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Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom

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MAKING SENSE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL--Mr. Nixon taught 7th and 8th graders for thirteen years in the Churchville-Chili School District, a suburb of Rochester, NY. During that time, he wrote and delivered twice-weekly messages to the school community aimed at helping students make sense of the middle school experience. Topics included dealing with change, being a good friend, handling conflict and building self worth. With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mr. Nixon has stepped forward to bring helpful

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Bullying

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/05/02

Denise Marie Santiago is a columnist for the Democrat and Chronicle. Last Friday, shefeatured Kevin Jennings, who is coming to speak Wednesday at the Strong Museum. Theoccasion and subject of his talk will be, national “No Name-Calling Week,” which hisgroup began in 2004. It is joined by the local Community Task Force on BullyingPrevention of Monroe County.Strong Museum’s Susan Trien believes that the serious topic of bullying goes well withtheir museum centered on play. She says, “Bullying and

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1:43

13 Going on 30

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/05/02

It’s nice to have a three day week to start out the school year because the change in schedule fromsummer takes some adjustment. By next weekend, you’ll probably feel like you’ve been back in schoolforever.Speaking of summer, I saw a movie this summer from a few years ago. It starred Jennifer Garner and itwas called, “13 Going On 30.” My son-in-law called it a “chick flick,” but its lessons are appropriate forgirls and boys. Here’s the gist of the movie: a 13 year old girl, through the help of magic

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1:33

Friendship

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/05/02

The planting of the flowering plum tree last week as a memorial to Brian Scipioni startedme thinking about what is really important to me. What do I value enough that I wouldplant a tree to it? High on my list would be friendship.Elbert Hubbard said, “A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.”There is a Chinese proverb that says, “ A true friendship is like sound health, the valueof it is seldom known until lost.”The power of friendship is enormous. If you are willing to trust

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1:23

Choices

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/05/02

Which do you think is more important, the talents you’re born with or what you choose todo with them? How often do you think about your gifts, the things you do really well?How often do you avoid taking on a task that is hard for you or that doesn’t fit well withyour natural gifts? These are all interesting questions that you should think about fromtime to time.Professor Dumbledore in Harry Potter, says that what matters in life is not your talentsbut your choices. As you might expect, J. K

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1:58

Geena Davis

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/05/02

This is Mid-term week at Churchville-Chili Junior High School. It’s a good time to takea broader look at what facing challenges is all about. The tests this week will come andgo. You’ll either do well or you won’t, but you can be sure that you will have challengesin your life for as long as you live. So, it’s worthwhile to think about how you facechallenges.Geena Davis, the actress who plays the first woman President on ABC’s “Commander inChief,” talks about the challenges she has faced in her life

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1:18

Rumors

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/05/02

Which do you think is more important, the talents you’re born with or what you choose todo with them? How often do you think about your gifts, the things you do really well?How often do you avoid taking on a task that is hard for you or that doesn’t fit well withyour natural gifts? These are all interesting questions that you should think about fromtime to time.Professor Dumbledore in Harry Potter, says that what matters in life is not your talentsbut your choices. As you might expect, J. K

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1:22

Waffling

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/05/02

Do you ever have trouble making decisions? Do you decide to do something one wayonly to have a friend tell you it’s a dumb idea? Join the club of wafflers. In the politicalworld, being a waffler is considered a very bad thing. In the real world, waffling on adecision is as common as syrup on pancakes or waffles.John Lennon and the Beatles sang a song back in the sixties that captured the problemperfectly. It’s called, “Strawberry Fields Forever,” and here is the lyric. “Always nosometimes think

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2:06

Playing Fair

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/04/29

The discussion continues everywhere you look. Is it better to win or is it more important to play fair, win or lose? Since this question is being asked in school by me, a person who talks about making good choices, you might think this is an easy answer. But, I’m not so sure. If Churchville-Chili Middle School is a reflection of the country and the world, it’s anything but obvious.If you’ve been following the presidential race, you’ve seen a lot of mud slinging, truth-stretching and outright lying

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1:36

It's You I Like

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/04/29

One thing I especially like about middle school age is that we begin to learn how to be a friend. If we are doing it right, we learn to love, support and be there for our friends. Being a friend does not mean blindly following or supporting our friends through bad or self-destructive decisions. Being a friend does mean providing an emotional base that our friends can count on.Mr. Rogers wrote a song for his TV program which was published in the book, “The World According to Mr. Rogers.” It’s called,

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1:49

Fear of Success

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2020/04/29

I saw an interesting movie over the weekend, It’s called “Akeelah and the Bee.” It follows the often used plot of incredible underdog coming out of a disadvantaged environment to compete in the national spelling bee. It uses a lot of tried and true plot mechanisms, but it is extremely well done and the hero, an 11 year old girl is sharp, down-to-earth and likable. One of the supporting cast, the principal of the middle school, is well known from his roles in “Revenge of the Nerds.”The central theme

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2:10

Face on the Milk Carton

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2020/04/29

I read a lot of books, so many of my students in the past have been the same way. If they had five minutes to spare, they would open a book and immerse themselves in the story. One of the good things about books is the variety of characters that we meet. If we are paying attention, we will get a lot from knowing each person in every book.I am reading a book right now called, “The Face on the Milk Carton.” It’s the first in a series by Caroline B. Cooney. The central charter is 15 year old Janie

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1:35

Check in The Mirror

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/04/29

I heard a good piece of advice the other day. A friend told me, “If you run into three jerks before nine o’clock, check the mirror.” Now, I know there are all sorts of people looking at each other and saying, “{Mr. Nixon has finally lost it.” That may be true, but I stand by my original message: “If you run into three jerks before nine o’clock, check the mirror.”I should just end m words of wisdom now and let you figure it out, but I have a contract and I get paid by the word. So, here’s what

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Drugs and Alcohol 2

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/04/29

Next week, you’ll be seeing red at Churchville-Chili Middle School. That’s because it’ “Red Ribbon Week,” when you[‘ll be reminded how important it is for you to make good decisions about what you put into your body. The most important choice you’ll make is not to start with alcohol or drugs in the first place. If you make the wrong choice, chances are almost certain that you will lose the ability to choose somewhere down the line.Everyone who starts drugs or alcohol begins as a recreational

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1:55

Handling Anger

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/04/29

When is the last time you were really angry? Can you remember what it felt like I can. My heart rate picked up. My temperature rose. I felt incredibly focused on doing harm to the person I was mad at. Anger is a really strong emotion, but the thing we forget sometimes is that it goes away, in most cases, almost as quickly as it comes. The times when that is not the case are when we take the anger inside and revisit it over and over again. Then it’s called resentment, which means in French,

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1:56

Coretta King

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/04/29

When someone famous dies, the word legacy is used a lot to identify what part of that person will continue on. In the case of Coretta Scott King’s death last week, her legacy and the legacy of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are naturally tied together. Former president Clinton asked, “What will happen to the legacy of Martin Luther King and Coretta King? What are we going to do with the rest of our lives?”It is clear that both Mrs. King and her husband had a burning passion to bring freedom

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1:56

Black History Month

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/04/29

I spoke on Friday about the belief by African-American leaders in the importance of education. Why is their belief so strong? Simply stated, your ability to stand up for yourself depends entirely on your knowledge and your ability to communicate your thoughts, ideas and feelings to others. Some of the great and just ordinary people have been able to do that exceptionally well.One such example is Benjamin Banneker, the son of a freed slave in Maryland, a mathematical wizard and a social activist; in

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2:13

Black History Month 2

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2020/04/29

Malcom X has the reputation of having been a firebrand, a radical and, frankly, the Mr. Hyde to Martin Luther King Jr’s Dr. Jekyll. He earned that reputation with some of his early comments including his words, “Our objective is complete freedom, justice and equality by any means necessary.”Malcom X was aware of the comparison between himself and Dr. King. He said, “I’ll say nothing against him. At one time the whites in the United States called him a racialist, an extremist, and a communist. Then

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1:51

Help Quiz - Words of Advice

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/04/29

I’m going to start off my words today with a multiple choice quiz. Think carefully about your own behavior before you answer. First Question—When you have a difficult problem in your life you are most likely to a) keep it to yourself and try to solve it on your own, b) ask a friend for advice on how to solve the problem, or c) ask your parent or sibling for help.The second question is, if you ask someone for advice, how often are you likely to follow it? A) more than 90% of the time, b) half the

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1:27

Boundary

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/04/29

The first video game, invented more than 35 years ago, was called “pong.” It was unsophisticated but very popular. The skill involved was judging the angle of a carom, like in shooting billiards. I think of that game when I watch passing time sometimes in our halls. If you take a look at the controlled chaos, you may well see people bouncing off of each other. Sometimes, it’s incidental contact, but other times it’s someone thinking it’s funny to knock another person off their path. It’s

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1:52

Quebec Second Chance

Mr. Nixon"s Words of Wisdom ·

2020/04/29

Last weekend 63-8th grade French students took their trip to Quebec. The original trip had been postponed a month earlier because of a failure of the bus company to provide busses. The delay caused a great deal of anguish and it was no sure thing that the trip could be salvaged. Fortunately, it was saved.There is an expression that in life you always get another chance. Sometimes, though, they are not really as obvious or clear as the Quebec trip. In fact, sometimes second chances don’t look

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