Really a major commitment. The first step is deciding what your silver award project will be. It should be something that fulfills a need in your community and is important to you. They could be working in a Senior Citizen center and doing something creative for the Senior Citizens. It could be creating a Literacy Program for kids in elementary school, helping kids with math. Girl scouts can work on their project individually or two or three can work together. Leadership is important. Scouts going for silver need to put together a project team. This could consist of friends, family, and even members of the community. Most projects will need some funding. Raising that money is each scouts responsibility. So today were doing a bake sale to raise money to provide families of nonverbal special Needs Children with identification bracelets in case they get separated from their guardians or aides. And were trying to raise the money so it costs them nothing. Youre welcome. My uncles cousin has
And thats why this assistant principal is visiting the 5thgrade classes. We have Highschool Students that drive up and down this street and this neighborhood all the time, right . Theres a good chance some of them are driving in the neighborhood while texting or on the phone. Okay . And if people who are on the road are texting, what can happen . Vincent. They can hit you. They can hit you, right . And thats where the nrsf the National Road safety foundation, comes in. Theyve come up with a clever idea to get Highschool Students to Pay Attention to the message that distracted driving is dangerous give 5thgraders the assignment to create a presentation that will make an impression on the older students. This is a very important assignment, boys and girls. But theres one other problem that makes distracted driving near the Elementary School particularly dangerous. Theres no sidewalks. You have to walk on the road where cars drive. Theyre mostly on the street with their bikes, riding thei
Being polite to people, you know just not being rude. As you can see, most of us know what good manners are. But listen to this when it comes to using digital devices, like cellphones, three out of four people believe good manners today are as out of date as myspace. So, is social media encouraging bad behavior . Daniel post senning is the author of manners in a digital world. Hi. Hi. Its good to be with you. Daniel, were all brought up to believe in having good manners. Has technology changed that . Absolutely not. Good manners are as important today as theyve ever been. Treating people with consideration, with respect, with honesty are really the cores for all good behavior, and those stay the same, no matter what time or age we live in. So, what are some examples of things teens are doing or not doing that would be considered inappropriate . Well, one of the things that i hear the most about is people using their cellphones inappropriately. Sometimes thats texting at the dinner tabl
Not having your elbows on the table while youre eating. Being polite to people, you know just not being rude. As you can see, most of us know what good manners are. But listen to this when it comes to using digital devices, like cellphones, three out of four people believe good manners today are as out of date as myspace. So, is social media encouraging bad behavior . Daniel post senning is the author of manners in a digital world. Hi. Hi. Its good to be with you. Daniel, were all brought up to believe in having good manners. Has technology changed that . Absolutely not. Good manners are as important today as theyve ever been. Treating people with consideration, with respect, with honesty are really the cores for all good behavior, and those stay the same, no matter what time or age we live in. So, what are some examples of things teens are doing or not doing that would be considered inappropriate . Well, one of the things that i hear the most about is people using their cellphones ina
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