perseverance

WH What is the job of the small sprocket?

How are you as a student like a spinning sprocket?

That’s life!

Sometimes things flow smoothly and

you do not feel like you are working too hard.

Other times you have to work, work, work, work,

work – even when you feel like

you are not making progress.

And sometimes you feel like life is spinning you.

Fueled by determination, you can help determine

how you spin.

In nature, we can learn about the sprocket principal from the ant.

What characteristics of the ant enable it to succeed?

Contrast the ant’s initiative and perseverance

with our own human tendencies.

What prevents us from “spinning”?

Group Talking Points:

• INTEGRITY: The ant doesn’t need supervision. It works because it is the right thing to do.

Group Talking Points:

• INTEGRITY: The ant doesn’t need supervision. It works because it is the right thing to do.

• INITIATIVE: The ant starts to gather food without being pushed. It doesn’t need someone to show it the way.

Group Talking Points:

• INTEGRITY: The ant doesn’t need supervision. It works because it is the right thing to do.

• INITIATIVE: The ant starts to gather food without being pushed. It doesn’t need someone to show it the way.

• INDUSTRY: The ant has a spirit of industry. It works and works until the job is done.

As a student, how can you persevere

through 40 more days of school?

Key Points:

• Work because it is the right thing to do.• Don’t need someone to show you the way.• Work and work until the job is done.

Images By Flicker Creative Commons:

Gears By BinaryApeSpinning top By jacquelinetinneyColor spin By buttersweetAnts By vpickeringRed fire ants By rwsphotoOld school By alamosbasement

Based of the book Habitudes by Dr. Tim Elmore.