See Also:
Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The Rachel Joy Scott Story.
Life Lesson #54 – The Golden Rule.
Everyone in Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade class knew the girl in the back of the room with the long dark hair wasn’t a very nice person. She pretty much stayed to herself until one of the other students would say something to her, and then she would snap back and say something ugly or mean. What the other kids did not know was that at home, there was a lot of yelling going on, and she felt like nobody cared about her there, so why should anyone care about her at school?
One day Mrs. Lasiter, the school counselor called her in to talk. They talked about a lot of things including what it was like at home and the fact that she did not seem to have friends at school. Mrs. Lasiter explained that sometimes we have to learn to make good choices on our own if we’re not getting HELP at home. Sometimes we have to go to our teachers or counselors and ask for HELP. Sometimes we need to look around for other students who are being successful in school and who are making good grades—students who are doing extra things like sports, or music, or school clubs, and we have to learn to be their friend.
She said, we must learn to HELP others by saying and doing nice things for them instead of saying and doing ugly and mean things—even if ugly and mean things happen at home. And you know what? She listened! Gradually, she started smiling instead of scowling. Her grades improved dramatically. She began to make friends, and she began HELPING others, too, instead of hurting them.
– Jim Lord