1. Values in Action! succeeds because teachers, administrators, and

parents choose to make it a top priority in their educational plans.

2. Values in Action! succeeds because the staff selects an annual

ethics theme, rather than to introduce a new theme every month.

3. Values in Action! succeeds because a site-based committee keeps

presenting new character education content in monthly memos to the

staff. Our comprehensive guide and web site are licensed to each school.

New Ideas are presented every month.

4. Values in Action! succeeds because it is embedded into all the

existing literature, i.e. the Character’s Character.

5. Values in Action! succeeds because teachers behave as role models

for the children to emulate. We have identified 130 role models with

activities and criteria along with the American Hero’s Classics.

6. Values in Action! succeeds because teachers do not make assumptions

that children are learning character in the home and become more

intentional in promoting character development in their class.

7. Values in Action! succeeds because student recognition assemblies

are centered around Respectful and Responsible behavior. Students learn

and remember because of Values in Action! clear reference points. (7

Core Ethical Virtues all found in a body reference point.)

8. Values in Action! succeeds because children learn right from wrong

starting with the way they treat each other. Major emphasis on building

the class as Problem Solvers. “We are the Problem Solvers-We always

find a way!”

9. Values in Action! succeeds because of the classical music messages

in the Character Classics Series.

10. Values in Action! succeeds because teachers find implementing four

activities and strategies per month / one new idea a week is

manageable.