Last fall I was asked to speak to 3,000 employees of a large supermarket chain in the Midwest on building customer loyalty and regenerating the spirit in your workplace. One of the ideas I stressed was the importance of adding a personal “signature” to your work. With all the downsizing, re-engineering, overwhelming technological changes and… Read more »
What kind of human being do we want to emerge from our efforts at moral education? What are the characteristics of the morally mature person? A moment’s reflection tells us that moral maturity is more than just knowing what is right. The world is full of people who know what is right but set moral… Read more »
Historically, all cultures, regardless of whether they had an oral or written tradition, used stories to communicate their core values from one generation to the next. Indeed, that intergenerational transmission of values has always been the most important work of a civilization. There are a number of reasons why stories are so effective in communicating… Read more »
Does your School Measure Up ? Take the WALK THE TALK Survey! Familiarize yourself with each of the ten WALK THE TALK characteristics and descriptions. Rank the characteristics in the order you feel they exist in your organization. Give 10 points to the characteristic exhibited more, 9 to the next, and so on, ending with… Read more »
A Class Plan from the Characters Character, Whooti Who is Whootie Owl? The host of “Absolutely Whootie: Stories to Grow by”http://www.storiestogrowby.com”>www.storeistogrowby.com.. Whootie Owl, “The Characters Character”, presents a selection of ethical and entertaining fairytales and folk tales from around the world. Why teach a Values Class? To drive home the point that holding positive values… Read more »
Even in this age of political scandal and cynicism, immigrants to this country expect public schools to teach their children what it means to be an American, according to a study conducted by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Public Agenda. The survey found that these parents would prefer to see traditional ideals and stories used to teach… Read more »
Selfishness, people not thinking of the rights of others: 56% People who don’t respect the law and the authorities; 52% Wrongdoing by politicians: 48% Lack of parental discipline of children and teens: 47% Courts that care more about criminals’ rights than victims’: 45% Too much emphasis on money and materialism: 41% Lack of morality/ethics in… Read more »
1. To start them on a wonderful journey that never ends. (Perseverance) 2. To respect our children by listening to world view. (Respect) 3. To provide an environment that is cognitively stimulating and emotionally supportive. (Compassion) 4. To challenge the intellect by stimulating imagination and allowing opportunities for self-expression.(Positive Mental Attitude) 5. To establish identity… Read more »
Children are the luxury of marital life, the treasure of the parents, the wealth of the family life. Their presence develops a great number of virtues in the parents, the father and mother–love, devotion and self-sacrifice, the care for the future, interest in the community, the art of education. Children check selfishness in parents, reconcile… Read more »
In my 20 years of Asking High School Seniors “Would you save your dog or a stranger first if both were drowning?”one- third always vote for the dog, one- third always vote for the stranger, and one- third always find the question too difficult. But the second question is even more interesting to me. I… Read more »
