Highly encourage typing/ keyboarding class.


14



The mind replays what the heart wants to heal.


16



Life doesn’t have to turn out like you imagined it would in order to be AMAZING.


19



Fall in love with a person, not a feeling.


19



Never pretend o know what you don’t know. But you can bluff your way through a lot of interviews just by doing a 30 minute Google search. Research the company, the industry, its governing body, key terms, awards, criticism, etc. Check out their social media.


17, 19, 21



Hydrolaunch Water Rocket outdoor sprinkler toy. Summer fun plus a little science lesson. On Amazon


5



Don’t waste your time with anyone who doesn’t love you for exactly who you are. Move on, because there is someone out there who will!


17



Sometimes there’s nothing else to do with the pain except to use it to build a new life.


13. 17, 19, 21



Practice “going without.” Talk about how nobody gets what they want all the time. We should learn how to just choose to go without something we want. Get them in on the discussion and pick something every day to do without.


5-9



Are you proud of the work you did today? Were you respectful and kind? Did you tell the truth and look out for the little ones? If so, I’m happy. I don’t care one bit about grades.


5



Watch Parts Unknown together.


14-16



Let’s talk about how we can bless people - with what we have and by how we act.


7



Music, arts, words or dancing can have a profound effect on the spirit. Let's find something that gives you chills!


11-14



Make sure they have resources other than us. Hotlines for teens such as Boys Town National Hotline, National $@!#% Prevention Lifeline, etc.


12



The $@!#% never ends. Dealing with the $@!#% IS your job. If you think you’ll ever reach a “post-$@!#%” stage in your life, you’re wrong.


14, 19



Universal Studios


12-18



Shirts and pants don't go into the laundry inside-out. From now on, they will be responsible for turning their laundry right-side-out. Will help instill that laundry is not done by the laundry fairy.


4



Find what you love Do what you love Be what you love Live what you love Love what you love and never look back ... Except to love.


19



Compassion: Acting with love when faced with another’s suffering.


16



A simple trick to calm your nerves: Name 5 things you can hear right now.


5-15



Look into Space Camp for next year


8



Japanese multiplication (counting lines.)


8



Mindset for a breakup: “I’d rather adjust to your absence than be continually frustrated by your presence.” Can work with romantic partners, jobs, habits...anything you’re hanging on to that you know you should let go of.


19



Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" speech.


10



Listen to records, a whole album at a time. 2 or 3 in a row. Bring friends, eat, drink, hangout, be goofy, dance, etc.


14-18



Go to College results. Org to look at graduation rates. How likely is a rising freshman at that school to stick it out and graduate in 4 years? HUGE variation, it should factor in their decision.


16



Ask the question “What are you doing when you feel most like yourself?”


16



“But what is grief if not love preserving?” - Unknown


18



Don’t waste your life’s purpose worrying about what other people think about you.


12, 15, 21



We all want to be liked. But consider what you’re willing to *not* be liked for: If things like kindness and loyalty and being genuinely yourself *cost* you friends, is that a bad thing? Were they really friends then? Try not to do or say anything simply out of a desire to be liked.


11, 13, 16, 21