The CHARACTER COUNTS!sm Coalition, a project of the Josephson Institute of Ethics is a national grassroots nonpartisan partnership of educational and youth-serving organizations all of whom are interested in promoting the theme of character building with America s kids. One of CHARACTER COUNTS! most insightful publications is its simple one-page Quick Guide To Help Build… Read more »
Florida Parishes Bureau Published: Nov 25, 2006 AMITE Disrespect for authority and failure to follow directions are the leading student disciplinary actions impeding Tangipahoa Parish public schoolteachers in performing their duties, a new survey has found. Teachers in five of seven parish public high schools and three of six middle schools listed disrespect for authority… Read more »
Neither genius, fame, nor love, show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that. – Jean Babtiste Henri Lacordaire
Growing up in England, my brother and I had a running joke about old people who had been at the job for 35 years. We said it in a toothless sort of way. Life catches up with you; I still have teeth, but I find myself rapidly approaching the point when I will have been… Read more »
THE JOURNAL NEWS SUFFERN Truth, manners and respect got personal for sixth-graders at Suffern Middle School yesterday during the annual kickoff of the school’s “character education” initiative. Classmates wrote and acted in scenes designed to highlight the guiding principles of the program, which told students they needed to work at fairness, responsibility and empathy. “You… Read more »
Bratty, Boorish Behavior is Getting Young Pupils Expelled Lauri Githens Hatch Staff Writer (October 6, 2005) Networks have hit a gold mine with shows like Super Nanny and Nanny 911, in which hideously ill-behaved tots and their witless parents are eventually brought to heel. Teachers who have these tiny terrors in class aren’t finding the… Read more »
Discipline works best when we keep love in the equation. – Author Unknown
According to the American Academy of Adolescent and Child Psychology, these are suitable steps when a child bites: 1. Say no , immediately, in a calm but firm and disapproving tone. 2. For a child aged one to two, firmly hold the child, or put the child down. 3. For a young child (two to… Read more »
“Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement, without limit.” – Felix Adler (1851-1933), American educator – Felix Adler
Respect Friday, October 14, 2005 – By Mike Carey, Superintendent Respect is the first of eight values that make up the Amador County Unified School District s Character Education Program. I use the term program only in the sense that we have eight values that were identified by a committee of staff and parents as… Read more »
