Why schools should not grade character traits - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post - 0 views
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Jeff Bernstein on 21 Oct 11The recent attention given to the character report cards being developed in KIPP charter schools raises yet another set of important questions about the wisdom of reducing human potential to a set of measurements. The report cards, based on character strengths identified by two prominent psychology professors, purport to gauge a student's strength of character in seven areas - self-control, optimism, grit, gratitude, zest, curiosity and 'social intelligence' (sample).