This week's blog is about responsibility. What are the results of being responsible/irresponsible? How can you change your habits or the habits of others when it comes to being responsible?

When you are responsible you get rewarded more. you get more privledges when people know that they can trust you and that they can relt on you when they need you. When you are irresponsible people know that they can not trust you or rely on you for anything. When your young your parents wont give you any privledges like going out, driving, staying home alone, or anything like tha because they will not trust what you are going to do. When you are responsible then your habits will change to good ones. You will realize the bad things you are doing and your a responsible person then you will fix those problems. You will alsorealize other people's problems and try to help them.

Theres not that much on my mind. My birthdays this weekend and Im really excieted. I hop i get something super good. My friend Brad is throwing a party for me on Saterday night so its going to be really fun. Today after school Im tanning for a fw hours with Danielle and then we might work out. Were getting pudgy so we probably should. After we get really tanim going to go out to dinner or something with Harrison so that should be fun to.

Link Crew, high school transition programs, tutoring services, how does this all help the Freshmen students based on your experiences during the last 5 weeks. What has been frustrating for you? What has been rewarding?

The Link Crew, high school transition programs, and tutoring services all help the freshman pass there classes. It helps them buckle down and do the work that they need to do. During lunch tutoring they can do what they need to because they do not have all the disractions that a regular classroom has. Since they can get there work done, they can actually pass their classes.
Some of the kids attitudes have been frustrating. They either talk the whole time or eat the whole time. They do not take advantage of the oppertunity that they are getting. They do not do the work and they distract the other kids. Also when they skip the tutoring its frustrating. Its easy to do the lunch tutoring and it helps them a lot.
It has not really bee that reward yet. We have only been tutoring for a short time and I have not seen any results. Once the freshman start doing better in their classes and passing them then I think it will be more rewarding.

How can improving self esteem help in school? How are you going to try to stay postivie to help the kids?

Having a good self esteem in high school will be really helpful. If you have a low self-esteem then you wont think your good enough and you wont do as good as you can in your classes. Your grades wont be as good as they could be. Also if you have a low self esteem then you wont have asmany friends to help you. Friends will bring your self esteem up and help you to do better in life.
Im going to stay positive by not thinking about how bad the kids are or how hard it is but I'm going to think about how much it is helping them. I wont focus on the bad parts and I'll only ficus on the good ones. Some kids actually want to do the tutoring and they wan to bring up the grades. If I keep thinking how much it is helping them then I wont think so much about how the kids that dont want to do this and bringing them down.

Attention

You do not need to dedicate your entire life to a person to give attention. Sometimes all that is required is a few minutes, or time enough to share a compliment. Does some "one" you know need attention - today? Please reflect upon that thought. How will you give your attention to a needed freshman? What are some of the obstabcles you might have to overcome in oreder to give them your attention?

I can give my attention to a freshman in a few different ways. Freshmen are easy to please. Any kind of attention at all that you give them that is positive will help them. Some will be rude and not accept what you say to them but some will always remember it.

One way to give attention is very easy. Complimenting them will boost there self esteem and make them feel better about themselves. If a Junior or Senior goes up to a freshman and says that they like their shirt, it will make the freshman feel good. It is not that hard to say a few nice words to a freshman.

If a freshman is doing bad in class, let them know your there to help them if you want them to. Tutoring them and helping boost up there grade is also giving them attention. It takes mor time out of your day then just giving a simple complment but it will really help them.

Many give of their time, vision, encouragement, and wisdom to benefit others. What do you have to share - talents, humor, hobbies, belongings, hope, compliments? What motives are behind "what you do" for others?

I do not have to much to share with others. I am always encouraging and give people compliments to boost their self-esteem. I try to make everyone feel good about themselves. I do not put people down unless I'm joking and they know I'm joking. I try to do what I can for people.

My hobbies are not anything special. Whenever I can I go mudding either in a truck or on a 4-wheeler. That is not really a hobby that is helping anyone. I also go shopping a lot which could be considered as helping others. Whenever I buy new clothes I clean out my closet and give away my close to people who need them.

Whenever I do something for someone else I just think that if I do for them then they will help me when I need it. If I treat people good then hopefully they will treat me good in return. I'm a normal teenager so I do not just do things for nothing I usually look for something in return.

When opportunity knocks...

When opportunity knocks, don't complain about the noise. You have to take all the good with the bad. Don't look for the bad in everything look for the positive. You have to take the good opportunities along with the bad. Have a good attitude about every opportunity.