Responsible Children

Welcome to Lansing Christian School. Our excellent teachers and terrific staff members have been praying and planning to enable them to deliver a high level of excellence in Christian Schooling to your child.

We are all familiar with the three R’s of reading, writing, and arithmetic. These are the basics of education. In addition to these three very important subjects, the “fourth R” is responsibility, which is also basic to the learning process.

Students who take responsibility for their own learning at home and at school don’t have to be nagged or cajoled to complete their homework or to go to school, because they are self-motivated and self-directed. Responsible students are well-disciplined, make good choices, and are conscientious and resourceful. They don’t quit easily and refuse to blame others.

These valuable traits are not inherited, they are taught. Teaching students to take responsibility for their learning and their actions must be learned. Here are some ways you can help your student develop a responsible attitude.

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  Responsible people plan their day. Assist your child by getting them a calendar and setting a daily and weekly schedule. This way they will develop time management habits which will assist them for years.
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  Responsible people set goals. You can help your child set goals by discussing the importance of having goals. Begin with a small goal such as reading a chapter a day in their Bible or a chapter book. Write the goal and post it where your child will remember the goal. Check with your child daily as to their progress. Add goals slowly and increase the level of responsibility of your child.
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  Responsible people solve problems by using a process. Work with your child as they encounter difficulties. Help them decide what the problem is, generate several possible solutions, evaluate the solutions, decide on a solution and develop a plan to make the solution work.
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  Use these tips to help your child develop the “fourth R”: Responsibility. Your time working to improve your child’s focus on time management, goal setting and problem solving will pay dividends as he or she moves through school and into adulthood.
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  If you have questions about Lansing Christian School programs call Superintendent Pam Campbell at 517-882-5779 x 101. If you have questions about registering your child for our Pre-K – 12 school program, our All Day Kindergarten program, or Preschool program please call Kristen Salsbury at 517-882-5779 x 107.
  Thank you,

Mrs. Pamela Campbell Superintendent, Lansing Christian School