Monday, June 29, 2009
Mr. Hill's Rules
These Ten Rules, and Benjamin Franklin's list of Virtues were posted in my classroom for the past few years. I thought they might be of interest to my family and to any colleagues or students who visit my BLOG.
1. You will do your best to achieve your grade level educational standards.
2. You will not allow other things to interfere with this goal.
3. You will not use demeaning language.
4. You will do homework at least six days weekly.
5. You will talk with your parents daily about what you do at school.
6. You will not harm needlessly any living thing.
7. You will respect the name, person, personality, and gender of all other people.
8. You will not take anyone's property without permission.
9. You will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth as you understand it.
10. You will set high goals for yourself and rejoice in the successes of others.
2. You will not allow other things to interfere with this goal.
3. You will not use demeaning language.
4. You will do homework at least six days weekly.
5. You will talk with your parents daily about what you do at school.
6. You will not harm needlessly any living thing.
7. You will respect the name, person, personality, and gender of all other people.
8. You will not take anyone's property without permission.
9. You will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth as you understand it.
10. You will set high goals for yourself and rejoice in the successes of others.
- 1. Temperance: Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
- 2. Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
- Order: Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.
- Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
- Frugality: Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.
- Industry: Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.
- Sincerity: Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
- Justice: Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
- Moderation: Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
- Cleanliness: Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation.
- Tranquility: Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
- Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates.
# posted by Bradley L. Hill @ 4:54 PM 
