Archive for November, 2006
American Students Again Flunk Character: Josephson Institute of Ethics Report Card Released
Thursday, November 30th, 2006One of the best indexes we have on just how well our children are doing in the subject called “Character,” is a survey conducted by the Josephson Institute of Ethics. The nonprofit organization surveys U.S. high school students from coast to coast (all races, creeds, incomes, regions) using a battering of questions about their daily […]
HOW TO START AN ADOPT A STUDENT PROGRAM AT YOUR SCHOOL
Saturday, November 25th, 2006I’ve had so many requests from workshop participants asking how to start a Adopt-A-Student program I decided to include them here. There are no right or wrong ways to implement the program as long as the goal is to create genuine relationships with students you deem are more “at risk.” Here are the basics:
1..Introduce the […]