Dear Students,

An unfortunate thing in school and society is that we give a lot of attention to bad behavior. It’s a lot more fun to talk about the few people who are doing bad things than the vast majority of people who are not. We also tend to remember the bad behavior and forget about about all the people who are doing what they’re supposed to do.

When I’m driving, I completely forget about all of the people who are driving the speed limit like me. But we all remember the driver who zoomed past us going 20 or 20 mph too fast.

All of the attention on these bad behaviors can lead us to believe that the behaviors are a lot more widespread than they really are. We might think, “Everyone’s doing it, so what’s the big deal if I do?” But that’s just not true. The norm is to follow the rules.

Sincerely,

Mr. H