I was mostly doodling in my notebook while he talked, but every once in a while I would sneak a look at the other students.
Charlotte was in this class. So were Julian and Henry. Miles wasn’t.
Mr. Browne had written on the chalkboard in big block letters: P-R-E-C-E-P-T!
Okay, everybody write this down at the very top of the very first page in your English notebook.”
As we did what he told us to do, he said:Okay, so who can tell me what a precept is? Does anyone know?
No one raised their hands. Mr. Browne smiled, nodded, and turned around to write on the chalkboard again:
PRECEPTS = RULES ABOUT REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS!Like a motto?someone called out.
“Like a motto!” said Mr. Browne, nodding as he continued writing on the board.
“Like a famous quote. Like a line from a fortune cookie. Any saying or ground rule that can motivate you.
Basically, a precept is anything that helps guide us when making decisions about really important things.”
He wrote all that on the chalkboard and then turned around and faced us. “So, what are some really important things?” he asked us.
A few kids raised their hands, and as he pointed at them, they gave their answers,
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