As I speak with elementary counselors across the country, the elimination of the position all together is becoming the norm. With budgets slashed and available dollars being tight – the school counselor’s role is being phased out. Counselors play a vital role in the social, emotional, academic, and personal success of our young PK-6 children [...]
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Character Education Does Not Have To Be A Victim Of Budget Cuts
Posted by admin on December 28th, 2009
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Comments OffCharacter Education: Stop Teaching Subjects and Start Teaching People
Posted by admin on December 26th, 2009
If you’re a teacher, you are a character educator. You teach by personal example, in class discussions, in the behavior you do or do not tolerate, and through student evaluation. On a typical school day, there are dozens of opportunities to integrate character into your curriculum. You can underscore character education consistently without specifically teaching [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: character, economic, education, educational, hardship, help, hip-hop, others 2 Comments »Character Education, most important form of education
Posted by admin on December 26th, 2009
Character Education is more important today than ever. We live in a society that has not been taught basic moral values. The value of life and property, the value of respect and honesty. We constantly see in the news that character is set aside for the feeling of the moment. Anger, jealousy, hatred, and selfishness [...]