Classroom Expectations and Norms
An Affirming Pledge to Myself
By Marva Collins
This day has been given to me fresh and clear
I can either use it or throw it away
I promise myself that I shall use this day to its fullest
Realizing it can never come back again
I realize this is my life to use or throw away
I am the only person who has the power to decide what I will be
I make myself what I am
Because I am somebody
I am somebody
Respect me Protect me Never neglect me
My mind is a pearl
I can do anything in the world
If my mind can conceive it and my heart can believe it I can achieve it
Because I am somebody
This day has been given to me fresh and clear
I can either use it or throw it away
I promise myself that I shall use this day to its fullest
Realizing it can never come back again
I realize this is my life to use or throw away
I am the only person who has the power to decide what I will be
I make myself what I am
Because I am somebody
I am somebody
Respect me Protect me Never neglect me
My mind is a pearl
I can do anything in the world
If my mind can conceive it and my heart can believe it I can achieve it
Because I am somebody