Part #1
What do I mean by “totally clean speech”? I mean that kind of speech that never, for any reason, includes the slightest hint of a swear word, curse word, or substitute for such – never, for any reason, uses a word that is dirty or conveys an off-color innuendo – never, for any reason, […]
National Character Week 2006 is October 15 to 21, the third week of October.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every school in your area celebrated the entire week? Wouldn’t it be great if employers in your town decided to focus on character for one week? Wouldn’t it be amazing if politicians decided, for that one […]
On the wall of our front entry, just inside the front door, hangs an old plaque. It’s a small plaque – not more than ten inches in width and perhaps eight inches in height. It’s cracked down the back, but the crack doesn’t extend to the front, so that doesn’t show as it hangs on […]
Character education is considered by many to be a stepchild of the elementary curriculum. They include it, but only because they must, giving it the least amount of time and effort possible. At secondary level, most give it only a passing glance, and at the tertiary level, few even think about character education.
No small wonder! […]
Character Vs. Get-off-the-hook Apology – those words should be inscribed boldly on every parent’s wall and on the wall of every classroom, whether preschool, elementary, secondary, or tertiary. They should be ingrained in the mind of every adult who works with children of any age, and in the minds of every employer in every profession.
Character […]
Character can be legislated, and is in most civilized societies, despite the widespread belief that “you can’t legislate character”. Some readers will be quick to scoff, “Well sure, a theocracy can legislate character.” Yes, it can, and I believe non-theocratic governments also can, and do, legislate a degree of character.
Think through the laws of your […]
The air waves are filled these days with talk of tolerance. We are urged to tolerate this lifestyle or that religion, or this or that idea. In the rampant cultural Marxism that is political correctness, we are being told that everything and everyone must be tolerated. Correction. We are being told to tolerate almost everything […]