Volume 1, Issue 14 March 2008 |
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Contents
The Daily Dilemma
Theme of the Month
Lessons and Activities
Character Education Tips and Resources
In the News
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"Men are respectable only as they respect." - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| The Daily Dilemma
Challenge your students!
Not-so-hypothetical situations from the case files of Charis Denison.
From the archives...
Julia's best friends suddenly begin bullying and disrespecting her, culminating in an incident in which one of the girls steals Julia's shoes. Julia is hurt and confused and scared. How can she resolve this situation?
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"Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
| Theme of the Month: Respect
Respectful behavior means treating others with civility and courtesy, accepting personal differences, listening to what others have to say, and refraining from ridiculing, embarrassing or hurting others. A respectful individual obeys the golden rule: treat others as you want to be treated.
One of the programs in our new character education video series based on the Six Pillars of Character is The Respect Connection. The complete series is available now!
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"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you." - Lao Tzu |
| Lessons and Activities
Elementary School
Rewarding Respect
Students get the chance to "catch" their classmates being respectful and are rewarded with a class party (such as a popcorn party).
Exercising Character: Respect
Students learn about respect by putting on "Respect 911" skits for one another. (PDF)
Popcorn Park Presents: Respect
Questions, activities and exercises that will get younger students thinking and talking about what respect means, how to show respect, how it feels to be disrespected, and how to follow the golden rule.
Middle School
Earth: What's Happened Here?
Students learn about respecting the environment and their community through a simple service project with time for reflection at the end.
The Respect Connection
Use these questions, activities, and assignments as part of a lesson plan that focuses on respecting teachers, parents, classmates, and even total strangers.
Respecting Others
Questions and exercises dealing specifically with respecting others and avoiding prejudice.
High School
All For One
Students help strategize ways in which they can create a more respectful school community.
In Search of Respect
Use these questions, activities and assignments to build a lesson plan encouraging high school students to think about and discuss respect as it relates to the creation of a positive social climate.
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"They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them." - Mahatma Gandhi |
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Character Education Tips and Resources
Enjoying and Respecting Diversity
This article by Karen Stephens discusses ways to help young children learn about showing respect for diversity. (PDF)
Respect: How to Teach It and How to Show It
This article discusses the difference between respect and obedience. It also offers some pointers about teaching respect to students.
Teaching Children Respect
A great article about teaching kids to respect themselves and others, respectfully rather than disrespectfully.
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"Respect is love in plain clothes." -Frankie Byrne |
| In the News
Learn...Respect...Grow
As part of education week, staff and students at Templeton Academy collected items for women and children staying at the Transition House, a place for abused women and children.
Respect the Rights of Those Who Annoy You
This article discusses not only respecting those who annoy you, but to also respect, not fear, their ideas.
Parent-Teacher Talks Need Mutual Respect
Read about several ways to improve parent-teacher conferences that also help parents and teachers alike feel that they are getting the respect they deserve from one another.
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"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?" -Confucius |
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