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‘Peace teacher’ highlights how social and emotional learning impacts school culture, safety
Linda Ryden is a “peace teacher” at Lafayette Elementary School, and she contends her job “has never felt so important.”
Creating a Foundation for Success in Urban Schools
Cultivating a positive culture of learning
David Brooks: All of life is basically a high school cafeteria
David Brooks, columnist for The New York Times, discussed life in the context of a high school cafeteria at a School Leaders Roundtable at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture in March 2017.
Positive Coaching Alliance works with schools to help students become ‘Better Athletes, Better People’
Coaches at Verona High School are preparing for workshops in June aimed at helping students become “Better Athletes, Better People” – training provided through a national non-profit called the Positive Coaching Alliance.
U.S. Ed Dept honors NJ school for helping students develop good character
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently recognized a New Jersey Catholic school as a National Blue Ribbon School, an honor credited in large part to an intentional focus on developing good character in students.
High school students lead anti-bullying program in Ohio
Mentor Public Schools in Ohio are using a unique approach to bullying and mentorship as part of a nationwide program in partnership with the nonprofit Stick Together, and companies Duct Tape and Avon.
Motivation or bribery? On paying kids to show up, do better
Research into the practice of paying students to perform at school is showing mixed results, and highlighting problems with an approach that relies on rewards after more than a decade in practice.
Defining Character: What (Part 1)
How are America’s high schools helping to form their students’ moral character? It’s a question that implicitly raises another: What do we mean by character?
Dalai Lama calls for moral education for ‘a more peaceful planet’
The Dalai Lama believes schools should do more to promote moral education to move the world away from the “violent” and “sad” reality of the 2oth century.
IT director highlights importance developing of digital citizenship in students
Manhattan-Ogden Public Schools technology director Mike Ribble wants students to “become their best selves online” through an intentional focus on digital citizenship in schools that teaches them “to be appropriate and use technology responsibly.”
U.S. Department of Education prioritizes formation of “thoughtful, productive” citizens
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is making character education a priority, a win for America and character education proponents including the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture.
Daniel Scoggin on “Character is a ‘Yes'”
Character does not involve just saying “no” but saying “yes” to a truth larger than oneself.