Mardi, Thank you for making these comments about discipline. You are right that it is often though of as being negative rather than an essential skill needed for success. Helping them to see the value of self discipline is a challenge and it takes a lot of examples before they start to slowly see that discipline is what it takes to create a future for themselves. An example I use about self discipline is the within six weeks of starting a diet or exercise program 96% of the people will have quit. This piece of data says a lot about discipline in our country today. Gary Gary Meers, Ed.D.