As someone who attended 12 years of Catholic school, I understand fully about having my actions “prescribed by authority.” There were many rules especially in grade school that were not to be broken. There was an expectation from the educators that we the students would obey. Learn to live by the rules. If we did… Read more »
“Responsibility finds a way, Irresponsibility makes excuses!” – Make this year one of the most memorable years ever with your students by giving them the skills for a lifetime on the power of personal responsibility. Introduce your students to the foundational value of all values, Responsibility. Begin by helping kids understand that “at best we… Read more »
Focus on One Core ethical Value per Year I vividly remember the first year as a school principal in Irvine Ca that I was looking for a school-wide monthly theme for our school that the staff and the PTA could embrace and would commit to each month. What the staff and I discovered was… Read more »
Culture Decay – Finally a Way! Six Contributing Factors that teens are faced with in todays culture and a 14 week journey that prepares them for L.I.F.E. 1–Declining Resiliency– Overcoming Obstacles (Grit and Determination in achieving short and long term goals) 2-Thirty Year Binge of Self- Centered indulgence (Bombardment and Reliance on Media… Read more »
Purpose Driven A young child seems to have an endless number of Why questions. Parents attempt many answers seeking to help their children in the early years. As children grow older they begin to stop asking why either because of their parents unresponsiveness or simply because they begin to figure it out on their own…. Read more »
Introducing you to David Segun Dele-Davids Values in Action! Partner Nigeria Africa What has character got to do with values? Character consists of an interlocked set of values that guides our conduct. Thus, character education is essentially the same as values education. Character education today focuses on the individual. The focus is on foregrounding the… Read more »
The Bedley Bros with Dr. Robert Marzano One of the single most influential and impactful educators bringing teachers clarity about what they do and how they can do it better is Robert Marzano. My sons Internet program the Bedley Brothers hosted Dr. Marzano on their first Year Anniversary show. Dr. Marzano cautions educators… Read more »
Contributing factors of school drop out in 8th and 9th grade by Gene Bedley, Executive Director National Character Education Center All too often we simplify school dropout using the “disadvantaged label” as the major reason for school failure. I had a discussion with one of the former staff members of America’s Promise, Collin Powell’s… Read more »
REVIEW: Character Lessons for Life by Gene Bedley The core curriculum in too many schools falls short of providing the core ethical virtues that make us who we are. All that is measured and treasured by secular school leaders and curriculum commissions excludes what matters most. The fundamental skills to make confident and ethical decisions… Read more »
” The Roll of Paper Towel” I came home from doing a parenting seminar a number of years ago titled The 5 Ps of Raising Responsible Kids trying to explain to a parent that kids are only teenagers for I/4 of their life and adults for 3/4 of their life. The message behind the revelation of… Read more »