Character Education in the classroom

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Character Education in the classroom

• Educating students in life as well as subject
  matter.

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What is it?

• Character education is teaching our students to
  be good human beings and school citizens.
• It is bringing out the best in our young people
  and ourselves.
• It is ethics in action!

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Why should we all teach Character Education?

• Many students do not have the strong family
  structure that teachers used to be able to count
  on for creating ethical classroom participants.
• When that ethical basis is missing, we end up
  with societal problems on a large scale- i.e.
  Enron!
• It is in all of our interests to encourage a
  positive, safe learning environment.
• No one ever says I wish I hadnt made such a
  good impression!

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How will I find the time?!

• Character education creates a positive and
  supportive learning environment that makes each
  class more productive.
• It is as simple as correcting a student to be
  more respectful and positive. It takes no
  additional time or money!

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Where do I begin?

• Give your students just a few very clear
  expectations that are easy to monitor and always
  follow through.
• Students respect consistency and reasonable
  expectations. Emphasize basic rules like listen
  respectfully to each other and complete your work
  on time and well.

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P.R.I.D.E.

• Positive attitude
• Respect
• Individuality
• Determination
• Excellence

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Be proactive!

• What you accept, you teach.
• What you permit, you promote.
• Be consistent in asking students in the hall and
  your room to be polite, watch their language, use
  a title when addressing or talking about a
  teacher, dress appropriately, etc.

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Be a role model everyday everywhere!

• Students need to see their teachers speaking
  respectfully, using humor in a positive classroom
  environment, dressed professionally, and choosing
  a positive attitude.

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You are the authority in your classroom.

• You have the right and responsibility to be
  respected and obeyed in your classroom.
• You also have the responsibility to create a
  safe, positive and respectful learning
  environment for your students.
• Exercise authoritative, loving, consistent
  reasoning and classroom control.?

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Holland High School has a wonderful culture of
caring and character!

• It takes very little to keep it going and has a
  terrific result!
• Students need to hear and see what can happen
  when good people think of others as well as
  themselves.