I just completed a long project for one of our two children. It is a birthday gift for our daughter’s upcoming birthday, and it filled many hours with a mixture of labor and loving memories. With my husband’s assistance, we scanned every photo we have of our daughter since her birth 36 years ago. We […]
The new NBC show entitled “Book of Daniel” gives one more reason to make character education a top priority: the war against immorality just encountered another foe.
This show counteracts your efforts to build character in yourself or in those for whom you have responsibility. It is contemptuous of character education, presenting immoral role models for […]
Character education conquers bullying. I’m convinced. It has been months since I discussed physical bullying on this blog, and although you may want to go back and read Character Education – Can We Stop Bullying?, September 27, 2005, I’d like to share some fresh thoughts sparked by a newspaper article.
The article describes a school seminar […]
A new book has come out. It’s a collection of essays by teenagers, all relating how they developed the courage to be themselves. I haven’t read the book yet, but it made me wonder. Is it better to have the courage to be yourself, or to have the courage to be a person of character?
The […]
Character education programs usually include lessons on those character traits considered basic by a committee within a given school district. They may acquire their list of character traits in any of several ways, but the list is normally fairly short.
Ask me about “no name-calling.” “No name-calling” does not appear on the list. It is not, […]
Yesterday, while reading about the International Consumer Electronics Show, I noticed that the buzzwords for consumer electronics in 2006 are supposed to be “content everywhere.” In other words, the plethora of electronic gadgets introduced at that show is aimed at making men and women content, no matter where they are.
Manufacturers are creating ways for us […]
Your local schools may be close to perfect, but name-calling is one area in which they probably fight an ongoing battle. Name-calling is verbal abuse, and can have both immediate and lasting effects. I’m not talking only about the gross names that today’s young people dare to fling at one another, but about the entire […]
In Texas, a lawmaker wants the University of Texas not to treat an Asian-American fraternity the same way other fraternities on campus have been treated when accused of hazing. He thinks it might offend the Asian community. Never mind the alcohol-related death of a freshman fraternity member. Instead of suspending the fraternity in compliance with […]
Have you ever stopped to wonder why so few people care about character education and character building? Sure, they talk about it briefly if the subject arises, but it isn’t exactly something that comes up in everyday conversation. Even those who are entrusted with teaching young people character are often not interested in the subject. […]
I was surfing the Internet just now, looking for some good news to share as we begin a new year. There are several sites that specialize in this type of news – at least, they specialize in what they choose to call good news. Today was different, though. Today, it seemed as though the good […]