Description
Book SynopsisOffers school administrators and teachers a practical handbook for developing, assessing, improving, and institutionalizing character education in their schools.
Table of ContentsPreface xi
1 Character Education: What Is It and Why Is It Important? 1
2 Views, Values, or Virtues 10
3 Building a Community of Virtue 30
4 Cultivating Character Through the Curriculum 38
5 Engaging Parents in Character Education 51
6 The Teacher's Work: Nurturing Character 64
7 Helping Students Take Command 74
Appendices Part 1: Good Ideas 83
A The Character Education Manifesto 85
B Character Education Reading List 89
Appendices Part 2: Action Strategies 93
C Internalizing Virtue: An Instructional and Schoolwide Framework 95
D 100 Ways to Bring Character Education to Life 97
E Friendship and Character in Film 105
F Virtue in Action: A K-8 Guide 107
G Helping Younger Students Understand the Virtue of Respect 109
H Columbine Elementary School, Grades K-5: Personal and Social Responsibility Standards 111
I Stepping Stone Activities for Grade 7: Justice 119
J Benjamin Franklin Classical Character School Discipline Reflection Form 121
K Sample Survey of Perceived School Environment: For Teachers, Parents, and Students 123
Appendices Part 3: Curriculum 127
L The Great depression: learning Courage and Hopw 129
M Sojourner's Example: Developing Courage 131
N Peppe the Lamplighter: Envisioning Diligence 135
O Developing a Yearlong Theme: Our Choices Reveal Our Character 139
P Elizabeth Barker, Prison Educator: Thinking About Choice 143
Notes 149
The Authors 153
Index 155
