“There is a crack in everything God has made.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Perfection. It's definition is one that we are all too familiar with: the condition, state, or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws or defects. It is something that not matter how hard we try it is unattainable. … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: There Are Cracks In Life’s Armor
Category: Social Awareness
The ability to take the perspective of and empathize with others from diverse backgrounds and cultures. The ability to understand social and ethical norms for behavior and to recognize family, societal, and community resources and supports.
Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 268): We All Need To Put In The Work
Welcome to the Our Moral Compass Podcast. Each daily reading focuses on a different quote on how we can best apply it to our own moral compass and one of the five areas in Social Emotional Learning: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills and Responsible Decision Making. Thank you for listening and we hope you … Continue reading Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 268): We All Need To Put In The Work
Our Moral Compass: Don’t Lose Faith In One Another
“The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.” -James Baldwin Faith can be a powerful entity. It does necessarily mean something religious as this word is often associated with. It is a force that cannot be seen but rather felt. A belief in something greater than … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: Don’t Lose Faith In One Another
Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 262): The Type Of Leaders We All Need
Welcome to the Our Moral Compass Podcast. Each daily reading focuses on a different quote on how we can best apply it to our own moral compass and one of the five areas in Social Emotional Learning: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills and Responsible Decision Making. Thank you for listening and we hope you … Continue reading Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 262): The Type Of Leaders We All Need
Our Moral Compass: What We Fight For Today Fights For Our Tomorrow
“Anyone who fights for the future lives in it today.” -Ayn Rand Fighting for what we believe in, no matter what the cause is something we have seen time and time again in our history. Each moment we encounter is done for the betterment of our future but it can only come to fruition if … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: What We Fight For Today Fights For Our Tomorrow
Our Moral Compass: Society’s Greatest Fault
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” -Audre Lorde American writer, feminist and civil rights activist Audre Lorde reminds us in today's quote that it is our inability to recognize, accept and celebrate the differences between one another that actually divides us, not … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: Society’s Greatest Fault
Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 256): What Truly is Supreme Excellence
Welcome to the Our Moral Compass Podcast. Each daily reading focuses on a different quote on how we can best apply it to our own moral compass and one of the five areas in Social Emotional Learning: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills and Responsible Decision Making. Thank you for listening and we hope you … Continue reading Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 256): What Truly is Supreme Excellence
Our Moral Compass: Put Your Own Privilege Aside
“The worst thing we can do is sit in our own privilege and slap something on them without understanding and having compassion for where they are. This takes time!” -Diana Patton Many of us have without always necessarily knowing it have lived a privileged life. I first realized this when I became a teacher and … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: Put Your Own Privilege Aside
Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 250): Where Our Enthusiasm Should Live
Welcome to the Our Moral Compass Podcast. Each daily reading focuses on a different quote on how we can best apply it to our own moral compass and one of the five areas in Social Emotional Learning: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills and Responsible Decision Making. Thank you for listening and we hope you … Continue reading Our Moral Compass Podcast (Episode 250): Where Our Enthusiasm Should Live
Our Moral Compass: Don’t Be A Complainer But Rather A Doer
“We should all do something to right the wrongs that we see and not just complain about them.” -Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Are there times in your life that when you are faced with a task to complete that you spend more time complaining about having to do it than actually just doing it? I know … Continue reading Our Moral Compass: Don’t Be A Complainer But Rather A Doer