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Teaching Character in Class (Teacher Feedback)

Adapted from goodcharacter / Teaching character--the other half of the picture

Character Lab Research Director Andrew Sokatch has a sobering yet attainable message regarding the education of today's youth.

While test scores and the reading, writing, math, science behind them are important, we are not properly and wholly educating our children if we aren't also teaching character.

Andrew argues character can and should be taught in schools, noting grit, persistence, self-control, courage, and humor, are all critical life skills for successful employment, marriages, and citizenship.

Here's the video: 



Teachers:

Do you agree that the importance of character building is largely overlooked in schools?

How would you approach teaching character in your classroom?

Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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Food for thought for teachers-A TED talk given by our Director of Research , Andrew Sokatch

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