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Books by PTTW

 
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for primary schools

The principles presented in this book are geared to children in primary schools especially fourth and fifth graders. Although the focus is on children in these grades, a teacher can apply the many stories to children of any age. Teachers using this book in the classrooms will be surprised at how quickly their children will respond. When one child begins to take responsibility, others will join in. Don’t be surprised if your schools become better organized, cleaner, and your students better behaved and equipped to become the students you will take great pleasure in teaching.

This book also available in Spanish: Principios Que es lo que te Hace Fuerte

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for universities

This book addresses the value system needed for a society to excel and grow, filling the gap left in most educational systems by teaching the principles that make for successful individuals. The goal of the book is the development of character. The values and principles presented here are not new, but have been transforming lives and societies for generations.

This book also available in Spanish: Valores y Principios que Pueden Cambiar el Mundo

 
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for CHURCHES & CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

John Potts and Erik Valenzuela, the authors of this book combined their experience in writing this book. John, an Electrical Engineer, and Erik the pastor of a Spanish speaking church are concerned with the shallowness of many Christians. John is concerned with the dearth of Christians in business, health care, military, workers, scientists, lawyers and doctors. Erik is less concerned with new converts than he is with making disciples. Together, they have written this book to show Christians how to live and how to represent their Lord Jesus wherever they are. They do this with stories from the Bible and stories of men and women living great lives in obedience to their calling.

 
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This is a historical novel of James Wesley Potts who lived by strong principles of service to his fellow man during a time with many challenges in the development of the United States. He lost his father when he was four and his mother at the age of thirteen. He had no formal education but learned to work hard, rising when it was still dark, and retiring late in the evening. The story begins in Tennessee in 1830 and finishes in Los Angeles at the end of the nineteenth century. He was a farmer, frontiersman, capitalist, philanthropist, writer, weather prophet, a visionary and a founder of the city of Los Angeles.   He is an example of how character makes all the difference.

About the Author

As a young man, John Potts hitch hiked around the world, visiting 46 countries. Since that time he has added many more countries to his travels. A former university professor, he has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and has worked in industry for 40 years. For the past 15 years he has traveled to Honduras several times a year, designed a village after Hurricane Mitch and taught many seminars in the universities there. Charlene is a free lance writer and has shared most of John's travels. While raising their three children they have done extensive volunteer work with children, teenagers and college students. Together they are working to bring change to Honduras and other countries through their educational nonprofit organization, Professionals to the World.

For Teachers

how to use the book in your classroom

If you are a teacher in a primary school, middle school, high school or university, the best way to teach these principles to your students is to focus on just one principle at a time and connect it with some type of project, so that students can truly discover the value of the principle being considered. For example, you could break your class into groups and have them share what the principle means by way of a drama or discussion or you could help them prepare a program for a children’s hospital or orphanage.

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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING

 
 
““Values and Principles is an extraordinary tool that ought to be implemented in all centers that develop leaders in Latin America. Latin American society finds itself in an unprecedented crisis of ethical values, and this precious book will contribute greatly to bring about the change we so badly need.”
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— Rodolfo Interiano, Brigadier General (ret.) of the Army of Honduras
““Often we go through life focused on ourselves. When our class in Values and Principles visited the children’s cancer ward during our Day of Kindness, my eyes were opened, and now I know there are many people in need, and that I can help and encourage them.””
— Engineering Student, National University of Honduras in Tegucigalpa
““Our students were taught Values and Principles for the first time this year. They enthusiastically applied what they had learned by visiting homes for the elderly and schools for handicapped children, and by teaching in nearby rural schools.” ”
— Gabriel Barahona, Executive Director, Honduras National School of Forestry, Siguatepeque
““In our class on Values and Principles, our professor asked us to write a letter of appreciation to our parents. As I did the assignment, I began to cry, realizing that, in all these years, I had never expressed my gratitude to my mom and dad. My parents couldn’t contain their joy!””
— A Student at the National University of Honduras in Comayagua
““My students cried when they shared their experiences from the teaching of Values and Principles. They continue to be motivated to apply this teaching and to change their university, and their country, for the better.””
— Alma Valazquez, Professor, National University of Honduras in Comayagua
““After reading a story in this book, I told my family, ‘We are no longer going to watch so much television; instead, we are going to read!’””
— A Student in a Values and Principles Class, Aurora, Colorado
““The study of Values has drawn me closer to God and has impacted my life as a wife, mother, daughter, friend and teacher, on both the secular and spiritual levels. Although we are now teaching the book a second time, we find something new each day.””
— Letty Fajardo, Professor at the National University of Honduras in Comayagua
““The course in Values and Principles so impacted one of our professors that he confided, ‘I have always been a negative person. But I can’t teach these things with a negative attitude. I am trying to change.’””
— Director of a National University in Honduras