Courage by Gretchyn A. Carter, Greenacres Middle School
The definition of courage is bravery or the ability to do something that frightens one. To me, however, courage is so much more. To have courage is not always easy….
Read more ›May: Courage – Good Character Reading!
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Read more ›Trustworthiness – Wall of Toilet Paper?
Teaching trustworthiness may be one of the most challenging of the PACE traits. Perhaps consider teaching what happens when one does something that causes others to loose trust in that individual. Check out this page from Corner On Character for an activity….
Read more ›Guest Column: Trustworthiness
Ten thousand times per year, our eyes meet those of others finding their lives in the hands of complete strangers: ours. The reason for their common predicament varies from claimed independence (adventuring in the absence of their human companions) to victimization (human abuse,…
Read more ›April: Good Character Reading!
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Read more ›Guest Column: Diligence
Exploring Commitment vs Goals: The Power of Persistence, Dedication and Hard Work
Mike Nilson looked out across the room and, quoting Dr. John Berardi, started with a simple premise, “We overestimate what we can do in a day and underestimate what we can do in a year.” Mike,…
Read more ›Guest Column: Honesty
This month’s character trait for PACE is honesty. When most people think of honesty they think of the absence of lies or the truth. But this trait is so much more than just telling the truth. It is a way of life and a way to live your life….
Read more ›Honesty…Teaching your kids
Learning is more fun if it is a game!
Thank you to simpleathome.com for this lesson:
“A classic game of go fish required honesty from players on whether they have the card asked for….
Read more ›Guest Column: Diligence
To be consistent at anything in life, the characteristic of diligence must be present! To care and act as such, one must have diligence at a foundational level. This characteristic has multiple ways to describe its definition. The partial definition of the word as an “energetic effort” certainly stood out because of its close association with the word “care.”
To show or use diligence at a high level,…
Read more ›Fairness…how does one teach it?
How can we teach the concept of fairness to students? It’s hard for adults to understand sometimes, too. Michelle Hunt, an elementary school teacher, shared the following activity she did with her students.
“When I was student teaching in third grade,…
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