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Current Behavior	New Behavior
Poor Academic Performance, Drop-outs and Underachievement	Higher Student Academic Performance
Rudeness	Courtesy and Kindness
Crude Jokes & Talk	Respectful Use of Language
Racism, Sexism and Intolerance	Acceptance of Persons with Differences
Falling Ethical Standards	Honesty, Integrity and Good Judgment
Safety in Our Schools	Respect for People and the Law
Teen Pregnancy	Self Discipline and Wise Choices
Crime	Law Abiding Behavior
And Our Increasingly Uncivil Society	Actions Indicative of A Civil Society

Respect Education has some solutions that don't cost a million dollars and aren't impossible to implement.
To be effective we need to know that:
	· To prevent negative behaviors, the younger we start the better.
	· Effective solutions can be delivered through the public school systems.
	· Each school must have a strong leader dedicated to behavior change. (It can be the principal or other committed individual.)
	· We need more than "Character Education."
We use materials called R&R, Teaching Respect and Responsibility, which is a whole school plan designed around the profile of the at-risk student. Offensive behavior and underachievement is linked to failures in emotional growth and development. Responsible behavior follows emotional growth. The program: Creates a gentle, learning climate Produces acceptance of all human differences Develops self discipline Builds self-respect and a sense of control of one's own life Raises academic performance Reduces vulnerability to drug, alcohol and tobacco abuse, early pregnancy Triggers positive peer pressure Eliminates the need for punitive discipline and humiliating punishments Develops assertiveness and confidence Respect Education, Inc. is a not-for-profit, 501(c)3, created to support the development of responsibility in young people. Located in central Indiana, we work with schools (mostly elementary) throughout the U.S. and Canada. Some materials have Spanish translation.