Anti-bullying campaigns are beginning to spring up in schools across the U.S. There may be a similar campaign in your nation’s schools. Call them campaigns, initiatives, or programs, the aim is to curb bullying before it digs in its heels and takes root in a school. Usually, students in elementary schools are targeted. The hope […]
An Open Letter to President Bush
Dear President Bush:
You will soon proclaim October 21 to 27, 2007 as National Character Counts Week. That proclamation usually comes in mid-October. Every president, including you, has been doing so since 1994, and setting aside one week for a focus on character seems to be a worthy idea.
However, […]
Character education attacks bullying by providing convincing, clear teaching on compassion. Compassion is sometimes referred to as “caring” in character education circles. While there may be actual differences in meaning, the teaching of either can do much to eradicate bullying.
Caring is a word that most children and teens readily understand on a basic level. It […]
Character education attacks bullying with forceful, clear teaching on authentic responsibility. Responsibility is not a difficult character trait. That is, it is not difficult to understand the meaning of responsibility. It is another matter entirely to accept and fulfill responsibility.
Character education attacks bullying when that education models responsibility, defines it clearly and completely, and helps […]
Character education attacks bullying with total immersion in the concept of authentic respect for others. Respect is seen in those who: know that others have value; and always show that they value others appropriately.
Character education attacks bullying by helping young people understand and embrace this vital quality, putting it into practice consistently.
If you tell the […]
Character education attacks bullying - and character educators know that they can make an enormous difference by attacking bullying with character. They don’t tell the students that. They simply teach character with every ounce of strength they have, and let the character building effort attack bullying.
Character education attacks bullying by immersing all students totally in […]
As students return to school in the U.S., the news is filling rapidly with reports of student rebellion. The amazing thing is that students and some attorneys are claiming legal rights for the rebellion.
Want to wear a tee-shirt with a political message but it’s against your school dress code? Rebel and claim your right to […]