Character
Exploring Character: Real Life Scenarios That Will Get Students Talking About Values, Choices, and Behavior: Teacher Resource
Twenty-nine stories in Exploring Character are designed to encourage open-ended discussions about integrity, kindness, trustworthiness, courage, goodwill, openness, industriousness, cooperation and friendship. An activity or exercise follows each section as well as a teacher’s guide that will help you involve your students in thinking seriously about the elements that make up the character of a responsible person…. More >>
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The Death of Character: On the Moral Education of America’s Children
“James Hunter has a talent for writing important books…With The Death of Character he has done it again.”–Wilfred M. McClay, University of Tennessee. The Death of Character is a broad historical, sociological, and cultural inquiry into the moral life and moral education of young Americans based upon a huge empirical study of the children themselves. The children’s thoughts and concerns-expressed here in their own words-shed a whole new light on what we can expect from moral education. Targeting new theories of education and the prominence of psychology over moral instruction, Hunter analyzes the making of a new cultural narcissism.Amazon.com Review
For sociologist James Davison Hunter, the defin… More >>
The Death of Character: On the Moral Education of America’s Children
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Raising Children with Character: Parents, Trust, and the Development of Personal Integrity
Parents and clinicians share a deep interest in promoting children’s personal maturity and character development. Dr. Elizabeth Berger, mother, child psychiatrist, and educator, addresses this concern by calling upon her own personal experiences and professional expertise. The goal of therapists and parents alike is to understand children’ s emerging character, recruiting the wise and mature aspects of the personality in an effort to surmount difficulties. Dr. Berger identifies general themes in the intimate relationship between parent and child and shows how to support and enhance the forward direction of the child’s character growth. Rich vignettes illustrate how ordinary family interactions involving issue… More >>
Raising Children with Character: Parents, Trust, and the Development of Personal Integrity
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Wild Wings: Activities That Foster Character Education
Forty fresh, fun activity plans for 1st – 6th graders. Thoughtful character education lessons woven in between the fun. Wild Wings is kid-tested. The activities were developed by Wings for kids, Inc.â a non-profit dedicated to fostering social and emotional learning. Hundreds of creative activities are included and can be used in the classroom, for homeschooling, or in afterschool and summer camp programs. “Great emphasis is placed on educating young minds while little is placed on educating young hearts. To be successful in life people need well-developed academic and emotional intelligence. Wings helps give kids the missing piece in their education.” Ginny Deerin Founder, Wings for kids, Inc.â Wild Wi… More >>
Wild Wings: Activities That Foster Character Education
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Confronting Bullying: Literacy as a Tool for Character Education
Bullying is a major problem in American schools, and there is no simple solution. Every day, 160,000 children across America stay home from school for fear of being bullied. Some 30 percent of all students are involved in the bullying cycle in the role of aggressor or victim. Or as both. 60 percent of former bullies have a criminal record before age 24. While male bullies are most noticeable because of outward physical aggression, girls also bully one another, often in insidious but equally vicious ways. Even the bystanders of bullying are affected by watching as violence is inflicted on others. But you can do something about it, and in Confronting Bullying, Roxanne Henkin shows you how to make school a safer… More >>
Confronting Bullying: Literacy as a Tool for Character Education
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