Character Education - 5 views

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  #1 Kendra Larson on 15 Sep 11

   

  The NY Times had a fantastic article on character education.
  
  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/magazine/what-if-the-secret-to-success-is-failure.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp
  
  I especially like the discussion about moral character vs performance character. Should we be teaching students to share with others and help each other (moral traits) or to have grit and optimism (high performance traits)?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The NY Times had a fantastic article on character education. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/magazine/what-if-the-secret-to-success-is-failure.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/magazine/what-if-the-secret-to-success-is-failure.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp</a> <br /> <br /> I especially like the discussion about moral character vs performance character. Should we be teaching students to share with others and help each other (moral traits) or to have grit and optimism (high performance traits)?</div>

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