Home of the Bright Ones

Joshua Academy Creed

Joshua AcademyText Box: I am a beautiful and unique individual.  I have a brain to think with and to use on a daily basis; therefore, I can do something, if not everything.

“I am a miracle.  There’s no one else on earth like me.  I am proactive.  I choose.  I control me.” 1   It isn’t what happens to me in life, but rather the attitude I take toward what does happen that counts.

If I want success I must not sit and wait for others to help me.  Rather, I must be willing to take the initiative and always give my best.  I am a leader, not a leaner.

I don’t let my peers do my thinking for me.  I think for myself because I am the one who has to live with the consequences of my choices.

I have been blessed with this day.  I shall utilize every second, every minute, every hour to my fullest potential.  Everything I do, think, and say will be meaningful.  Yes, at times I will make mistakes.  But, when I continue to try, I will continue to learn.

I realize that no one will applaud my errors and blunders.  But, people will congratulate me on the lessons that I learn from my mistakes and those of others. I believe that “a quitter never wins and the winner never quits.” 2

I will only get as much out of my school experience as the effort I am willing to put into it. My teachers can nurture, praise, guide and support me, but I must want to help myself.  In order to have rights and privileges I must accept my responsibilities.

Yes, “I have the right to fail, but I do not have the right to take my teacher and other people with me.” 3   Besides, “We are not here to play, to [day]dream, to drift; we have hard work to do and loads to lift.” 4

I was born to be a great person.  I can either devote my time to education and success or to ignorance and misfortune.  The choice is mine.


1 Marva Collins – “Building Blocks for Excellence”
2 Proverb -  Unknown
3 Marva Collins’ Creed
4 M. Babcock (poem “Be Strong”)