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Charles R. Hadley Elementary School was selected the 2016-2017 RESPECT School of the Year at the Values Ma�er Miami Awards Ceremony held at Miami Senior High School in May. This school made teaching respect a priority by incen�vizing this important value and rewarding students who demonstrated respect around the school. The school also created a respect pledge which allowed students to demonstrate their commitment to using respec�ul behavior. What will your school do to promote respect during Values Ma�er Miami 2017-2018?

Respect- Showing regard for the worth and dignity of someone or something, being courteous and polite, and judging all people on their merits. Respect takes three major forms: respect for oneself, respect for other people, and respect for all forms of life and the environment.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is highly diverse and includes students of di�erent colors, sizes, cultural backgrounds, languages, religions, and sexual orientations. Our students are growing up during a time when it is imperative that they are taught to respect people who are di�erent from themselves. When children are taught to respect di�erences and value people who are di�erent, they are better prepared to live peacefully in our diverse community. Now more than ever, values matter and now more than ever educators need to be aware of the importance of teaching respect to our children.

Messages that students receive from adults play an important role in how they learn. Our students are getting an array of messages in their media saturated world. As educators we must model respect in all of our interactions allowing students to learn to value and respect all people. Please use the month of September to talk about respect and positively in�uence the message that our precious Miami-Dade County Public School students are receiving.

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.

~Laurence Sterne

Idea CORNER

• Create a RESPECT bulle�n board. Ask teachers to nominate students who have been par�cularly respec�ul and place their pictures on the board.

• Have students look through magazines or the Internet for pictures showing people respec�ng others’ differences or pictures of different kinds of people working or playing together. Create a class “We Respect Differences” collage.

• Shout Out Respect: Allow students to use shout outs to recognize classmates who acted respec�ully during the week. You can ask for verbal shout outs or you can create a “Shout Out Friday” bulle�n board, where students can put posi�ve comments about how a classmate showed respect during the week. Have students keep a respect log to keep track of the respec�ul behaviors they witness during the week.

• Have students work alone or with a partner to create a song, rap, or chant about respect. The words tell why respect is important and how it could make the world a be�er place.

• Have students make a campaign poster about respect. Make sure they include the word RESPECT and give at least three reasons why they support respect at their school.

• Have students write a commercial for respect. Try to sell respect so others will want to start using it.

• Have students research and present current events that involve someone who was either respec�ul or disrespec�ul.

•Have students make a list of things people do who are respec�ul. Here are a few: hold the door open for someone who needs help, listen without interrup�ng, don’t talk back, whine, or sass, throw away trash.

• Have students watch a television show or movie with their family. Have them write about how the characters were respec�ul or disrespec�ul to one another.

• At the end of every week, have students make a list and describe the ways they acted respec�ully that week. Make sure they include how they respected their siblings and other family members.

• Talk to your students about respect they experienced throughout the day, week, or month. Were there situa�ons where they felt disrespected? Discuss how they should handle these feelings.

• Have students design a mobile using paper, string, and a clothes hanger. The mobile must show at least four different ways you can show respect to yourself, other people, and property.

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