Cherese Smith, Kindness Captain, Ozark Junior High School, Ozark, AR, “By actively teaching kindness, we are demonstrating its importance and as we continue to foster it within our building, we are developing character and respectful citizenship in our students. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 26,004 times. The movie centers mainly on his conflicting personality which he possesses... Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment is the story of a poor man in Russia who mentally destroys himself of his guilt through pain and suffering. She is a 12 year blogging veteran who loves making crafting and DIY as easy as possible for others, with a focus on mindfulness in making. The Administration commented on fewer students being threatening and violent. By using our site, you agree to our. of Education, 2016), “SEL (social-emotional learning) programs yielded significant positive effects on… students’ behavioral adjustment in the form of increased prosocial behaviors and reduced conduct and internalizing problems, and improved academic performance on achievement tests and grades.” (Durlak, Weissberg, Dymnicki, et al, 2011), “At our school, the Middle School Kindness Challenge offered an opportunity to reinforce and extend our current initiatives to create a true, community school in a district and neighborhood surrounded by economic inequality, violence, and negative messages.”, John Cunningham, Kindness Captain, Waltersville School, Bridgeport, CT, “At Center City PCS Brightwood, our students make a daily commitment to achieve with heart, achieve with greatness, and achieve with others in mind. Kindness broadens your life’s frame of reference and is a symbol of respect to value the receiver. One word, one action, one simple display of affection can be more than you could ever imagine. From saying good morning to volunteering around the community, the number of ways to pass along kindness is endless. This article was co-authored by Claire Donovan-Blackwood. If you are leaving the rock in a school, try next to a wall, on a play ground, or on a shelf. Don't stress too much about the message. Kindness is a behaviour that spreads joy, joy that has no borders, joy that is universal. If you don't know how to paint, decoupage a cut-out design or sticker onto the rock instead. I then realized how there are endless things that can make a person happy--a lot of things that can make a person smile, a lot of things that can lighten up a person's day. Actsofkindness.org posts recent stories of inspiration as well. ... Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment is the story of a poor man living in Russia named Rodion Raskolnikov. It is not correct, because we should be human in all the situation and we should remember, that all our bad … Now that’s kindness! It requires you to paint rocks in bright colors, then write nice messages on them. Aesop, the ancient Greek storyteller, once said, “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” If random acts of kindness don’t come easily to you, try this challenge: do one small, kind thing each day for someone. Remember to write the name of your social media group along with the logo on the back of your rock. Ranging from holding an open door for someone, to picking up litter, to working at a retirement home. For the following reasons he violated the First Amendment, academic freedom, and may have caused damage to the students. This article has been viewed 26,004 times. There's a science behind that phenomenon called "loving kindness." {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/c\/c4\/Make-Kindness-Rocks-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Make-Kindness-Rocks-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/c\/c4\/Make-Kindness-Rocks-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/aid9637713-v4-728px-Make-Kindness-Rocks-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":259,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"410","licensing":"