"Being respectful to others and also being respectful to yourself. Self-esteem is like a glowing light inside of you and could never go away. Whenever there is a question and you don’t know it, you will hear SELF-ESTEEM and then when you answer the question you will get it right. When someone is hurting you the self-esteem will make you say something to stand up to the person who is hurting your feelings.”
- DiMarjio, Age 9
"I learned to inform the teacher or your parents if something is bothering you, even if it’s small, don’t keep it inside. It will feel better to tell people, they can help, so get help when you need help.”
- Sonali, Age 8
"I have learned something very special and that special thing is believing in myself. My brother always puts me down but now I tell him "YES I CAN” because I just remember I am a Great Kid!”
- Patricia, Age 10
"I liked how I learned things that I already knew but after Sharon taught us I felt like I never even heard about them. The whole thing about the golden rule and how its good to treat other people the way you yourself would like it to be. That’s a big one!”
- Matthew, Age 9
"One thing that I learned is that all touch can be talked about and that if you try to tell someone something important and they don’t listen you tell some one else and you keep telling peoples until you get someone to listen and help you out.”
- Alex, Age 9
"Sharon really helped me with my self esteem. You know that poster we made? Well when I’m down in the dumps I look at that poster and I feel better about myself. I feel like a GREAT KID!”
- Katrina, Age 9