Lauren's bag of self esteem

by teresa

Lauren brought home a project they had worked on last semester in teachers training class. They did it at the beginning of the year to get to know each other and to boost each others confidence. I guess this helps them be more sure of themselves when teaching...and interacting with real teachers. Anyway...they were to decorate a bag (their bag of self esteem) with things that they love. Things that define what they are all about. Things that are most important to them. This is what Lauren's looks like. *click to make bigger*

I can see family, friends and church being important. But Hotdogs? Mac' n cheese? American Eagle jeans? MySpace?

Too funny!

Then they write on strips of paper special things about all their classmates....and put the compliments in the other students "self esteem bags". Lauren's comments were..."you have such high energy and you are always laughing and having fun"..."you keep the school pepped up with your smile"..."your funny and the best cheerleader ever"...Lauren you always make me laugh and you are so fun to be with"...you are confident and funny and have a gorgeous smile"..."your ability to get along with everybody is a quality to be proud of". I'd say they did a pretty good job summing her up.

“When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.”