Contents

Good Character in Practice
The Daily Dilemma
In the News
Featured Web Resources
Character Education Tips
Virtue of the Month
This Month in Education
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Good Character in Practice

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CHALLENGE YOUR STUDENTS!
Not-so-hypothetical situations from the case files of Charis Denison.

For March...
What do you do when your friend's dad comes to drive you home from a party, and you can tell that he's drunk?
Click here to read the complete dilemma with facilitator notes and discussion questions.

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Here are some great examples of character education initiatives throughout the nation and beyond. Use these articles to gather ideas about how to build good character at home, work, and in your community!
A place where kids and adults can learn and feel safe
California schools tailoring character for the best fit
A pint sized hero
Experiment incites prejudice and opens dialogue about multicultural awareness

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Character Education at the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character at Boston University. Founded in 1989, the center works with U.S. administrators, teachers and parents in an effort to instill young people with ethical values and good character. Their web site offers many resources for educators, parents and students, including recommended books and curriculum.
Click here for more on the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character

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Are you unsure of the best way to teach character or looking for a different approach to engage your students in ethics? Read the Character Education Partnership's article on Defining and Understanding Character Education.
Defining and Understanding Character Education

CEP, based in Washington D.C., is a leading nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian, coalition of organizations and individuals committed to fostering effective character education in our nation's K-12 schools.

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Here are some tools to get your students thinking, talking, and writing about what Trustworthiness means to them.

Elementary
How the Cookie Crumbles
What it means to be trustworthy (PDF)
Group Cooperation
Being Friends (PDF)
Honesty role play

Middle
Teamwork Towers (TEXT)
Shoplifting and the legal system
Is honesty always the best policy

High School
Doing crime and doing time (TEXT)
Chivalry, courtly love, and honor
Ethics in American Government

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March is National Women's History Month.

Women in World History - Compare the rights of women in the U.S. and Ancient Egypt. The site includes biographies, interactive lesson plans, essays, and curriculum reviews. There are numerous great resources here to spark a character building discussion about the lives of great women all over the world.

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