Building character in schools : practical ways to bring moral instruction to life / [print]
Kevin Ryan, Karen E. Bohlin ; foreword by Sanford N. McDonnell.
- first edition.
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, (c)1999.
- xxii, 280 pages ; 24 cm.
Character education : what is it and why is it important? -- Views, values, or virtues? -- Building community of virtue -- Cultivating character through the curriculum -- Engaging parents in character education -- The teacher's work : nurturing character -- Helping students take command -- The character education manifesto -- Seven-point program -- An overview of the virtues -- The Montclair Kimberly Academy declaration -- The Boston University educators affirmation -- Character quotes -- One hundred ways to bring character education to life -- Pitfalls to avoid in character education -- Ten commandments for parents -- Exemplary moral education curricula -- Sample mini-unit : "Jonah and the whale" -- Sample mini-unit : Sadako and the thousand paper cranes -- Sample mini-unit : The little prince.
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Moral education--United States. Character--Study and teaching--United States.