What is fairness and why does it matter?
Fairness is treating people and ideas with justice and impartiality.
“Make a change and inspire people, because we could always use more fairness in the world!” Steven Danielson 2020 West Valley High School junior. PACE guest columnist January 2020.
“The concept of “fairness” is critical to earning the trust and respect of others.” Bryan Collins Spokane Valley Fire Chief. PACE guest columnist January 2019.
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Read More Fairness – Everyone gets a bandage?
An easy lesson to use at home or in the classroom to illustrate that “fair isn’t when everyone gets the same thing . . . it’s when everyone gets what they need.”
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CREATE A CHARACTER MOMENT WITH YOUR FAMILY
Explore this month’s character trait through this family activity, which is aligned with your child’s school PACE character education program.
Take time to play your favorite board game as a group....
Read MoreCharacter Moments for Families – Fairness
Below are three easy ideas to stimulate family conversation and activity to explore character concepts, aligned with your child’s school PACE character education program.
January – Fairness
Treating people and ideas with justice and impartiality
- TALK – use this prompt to start a conversation with your family about this month’s character trait:
What is “fairness?” How do you know when something is unfair? ...
Guest Column: Fairness
Fairness in the Courtroom?
In life there are few places you will visit in which your desire for fairness is more sincere than when you open the heavy, oak doors, to a courtroom. As much as we expect the aroma of roasted,...
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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