LAWS * ETHICS Since values demand so much from us, wouldn’t it just be easier to lay down some rules with kids and expect them to follow the rules. Plato once asked his students, “Don’t laws equal ethics?” Plato’s response was “Ethics equal laws only in a perfect society.” Since we do not live in… Read more »
A survey of American workers found that almost half admit to committing unethical or illegal acts at work in the past year. “Fifty-six percent felt pressure from their supervisors to actunethically,” says the Cutler Daily Scoop. “How often do you hear things like, ‘I don’t care, just get it done.’” Fourteen percent say they covered… Read more »
New Survey Looks at Why People Sometimes Bend the Rules at Work ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ — Having overly aggressive financial and organizational business objectives without a formal ethics program could be a formula for pushing otherwise honest employees over the edge, according to a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management… Read more »
A private school has as its mission cultivating w RALEIGH — Hope Elementary School is in an area where fostering high academic achievement has been difficult in the past. But school administrators are trying a little bit of everything to help students succeed. The school opened in August to serve the children of the Halifax… Read more »
Memorable Lessons, Stronger Citizens At Arcade Middle School in the San Juan Unified School District, students air the difficult social issues they faced as sixth graders — peer pressure, bullies, cliques. Then they work up lessons with their teachers and take them back to elementary schools, where they help younger kids work out some of… Read more »
In 1972, I returned to Miami Beach High School to speak to the drama class. Afterward I asked the drama teacher if any of my English teachers are still there. Irene Roberts, he tells me, is in the class just down the hall. I was no one special in Miss Roberts’ class – just another… Read more »
I asked the teacher to help me. I read a whole book. I didn’t win, but I finished the race. I didn’t give up on the hard math problem. I practiced skating until I didn’t fall. I kept trying when I thought I couldn’t do it. I practiced until I could hit the ball. I… Read more »
Category I: Information Literacy The student who is information literate: Standard 1: Accesses information efficiently and effectively, as described by the following indicators: 1.recognizes the need for information; 2.recognizes that accurate and comprehensive information is the basis for intelligent decision making; 3.formulates questions based on information needs; v 4.identifies a variety of potential sources of… Read more »
* Identify a group of interested Staff Members / Site Council Members who will serve as the driving force to present different ideas to the greater staff presented through a Monthly or weekly Memo. Typically 4 ideas per month. Selected activities are in the Values in Action! Guide for teachers and the Bureau of Essential… Read more »
* Comprehensive Ethics Guide K- 12 (425pages)for the Principal or Coordinator to implement the ideas in your school. The program is currently being used as an exclusive program, or to supplement the local district’s efforts in Ethics Education. * Powerpoint Computer Slide Show for Parent Orientation, School Site Reviews, or for your Board of Education…. Read more »
