We are not trying to probe into people's personal lives, or share confidences that could be embarrassing at a later date. Yet within the safe environment, students are comfortable sharing their personal thoughts. One of the best things about my being a Point Two is that there is no greater satisfaction than giving. I am willing to give up any long awaited dream so that my loved ones may enjoy happiness. And that in itself is a dream.
Students also learn to recognize how they handle stress.
This is a tough lesson for ninth graders to learn and takes good modeling skills on the teacher's part. We want to share information that helps us to understand how we can work better together when we realize our differences. This takes about five-ten minutes before classmates ask their own questions. There is usually a homework assignment that requests the students to think about the point we studied that day. The objective is to get them thinking and exploring.