fence or an Ambulance? But the cry for the ambulance carried the day, For it spread through the neighboring city; A fence may be useful or not, it is true, But each heart became brimful of pity For those who slipped over that dangerous cliff; And the dwellers in highway and alley Gave pounds or gave pence, not to put up a fence, But an ambulance down in the valley Slide 22 A Fence or an Ambulance? For the cliff is all right, if youre careful, they said, And if folks even slip and are dropping, It isnt the slipping that hurts them so much, As the shock down below when theyre stopping. So day after day, as these mishaps occurred, Quick forth would those rescuers sally To pick up the victims that fell off the cliff, With their ambulance down in the valley. Slide 23 A Fence or an Ambulance? Then an old sage remarked: Its a marvel to me That people give far more attention To repairing results than to stopping the cause, When theyd much better aim at prevention. Let us stop at its source all this mischief, cried he, Come, neighbors and friends, let us rally; If the cliff we will fence we might almost dispense With the ambulance down in the valley. Slide 24 A Fence or an Ambulance? Better guide well the young than reclaim them when old, For the voice of true wisdom is calling, To rescue the fallen is good, but tis best To prevent other people from falling. Better close up the source of temptation and crime Than deliver from dungeon or galley; Better put a strong fence round the top of the cliff Than an ambulance down in the valley. Joseph Malins Slide 25 Slide 26 I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an Honest Man. Slide 27 Slide 28 Slide 29 CHARACTER DETERMINES SUCCESS Slide 30 Slide 31 Slide 32 Slide 33 Slide 34 Slide 35 Slide 36 Slide 37 Slide 38 Carelessness Avoidable Accidents Distraction Poor Quality Stealing Poor Attendance Deception Tardiness Inconsistency Own Agenda Anger/Bitterness Rejection Disorganization Alcoholism / Drug Abuse Negligence Personal Problems Unreliability Self-Indulgence Surface Problems Low Productivity Slide 39 Carelessness Avoidable Accidents Distraction Poor Quality Stealing Poor Attendance Deception Tardiness Inconsistency Own Agenda Anger/Bitterness Rejection Disorganization Alcoholism / Drug Abuse Negligence Personal Problems Unreliability Self-Indulgence Surface Solutions Less Challenging Job Lower Standard Low Productivity Slide 40 Carelessness Avoidable Accidents Distraction Poor Quality Stealing Poor Attendance Deception Tardiness Inconsistency Own Agenda Anger/Bitterness Rejection Disorganization Alcoholism / Drug Abuse Negligence Personal Problems Unreliability Self-Indulgence Surface Solutions Less Challenging Job Lower Standard Low Productivity Anger/Bitterness Shout Back Move Elsewhere in Company Slide 41 Carelessness Avoidable Accidents Distraction Poor Quality Stealing Poor Attendance Deception Tardiness Inconsistency Own Agenda Anger/Bitterness Rejection Disorganization Alcoholism / Drug Abuse Negligence Personal Problems Unreliability Self-Indulgence Surface Solutions Less Challenging Job Lower Standard Low Productivity Stealing Shout Back Move Elsewhere in Company Install Cameras Add Metal Detectors Slide 42 Carelessness Avoidable Accidents Distraction Poor Quality Stealing Poor Attendance Deception Tardiness Inconsistency Own Agenda Anger/Bitterness Rejection Disorganization Alcoholism / Drug Abuse Negligence Personal Problems Unreliability Self-Indulgence Surface Solutions Less Challenging Job Lower Standard Low Productivity Poor Attendance Shout Back Move Elsewhere in Company Install Cameras Add Metal Detectors Make more rules Change hours Slide 43 Carelessness Avoidable Accidents Distraction Poor Quality Stealing Poor Attendance Deception Tardiness Inconsistency Own Agenda Anger/Bitterness Rejection Disorganization Alcoholism / Drug Abuse Negligence Personal Problems Unreliability Self-Indulgence Surface Solutions Less Challenging Job Lower Standard Low Productivity Alcoholism/Drug Abuse Shout Back Move Elsewhere in Company Install Cameras Add Metal Detectors Make more rules Change hours Build Treatment Centers More Ambulances Slide 44 Carelessness Avoidable Accidents Distraction Poor Quality Stealing Poor Attendance Deception Tardiness Inconsistency Own Agenda Anger/Bitterness Rejection Disorganization Alcoholism / Drug Abuse Negligence Personal Problems Unreliability Self-Indulgence Surface Solutions Less Challenging Job Lower Standard Low Productivity Avoidable Accidents Shout Back Move Elsewhere in Company Install Cameras Add Metal Detectors Make more rules Change hours More Ambulances Put up signs THINK FIRST! Slide 45 Carelessness Avoidable Accidents Distraction Poor Quality Stealing Poor Attendance Deception Tardiness Inconsistency Own Agenda Anger/Bitterness Rejection Disorganization Alcoholism / Drug Abuse Negligence Personal Problems Unreliability Self-Indulgence Surface Solutions Less Challenging Job Lower Standard Low Productivity Personal Problems Shout Back Move Elsewhere in Company Install Cameras Add Metal Detectors Make more rules Change hours More Ambulances Put up signs Leave them at home Guilt Be Gone! Slide 46 Slide 47 Low Productivity Carelessness Avoidable Accidents Distraction Poor Quality Stealing Poor Attendance Deception Tardiness Inconsistency Own Agenda Anger/Bitterness Rejection Disorganization Alcoholism / Drug Abuse Negligence Personal Problems Resistance Restlessness Unreliability Covetousness Self-Indulgence Root Causes Surface Problems Avoidable Accidents Carelessness vs. Alertness Poor Attendance Tardiness vs. Punctuality Stealing Deception vs. Honesty Low Productivity Anger/Bitterness Rejection vs. Forgiveness Poor Quality Distraction vs. Attentiveness Low Productivity Inconsistency vs. Dependability Slide 48 Alertness Dependability Bears no grudges Trustworthy Good Attendance High Quality Fewer Accidents Forgiveness Truthfulness Punctuality Attentiveness Self-Control Organized No Substance Abuse Team Player Personal Responsibility Fewer Problems Flexibility Patience Responsibility Contentment Good Attendance Punctuality Plant Good Character Harvest Visible Fruit Fewer Accidents Alertness High Quality Attentiveness Trustworthy Truthfulness Bears no grudges Forgiveness High Productivity Dependability Slide 49 Slide 50 Slide 51 Slide 52 Community Justice Media/Communications Faith Community Schools Business Government Idaho CharacterCouncil, Inc. Creating a Culture of Character, One Person at a Time FAMILY