/character-education Character Education en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:00:06 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-honest-are-you-your-students/2023/04 Angela Duckworth explains what research says about our ability to trust each other—and it might surprise you. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:00:06 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-honest-are-you-your-students/2023/04 /leadership/opinion-has-a-student-ever-caught-you-being-less-than-honest-what-to-do-about-it/2023/03 It's about more than just telling kids to do the right thing, explains a behavioral economist. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:00:31 GMT /leadership/opinion-has-a-student-ever-caught-you-being-less-than-honest-what-to-do-about-it/2023/03 /leadership/majority-of-parents-say-kids-are-dishonest-disrespectful-and-lazy/2023/01 Parents are significantly concerned about the poor behavior of today's school-age kids and are looking to schools for help, survey shows. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 20:13:22 GMT /leadership/majority-of-parents-say-kids-are-dishonest-disrespectful-and-lazy/2023/01 /leadership/opinion-dont-try-to-toughen-students-up-research-says/2022/04 How you see the world matters, but expecting the worst doesn’t prepare you for hard times. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:20:53 GMT /leadership/opinion-dont-try-to-toughen-students-up-research-says/2022/04 /leadership/opinion-just-a-little-lie-why-theres-no-such-thing/2022/04 A white lie might seem harmless, but research shows there are unexpected repercussions. Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:00:36 GMT /leadership/opinion-just-a-little-lie-why-theres-no-such-thing/2022/04 /leadership/opinion-why-cheating-increased-in-the-pandemic-and-what-to-do-about-it/2022/04 Doing the right thing is more difficult in tough times. But you can help students strive to stick to their principles. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:00:35 GMT /leadership/opinion-why-cheating-increased-in-the-pandemic-and-what-to-do-about-it/2022/04 /leadership/opinion-the-best-way-to-teach-values-to-kids-according-to-research/2020/11 Does it really matter what we say to kids, or is acting on our values enough? A new study tests the effectiveness of words versus actions on how students learn. Wed, 11 Nov 2020 13:09:32 GMT /leadership/opinion-the-best-way-to-teach-values-to-kids-according-to-research/2020/11 /leadership/opinion-what-the-election-says-about-character-education/2020/10 Joe Biden says character is on the ballot, but we need more of it in our schools, argues Character.org president Arthur Schwartz. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 02:09:57 GMT /leadership/opinion-what-the-election-says-about-character-education/2020/10 /events/online-summit/character-education-covid-19-how-to-build-confident-engaged-learners-now Learn practical and promising approaches for incorporating elements of character education into educational experiences and why it matters. Tue, 22 Sep 2020 21:03:49 GMT /events/online-summit/character-education-covid-19-how-to-build-confident-engaged-learners-now /leadership/opinion-a-conservative-agenda-for-school-board-members/2020/03 School boards are well positioned to push back against so much of the influences of the "progressive" left on our schools and our society, write Michael J. Petrilli and Chester E. Finn Jr. Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:53:41 GMT /leadership/opinion-a-conservative-agenda-for-school-board-members/2020/03 /leadership/these-schools-filled-vending-machines-with-books-will-it-motivate-reading/2020/02 Principals and teachers hope these book vending machines will encourage good behavior and foster a love of reading. They might—but schools should make sure they don't discourage already reluctant readers, says one researcher. Fri, 28 Feb 2020 21:55:00 GMT /leadership/these-schools-filled-vending-machines-with-books-will-it-motivate-reading/2020/02 /leadership/how-one-teacher-explains-consent-to-her-3rd-grade-students/2018/10 Elizabeth Kleinrock, a teacher in Los Angeles, uses a graphic organizer to talk with her students about respecting personal boundaries. Tue, 09 Oct 2018 20:39:42 GMT /leadership/how-one-teacher-explains-consent-to-her-3rd-grade-students/2018/10 /leadership/opinion-bad-language-in-the-classroom/2018/07 There are differences in use of offensive language--centered around the content of the point the speaker is trying to make. Still, I am appalled (as a teacher, especially) by the degradation of language in public discourse. Before we start selectively shaming folks, I think we should look at root causes. Tue, 17 Jul 2018 18:11:07 GMT /leadership/opinion-bad-language-in-the-classroom/2018/07 /leadership/ex-skinhead-and-hate-crime-victim-team-up-to-teach-compassion/2018/07 A former leader of a white supremacist group partners with a man whose father was killed in a racially motivated shooting at a Sikh temple to teach students to bridge their differences and learn to forgive. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 01:18:24 GMT /leadership/ex-skinhead-and-hate-crime-victim-team-up-to-teach-compassion/2018/07 /leadership/opinion-how-teachers-can-find-the-time-for-social-emotional-learning/2017/10 We need to distill social-emotional and character education down to the most essential components, writes Hunter Gehlbach. Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:01:03 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-teachers-can-find-the-time-for-social-emotional-learning/2017/10 /teaching-learning/character-education/2017/08 Children are more likely to learn and apply character lessons from books that feature human characters than from stories using humanlike animals, finds a new study in the journal Developmental Science. Tue, 29 Aug 2017 22:59:27 GMT /teaching-learning/character-education/2017/08 /leadership/opinion-self-esteem-is-not-a-hoax/2017/06 The self-esteem egg comes before the integrity, courage and patriotism chicken, not to mention academic skills and knowledge. It's hard for students to build character and resilience when they have no self-concept. It's hard for them to learn, when they don't trust themselves or believe in their own capacity. Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:38:04 GMT /leadership/opinion-self-esteem-is-not-a-hoax/2017/06 /leadership/opinion-teaching-students-to-talk-across-the-aisle/2017/05 In preparing students for productive public discourse, educators must confront their own biases, writes Richard Weissbourd. Tue, 02 May 2017 16:31:46 GMT /leadership/opinion-teaching-students-to-talk-across-the-aisle/2017/05 /leadership/school-and-local-librarians-recruit-furry-friends-to-help-students-read/2017/01 Dog-assisted reading programs are increasingly popular across the nation. Certified therapy dogs are helping make reading time and library visits a bit more exciting for kindergartners and 1st graders. Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:00:38 GMT /leadership/school-and-local-librarians-recruit-furry-friends-to-help-students-read/2017/01 /leadership/after-election-students-express-a-mix-of-emotions/2016/11 From celebrations to tears to taunts, feelings have run high in classrooms around the country, teachers report. Mon, 14 Nov 2016 18:50:50 GMT /leadership/after-election-students-express-a-mix-of-emotions/2016/11 /education/q-a-with-joseph-gauld-why-character-education-matters/2016/11 Although Joseph Gauld has been an advocate of character education for decades, recent changes in K-12 federal policy may put a spotlight on his ideas. Thu, 10 Nov 2016 15:10:16 GMT /education/q-a-with-joseph-gauld-why-character-education-matters/2016/11 /leadership/opinion-q-a-with-joseph-gauld-putting-student-character-first/2016/11 The Hyde 69´«Ã½ founder Joseph Gauld weighs in on the election, ESSA, and social-emotional learning with Education Week Commentary. Tue, 01 Nov 2016 23:37:19 GMT /leadership/opinion-q-a-with-joseph-gauld-putting-student-character-first/2016/11 /leadership/opinion-ethics-education-a-national-imperative/2016/07 Ethics, particularly bioethics, offers an opportunity to both prepare students for difficult life decisions and deepen their academic engagement, writes Emory University's James Wagner. Thu, 14 Jul 2016 16:27:27 GMT /leadership/opinion-ethics-education-a-national-imperative/2016/07 /leadership/opinion-why-im-tired-of-grit/2016/02 The K-12 infatuation with "grit" offers an impractical and unfair model for education, writes educator James R. Delisle. Wed, 10 Feb 2016 01:53:38 GMT /leadership/opinion-why-im-tired-of-grit/2016/02 /leadership/opinion-college-admission-2-0-service-over-self/2016/01 In a new report, Ivy League admissions deans and others rethink what matters in prospective students, writes Richard Weissbourd. Wed, 20 Jan 2016 02:55:06 GMT /leadership/opinion-college-admission-2-0-service-over-self/2016/01 /leadership/measuring-grit-character-draw-new-investments/2015/09 The Walton Family Foundation is backing research on how to better measure noncognitive skills. Wed, 30 Sep 2015 02:02:54 GMT /leadership/measuring-grit-character-draw-new-investments/2015/09 /leadership/opinion-education-not-political-correctness-is-the-answer/2015/09 Learning social skills by age 5 is associated with the absence of criminal behavior later in life, writes Paul Marx. Wed, 16 Sep 2015 06:04:36 GMT /leadership/opinion-education-not-political-correctness-is-the-answer/2015/09 /leadership/survey-student-success-calls-for-more-than-academic-skills/2015/06 Educators agree that social-emotional learning is important, but teachers and school leaders have different perceptions about how well students are faring. Wed, 10 Jun 2015 00:19:05 GMT /leadership/survey-student-success-calls-for-more-than-academic-skills/2015/06 /leadership/accountability-measures-for-traits-like-grit-questioned/2015/05 Two pioneering researchers in the field raised concerns about unreliable results from methods used to grade students’ noncognitive skills. Wed, 20 May 2015 02:54:23 GMT /leadership/accountability-measures-for-traits-like-grit-questioned/2015/05 /leadership/teacher-to-gov-chris-christie-tone-down-the-foul-language/2015/04 New Jersey kindergarten teacher Cheryl Meyer used a town hall forum on Tuesday to tell Gov. Chris Christie that her students were picking up on his occasionally impolite language. Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:08:58 GMT /leadership/teacher-to-gov-chris-christie-tone-down-the-foul-language/2015/04