GoodCharacter September Newsletter

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Contents The Daily Dilemma Theme of the Month Lessons and Activities Character Education Tips and Resources In the News Special Offer
	Be the change you want to see in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi
The Daily Dilemma Challenge your students! Not-so-hypothetical situations from the case files of Charis Denison. For September... Andrew is caught in a conflict between trying to please his overbearing father and doing what is best for himself. Click here for the Daily Dilemma Back to Top
	You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say. - Martin Luther
Theme of the Month: Responsibility Responsibility is often regarded as a burden, but here we discover that it is actually a great source of personal power. It is the key to taking charge of our lives. Responsible people do what needs to be done, fulfill their obligations, are accountable for their actions, use good judgment, and don't let people down.

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	Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility. - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lessons and Activities Elementary School Responsibility from The Six Pillars of Character Draw the Feeling of Responsibility People Who Work Rules and Responsibilities: Was it the Pied Piper's Fault? Middle School Do the Right Thing 2 Classroom Jobs - Why and How? Responsibility Activities The Three R's of Growing Up from Big Changes Big Choices High School Responsibility from In Search of Character Wanted: Educated Global Citizens Teaching Responsibility to Preteens, Teens (PDF) Creating a Citizen of the Community, Nation, and World Back to Top
	People think responsibility is hard to bear. It's not. I think that sometimes it is the absence of responsibility that is harder to bear. You have a great feeling of impotence. - Henry Kissinger
Character Education Tips and Resources YouthNoise YouthNoise is a non-profit online social network for youth activists and movement building. It's a great place for young people to communicate about causes, build networks, and promote their service learning projects. YouthNoise Educators for Social Responsibility ESR is a national non-profit organization founded in 1982. Our mission is to make teaching social responsibility a core practice in education so that young people develop the convictions and skills to shape a safe, sustainable, democratic, and just world. Educators for Social Responsibility Social Responsibility Here is the Wikipedia.org article on social responsibility. We think it is a pretty thorough look at the concept. This material may go over the heads of the elementary crowd, but the article makes a great reading assignment for high school kids. Social Responsibility (Wikipedia.org) Super Bowl of Caring Souper Bowl of Caring is a national non-profit with the mission of transforming Super Bowl Weekend into the nation's largest youth-led movement of giving and serving. Souper Bowl of Caring Back to Top
	Responsibility is the price of greatness. - Winston Churchill
In the News Use these articles to gather ideas about how to build good character at home, work, and in your community! Character education is good news Galt Elementary schools teach with Heart, Head, Hands Character assemblies teach kids lesson Taking personal responsibility Pupils learn to build honesty, respect Back to Top
	Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life. - Dalai Lama
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