They learn that they have the courage to stand up for what is right and true and good. They discover that they have an eternal destiny, that they are useful, indispensable. I went to one inner-city school where violence swirls around the lives of the students. Sometimes the students arrive to school in the morning with tears dried on their cheeks. But there s peace within the school walls.
Kids learn and behave.
I spoke to a group of fifth-graders. I asked if it was hard to stand up to other children when they aren t acting well. One girl said, oh no, we re leaders, and we have a responsibility to the other students and to our teachers and to our school. And we have the bravery and courage to stand up and tell them when they re acting bad. That s a fifth grade girl.