Last week, I talked about character education, and whether or not it’s possible to teach kids self-control and patience in a school setting. I discussed a charter school in Washington, DC, wherein ...

Throughout his now-famous “Last Lecture,” the late Carnegie Mellon University professor of computer science Randy Pausch talked about what he called the “head fake.” It is the idea that learning and ...

At the United States Military Academy at West Point, our object is not only to teach cadets to be tactically skilled officers, but also to develop character—the constellation of psychological ...

Students often know the right thing to do. How can schools help them to do it? The numbers are in and they don't look good." That was the assessment of the Josephson Institute of Ethics last October, ...

Fort Bend ISD schools will offer character education lessons in the wake of an "especially polarizing" election, Superindent Charles Dupre wrote in a letter to parents, students and staff. The letter ...

CARLISLE — Carlisle Area School Board voted 7-0 Thursday night to launch a pilot character education project in the district’s Wilson Middle School this year. The “Character Strong” program has been ...

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent Lim Tae-hee) announced on the 27th that it will hold the ‘Gyeonggi Character Education Lesson Case Sharing Conference’ on the 28th and 30th ...

Oriole Elementary School students recently enjoyed a high-energy pep rally by The Achievables Crew that brought character education lessons to life. Prior to the event, the Lauderdale Lakes school ...

The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics offers Common Core-aligned lesson plans that integrate ethics into the language arts curriculum. Lesson plans for books are available by subscription. You can ...

I've been thinking a lot about Character Education. A few decades back, I began seeing colorful Character Education posters in schools. It was part of a curriculum that promoted the basic character ...