HCHY List: Looking for Your Insight

[Schwaller, Tim]

I think this is a great idea.  Giving out positive tickets is a creative idea to reinforce positive behavior.  Another take off on that idea for younger children in school is to use stickers with a peel off back.  They wear them so proudly on their clothing or back-packs throughout the day.  I  especially like the pre-printed messages of "You've been caught..." and "You did the right thing..."  About the size of a half-dollar works well.

Tim Schwaller
School Social Worker
South Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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From: hchylist-bounces at lists.search-institute.org [mailto:hchylist-bounces at lists.search-institute.org] On Behalf Of Paul Vidas
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 5:30 PM
To: Schwaller, Tim
Cc: HCHY LIST
Subject: RE: HCHY List: Looking for Your Insight

Hi Everyone,

Perhaps the tickets could have check boxes that match the 40 Developmental Assets, positive values, or other items that don't include excessive speeding, failure yield, not wearing seat belt... Not that I have ever really seen a ticket!

A place for a signature would be good.

Something about the size of a bookmark might make students tuck them into books.  I just had 10,000 printed and it wasn't too costly.

Paul Vidas, President
Nvolved, Inc.
919 S. Fidelis St.
Appleton, WI 54915
(920) 257-9486
www.nvolved.com<http://www.nvolved.com/>






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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:07:55 -0600
From: tenessag at search-institute.org
Subject: HCHY List: Looking for Your Insight
CC: hchylist at lists.search-institute.org
To: paul.vidas at nvolved.com

Dear Friends,

Greetings from Search Institute! We are currently developing a new set of resources that are tentatively titled "Positive Tickets." (Many thanks to Ward Clapham and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for inspiring this product and contributing helpful background ideas.) We're hoping you'll take a moment to give us your feedback so we can make this tool as useful as possible.

The tickets we are making will be tear-off slips of paper that teachers, program staff, and other caring adults can give to young people. The idea is to "catch" youth doing something right more often than we catch them doing something wrong. They will come in a pack of four tablets bearing different messages (50 of each).

Here are our questions:

1. How large would you like these to be? Would you prefer a quarter-sheet of paper (4.25 x 5.5) to make it look like a small certificate, or would you prefer an eighth-sheet of paper (2.75 x 4.25) to make it look more like a coupon?

2. What kind of messages would you like to see on these slips of paper? Would you prefer a finished product that you can just hand out, or would you like to write on the ticket and fill in blanks with names, dates, and specific behaviors? Or would you like two of each? Please indicate which of the messages below you like best. (And please feel free to suggest additional ideas of your own!)

POSSIBLE "FINISHED PRODUCT" MESSAGES:

You've been CAUGHT. I saw what you did--and it was great!
Thank you for making my day.
You did the right thing instead of the easy thing. Way to go!
I am proud of the person you are becoming.
You were there when somebody needed you. That means a lot.
You know what was awesome today? YOU!
Way to take charge and get things done. You're a leader!
Today you are my hero. Thank you for your courage.

POSSIBLE FILL-IN-THE-BLANK MESSAGES:

You made my day because __[insert positive behavior]__

__[insert name]__ showed leadership by __[insert positive behavior]__

You showed responsibility when you __[insert positive behavior]__

It took courage to __[insert positive behavior]__. Thanks for being brave!

You've been caught! I saw when you __[insert positive behavior]__, and I'm very proud of you.

__[insert name]__ did the right thing today. Date: __[insert date]__

__[insert name]__ knows how to communicate respectfully.

Hero for a Day: _[insert name_  Reason: __[insert positive behavior]__ Date: __[insert date]__

Dear _[insert name of young person_: I am proud of the person you are becoming. Sincerely, _[insert adult signature]_


Thank you so much for giving this your time and consideration. (You can respond directly to me at tenessag at search-institute.org<mailto:tenessag at search-institute.org>.) We hope to deliver a fun new product that helps you continue the great work you do with young people.

Best wishes,

Tenessa

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Tenessa Gemelke
Publishing Manager
Search Institute Press


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