Yael Kidron is the director of Character Education at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. The last year in the news has stirred discussion about values such as tolerance, ...

The basic character education lessons of SUNY Cortland’s Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility) translate well regardless of the language. And it seems foreign countries are ...

Should we teach “character” in our schools? If so, what does it look like? If not, why not? I posted an interview with journalist Paul Tough discussing this issue last week. Today, I’d like to share ...

Just seeing the word "bravery" atop his regular progress reports makes 12-year-old Ismael Lopez stand a little taller. It surprised the quiet, deliberate sixth-grader that the character trait showed ...

WORCESTER — A new report from the Pioneer Institute highlights Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School’s success in teaching “character education” to students. Defined in the paper as education aimed ...

I’ve always been a strong believer that an educator cannot TEACH anything - only FACILITATE learning. With regard to character then, my question: What approach to character can an educator take? Even ...

A ngela Lee Duckworth’s research into the benefits of “grit” — which she defines as a blend of perseverance and passion — did more than spark 1,000 blog posts and editorial hot takes. Disseminated via ...

Explicitly teaching character in college? It’s not a new idea, but it’s not widespread. For that reason (among others), Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character has attracted ...

There is a character education movement in America coming from colleges and universities of every size, research type and timezone. It’s not the first thought that comes to mind about higher education ...

It’s important for teachers to find ways to teach social-emotional learning and character development to help their students build the skills necessary to process the events of 2020 and to persevere ...

In his new book, How Children Succeed, journalist Paul Tough argues that it is. Drawing on research from neuroscience, economics, and psychology, Tough makes the case that character traits such as ...

The basic character education lessons of SUNY Cortland’s Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility) translate well regardless of the language. And it seems foreign countries are ...