Video I: No Day Like Today!
There’s No Day Like Today Video I Length: 15 mins / Suggested Grades: 7-Adult Turning Point is a Student Character Education program with components that poignantly addresses, substance abuse, peer pressure, respect for others, leadership, perseverance, resiliency, vision and more. This first video discusses the new challenges faced by teenagers in middle school and high school. We expose the psychological impositions of developing neurology, the sociological influences of peer pressure and social proof, and the increasingly intrusive burden of pop-culture values. Once exposed, however, we discuss ways of not only enduring these challenges, but succeeding in spite of them. It’s the perfect introduction to this poignant and pensive series. Browse All Turning Point SegmentsNext Lesson You must log-in as a Student or Adult to view this video Log In to access Lesson Video and Files. Live...
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Your Turning Point Video II Length: 10 mins / Suggested Grades: 7-Adult Strong character is an essential building block of self-confidence and success in life. In this second video, we discuss the significance of Values, Principles and Character. We will learn how to build and pursue our goals with Purpose. Students are asked to evaluate how the stereotypical value system of contemporary teenagers may contrast with their own values. Inspirational moments are used to demonstrate the power we all have to shape and control our own lives, regardless of the pressures exerted upon us or obstacles encountered in life. Browse All Turning Point SegmentsNext Lesson You must log-in as a Student or Adult to view this video Log In to access Lesson Video and...
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The Incredible Road Ahead Video III Length: 12 mins / Suggested Grades: 7-Adult In this third video, students are presented with the story of teenager who found himself a long way down the wrong road. Failure, disappointment, bad luck and bad choices had created a hopeless mindset and had taken control of his decision making. All that changed, when a near-deadly mistake unexpectedly opened a new door. His unlikely true story of redemption provides a poignant example of how any teenager can overcome the obstacles placed before them. This segment offers audience members the opportunity to evaluate their own circumstances, and take full control over the direction life takes them. Browse All Turning Point SegmentsNext Lesson You must log-in as a Student or Adult to view this video Log In to access Lesson Video and...
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Your Crystal Ball Video IV Length: 10 mins / Suggested Grades: 7-Adult The best way to see the future, is to create it. In this conclusion to the Turning Point Program we encourage students to forecast their success and take deliberate steps towards it each day. The pitfalls of the typical teenage indiscretions are explored, along with an invitation to see something bigger and more meaningful in the future. A motivational closing provides an inspirational perspective on resiliency and perseverance. Browse All Turning Point SegmentsBonus Video You must log-in as a Student or Adult to view this video Log In to access Lesson Video and...
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Never Quit! This video below is a project that started several years ago; a palindrome. The first half includes a list of expressions commonly thought, or expressed, in times of personal crisis. Half-way through, the video reverses direction and the same thoughts and expressions reveal a much different perspective. We hope you enjoy the strength and optimism of this piece, and encourage you to help us improve it. For years, the format of this piece has been too long to be successful as an inspirational internet sensation. What part or parts would you remove to make it shorter? Discussion Points: Resiliency, Optimism, Self-Awareness, Substance Abuse, Coping Skills, Peer Pressure, Decision Making Next Lesson Log In to access Lesson Video and...
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