Topics in Character Education Teen Essays Not only does Topics in Character Education present viable, high interest essays and skill building activities, it prepares students by including assessments modeled after state tests. The book prepares students with background descriptions of each essay, pre reading suggestions, vocabulary terms, post reading activities with emphasis on skill building…. Read more »
I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of the “Honest Man.” – George Washington
Without Questions There would be no what’s or where’s Without Questions We wouldn’t really care Without Questions We would never ask or seek Without Questions Our faith would be really weak Without Questions We would live from day to day Without Questions We would never find the way Without Questions We would live and let… Read more »
Yesterday, the Parents Television Council released its annual list of the Top Ten Best & Worst Shows on primetime network television. At the conclusion of each television season, the PTC applauds those television shows which provide families the best entertainment, free of gratuitous sex, violence, and foul language. Moreover, the PTC alerts parents to the… Read more »
Being Kind to Kids means you are a Kind Kid Here are some things you can do to show your kindness to others: Share some of your snack food with another person. Say “That’s a good idea.” when someone shares their ideas with you. Bake some cookies to share with your neighbors. Pass them out… Read more »
You spend a lifetime trying to get them off the ground. You run until you are both breathless… They crash! They hit the rooftop. You patch and comfort, adjust and teach. You watch them lifted by the wind And assure them they can fly. Finally they are airborne, they need more string and you keep… Read more »
A man found a chrysalis of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and… Read more »
1. Strengthens conscience and awareness of the right thing to do. 2. Promotes respect for differences. 3. Increases personal responsibility. 4. Helps kids see how choices not only effect them, but also their class, school, and family. 5. Helps kids understand ethics and morality. 6. Provides a reference point for all discipline problems. 7. Facilitates… Read more »
Dear son, When I was a teenager I wished, just as you do now, that my dad could be my best friend. However, it wasn’t until my time to be a father came up, when I really understood why my wish would never come true. And it wasn’t that my dad didn’t want to be… Read more »
1. Take time to share your vision for their life. 2. Elevate your child to perform at a higher responsible level by seeing them as responsible and capable. 3. Ask your child about their own expectations and their vision for their own life. 4.Talk about the consequences for making poor choices. You can give them… Read more »
