Keep the Quote is a relatively new but fun, monthly goal-setting system used in my classroom. Students bring in quotes that they think our class should use as a motto for that particular month. Students are asked to bring in their quotes on the first Monday of the month. The quotes are read aloud and the students listen. We then vote on which quote we like best. The student who brought in the winning quote explains what that quote means to them, and we discuss how students could earn that particular quote. I write or draw the quote on chart paper. On the last day of the month, we then review our success following the quote and the student who brought in the winning quotes selects one student from the class to actually KEEP THE QUOTE and bring it home.