Character Education Attacks Bullying – Courage
Character education attacks bullying. Why? Isn’t bullying just a part of growing up? Don’t you remember when you were a bully – or the victim of a bully? Bullying is commonplace. In the United States alone, statistics tell us that 16 percent of students are involved in bullying. Of that
A Lack of Character?
There are those who want us to believe that there is no such thing as character. There are varying situations, they say, but no such thing as stable character. I was reading about one such person a day or so ago. I haven’t read his work yet, but the very
Thanksgiving for Courage of Convictions
Since this Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in our country, I’ve been actively looking for ways in which citizens’ character in action provides cause for thanksgiving. I’ve been hunting character-in-action to show that society has not yet spun totally into decadence. One story that surfaced this past weekend is cause for
Courage of Convictions – MIA?
The current strike in New York City by the 33,000-member Transport Workers Union is illegal. A New York State law bars public employees from walking out. Period. Full stop. It does not say they may walk out if…. The law says that bus drivers, subway workers, etc. are absolutely forbidden
Courage of Convictions Exemplified
Did you read recently about the three adult sons who exemplified living by the courage of your convictions? It began in 2004 when one of the sons, a police officer, was reviewing bank surveillance videos. Jared Ginglen accessed a law enforcement Web site, and was watching a bank robbery in
Character Counts in Entertainment Choices
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
The Courage to Be A Person of Character
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
Character Backbone
Backbone. What is it? I don’t mean your physical backbone, that axial skeleton of your trunk made up of vertebrae and protecting your spinal cord. I mean character backbone. What is that kind of backbone – and do you have it? Character backbone is the moral excellence and resoluteness that
How Courageous Are You?
Most likely everyone who takes this quiz has some courage. We all like to think we have courage, given the right circumstances. We know we’re only human, but we hope we’re courageous humans. Some of us practice courage on a daily basis. Others are still waiting for that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
The Man with Two Brains
That title does not refer to a movie. After writing the title, I found reference on the Internet to a 25+ year old movie by that name. I’m in no way referring to that movie or to anything about that movie. No, my title specifically speaks of a real man
