Building Good Citizens for Texas

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Building Good Citizens for Texas
Character Education
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To educate a person in mind and not in morals is
to educate a menace to society.
President Theodore Roosevelt
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CHARACTER EDUCATION IS
The long term process of helping young
people develop good character, i.e. knowing,
caring about, and acting upon core ethical values
such as honesty, compassion, responsibility, and
others.
The Character Education Partnership (CEP)
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The family is the most important place for
character and moral education, but the public
schools are partners with the family. We share as
public school educators the responsibility to
reinforce the shaping of moral behavior that
families are trying to encourage.
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TWO ELEMENTS WHICH ASSURETHE SUCCESS OFBUILDING
GOOD CITIZENSFOR TEXAS

• It is an integrative approach it is not to be
  taught only as a separate subject.
• 2. It promotes and expects the partnering of
  schools, families, churches, and entire
  communities.

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Character Trait for September
Honesty
demonstrating trustworthiness, fairness and
straightforwardness of conduct in ones own
character development and interpersonal
relationships.
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Character Trait for October
Responsibility
exhibiting moral, legal, and mental
accountability for ones choices, regardless of
pressures to do otherwise.
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Character Trait for November
Compassion
demonstrating empathy and respect for others in
school, life and career settings accepting the
right of all people to be treated with courtesy
and dignity.
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Character Trait for December
Perseverance
acknowledging the importance of persistence
while encountering negative influences, forms of
opposition, or discouragement.
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Character Trait for January
Loyalty
recognizing the need to establish personal and
career relationships, and select causes, based on
positive ethical principles for which one can
remain true.
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Character Trait for February
Justice
exhibiting fair and equitable behavior which is
consistent with the laws and principles that
govern a democratic society.
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Character Trait for March
Self-Reliance
believing in ones own self-worth, learning to
rely on ones own strengths, and demonstrating
ones knowledge of skills, abilities, and
impression on others.
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Character Trait for April
Self-Discipline
demonstrating positive patterns of behavior and
the strength of mental and moral courage to
accomplish tasks, manage time, and relate
effectively with others.
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Character Trait for May
Integrity
understanding the importance of adherence to a
code of conduct necessary for successful
performance in the workplace and in ones own
personal life.