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Program Pays Girls $1 Per Day To Not Get Pregnant
- WXII12.com
The group College-Bound Sisters was founded at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro by Hazel Brown, a maternity nurse who thought too many teens were having babies.
Extramarital Affairs, Like Sanford’s, Morally Taboo
- GALLUP
There is also a slight difference between men's views and women's views on extramarital affairs; 8% of men say they are acceptable, compared to 3% of women. And despite the conventional wisdom that young Americans may be more morally libertine than those who are older, 18- to 29-year-olds in the Gallup survey are little different in their views on the moral acceptability of extramarital affairs than are those 30 years of age and up.
Court upholds Va. abortion ban
- The Washington Times
A sharply divided federal appeals court upheld Virginia's ban on partial-birth abortion Wednesday, ruling that the statute does not unduly burden a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy by more conventional means.
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Honor rolls do dishonor to many
- Cincinnati Enquirer
Honor rolls foster the false notion that verbal and technical ability are the only forms of intelligence worth cultivating. Research in recent times has identified several other kinds of intelligence. Students with these abilities may be less likely to develop them fully if acclaim goes only to those who excel by traditional measures.
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Do you feel ashamed when you do better than others (in school,
sports, arts, work...)? Explain. Do you feel ashamed when you
don't do as well as other? Explain. How do you define honor?
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Do you act differently around smarter people than you do around
the... not as smart people? How do you handle other's success?
How do you handle other's failure?
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Should schools grade students? Why or why not? Do you think
there is truly honor in the honor roll? Explain, if you can.
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What do you want to be the best at? What accomplishments would
you like to be remembered for? How would the newspaper article
read about you and your accomplishment? How do you determine
when something is an honorable achievement or just another accomplishment?
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Galatians 6:7; Proverbs 13:18; 21:21;
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How do you define success for your child? “Graduates from a prestigious college.” “Nabs a high-paying job.” “Settles down with a nice family.” Sounds good. But what if you got it all wrong?
What about greatness? Where does it fit in? “If you aim your children at anything less than greatness, you’ll set them up to miss the whole point of their lives,” says author Tim Kimmel. In Raising Kids for True Greatness, Kimmel turns the definition of success on its head and guides you in preparing your child for a life that will easily eclipse the goals of those who are merely successful.
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