In Therese’s classroom the virtue of love is the same as being truly devoted. Therese believes that teaching the virtue of love brings patience and understanding, which are so important in teaching. Through Therese’s devotion to teaching she teaches, exercises, and models a joyful spirit, a respectful attitude, positive enthusiasm, a caring smile, and a sincere commitment to creating a classroom of appreciation. In turn, her students do their best to do the same.
Through love exemplified in the classroom, they embrace learning as an art where they are devoted to exploring different loving and virtuous ways of truly connecting to subject matter, to their teacher, and to their fellow classmates. Teacher Therese has created a classroom that her students look forward to coming to. Every morning the students pass through the entry door that has a colorful rainbow on its top. Each year on the first day of school, Therese tells her students that when they pass through the classroom door, they are to remember that the rainbow reminds them to leave all stressful and worrisome thoughts behind. Thus, her students feel relaxed, focused on their academic work, motivated to behave, attend school, and concentrate on learning.
Therese’s students are joyful to be in a classroom they can’t wait to get to that leads to inspiration, exploration, and curiosity. Therese believes that when you cultivate a love of school first, everything else, from classroom management to motivation to inspired, unforgettable learning clicks into perfect place. All thanks to the victorious virtue of love that is taught, learned, modeled, and exercised in Therese's happy healthy classroom.
In Therese’s classroom the virtue of respect is taught, learned, modeled, and exercised, which makes for a favorable foundation for a successful classroom environment. Early on, Therese stressed the importance of respect. Thus, Therese’s students treat each other respectfully, respond to direction, instruction, and are successful in their academics in positive productive manners. Distractions and behavioral disruptions are lessened and communication lines are open and more relaxed.
Therese and her students use respectful tones of voice, they respect the rights of each other, and they accept each other’s differences. Thus, they are more open for the development of trust, learning, courtesy, and kindness. Therese’s classroom is a productive and respectful learning environment where she and her students feel safe, supported, engaged, and helpfully challenged. All thanks to the victorious virtue of respect that is taught, learned, modeled, and exercised in Therese's happy healthy classroom.
In Therese’s classroom the virtue of humility (being humble) is taught, learned, modeled, and exercised, which gives she and her students the ability to put the growth and well-being of others first, fosters tremendous inner strength, and creates genuine value of every human being. They honorably practice the art of ‘people-building,’ not ‘people using.’ Therese’s students do not confuse humiliation, bullying, and beating down with an education in humility (being humble and kind).
When they receive help, they say thank-you. When they offend someone, they sincerely apologize, which is a key component of humility. When they’re wrong, they humbly acknowledge that. When they try to overreach, they confidently back up, and smooth over the situation. Therese and her students have genuine grateful hearts, which are building blocks for humility.
Her students do not tease others, call each other names, bully, or pick on one another. They follow adult requests quickly and without complaint. Thus, they are better able to pay attention in class and get their assigned word done. Therese and her students build feelings of trust, safety, good growth, and wellbeing for students, teachers, and school staff. Furthermore, by being humble in and out of school, student and teacher worth and self-esteem are enhanced. All thanks to the victorious virtue of humility that is taught, learned, modeled, and exercised in Therese's happy healthy classroom.
In Therese’s classroom the virtue of truth (being truthful) is taught, learned, modeled, and exercised, which gives she and her students the lifelong skills of being honest. Therese teaches her students that being truthful is a crucial asset that is very important for everyone to possess. She uses the best virtue tools a teacher can use to help children adopt honesty: proper guidance, encouragement, tolerance, patience, analysis, trust, and dedication to help her students grasp the importance of honesty. Thus, her students are more open to being honest and they earn trust and respect both in and out of school.
Therese teaches her students that being truthful is a quality which helps a person to succeed in life, gives positive identification to their moral character, and makes them feel more confident. Her students embrace the dimension of moral and virtuous character which expresses positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, and straightforwardness, along with the absence of lying, cheating, or theft. They reap the ideal advantages of being truthful, trustworthy, loyal, fair, and sincere. All thanks to the victorious virtue of truth that is taught, learned, modeled, and exercised in Therese's happy healthy classroom.
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