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The Power of Positive Students (POPS) Program is an affordable, simple, systematic program that focuses on helping students, parents and employees to build positive attitudes, life skills and competencies that will enable them to have a pleasant and productive journey through life. POPS believes that the key to performance and behavior is self-este... em. Students who become effective citizens must have basic knowledge and skills; but they must also believe in themselves and learn to commit themselves to what they believe. They must be convinced that they make a difference, not only to themselves, but also to their community and friends. POPS teaches a student how to integrate life skills (communication, human relations and coping), with a positive attitude and how to work toward competence. With positive attitudes and life skills, students are able to respond creatively and intellectually to ever-changing problems, which confront our modern world. Just as students must learn to believe in themselves, to like who they are and to feel that they make a difference, teachers and support personnel must also feel that their jobs are important and that they are valued as individuals and as workers. Whether in the business word engaging in everyday demands or in the classroom preparing to enter the working world, each person needs to feel that he is somebody special. POPS believes that everybody IS somebody. But how do we make sure that everybody knows just how important he is? A comprehensive school/community program focusing on staff development and community involvement has been designed by POPS to meet this challenge. The Power of Positive Students International Foundation is a non-profit educational foundation founded under the leadership of Dr. William Mitchell. The major functions of the Foundation are to acquaint interested individuals with details of the program's structure and execution; to create and make available materials which assist in the understanding and implementation of the program; to provide ...Read More