I am, I can, I ought, I will

The name of our homeschool may be frivolous but the same cannot be said of the school motto:

I am, I can, I ought, I will

It was educator Charlotte Mason who came up with that motto. Since I subscribe to her education philosophy, it was quite natural for us to adopt it for our homeschool.

I am an important and unique human being. I have the powers of doing, thinking and loving.
I can use these powers and do what is required of me.
I ought to do what is right because I owe it to myself and to my parents.
I will choose to do what is right even if it’s not what I want.

Quite good eh?