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Moral / CharacterMoral / CharacterEducationEducation
Presented by Timothy FinkPresented by Timothy Fink
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OutlineOutline
Survey / DiscussionSurvey / Discussion VideoVideo PresentationPresentation Questions / CommentsQuestions / Comments
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SurveySurvey
Please take a few Please take a few minutes to answer the minutes to answer the survey questions.survey questions.
Discussion on a few Discussion on a few of the questions.of the questions.
Home, School, or Both (6)Home, School, or Both (6) Character Ed in School (4)Character Ed in School (4) Graduating Students (7)Graduating Students (7) What Values (8)What Values (8)
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Character EducationCharacter Education
Character EducationCharacter Education
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Definition & PurposeDefinition & Purpose
Moral education fits Moral education fits into the sub category into the sub category of character of character educationeducation
Goal is to develop a Goal is to develop a system of moral system of moral integrityintegrity
School’s MissionSchool’s Mission
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HistoryHistory
John Dewey John Dewey mentioned that “the mentioned that “the aim of education is aim of education is growth or growth or development, both development, both intellectual and intellectual and moral.”moral.”
U.S. PresidentsU.S. Presidents ReganRegan ClintonClinton
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CredibilityCredibility
Common Core StandardsCommon Core Standards
Direct InstructionDirect Instruction Teacher CenteredTeacher Centered
Multiple Choice Multiple Choice QuestionsQuestions
Learning?Learning?
PlatoPlato
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Church vs. StateChurch vs. State
““Rests on three Rests on three ideological legs: ideological legs: behaviorism, behaviorism, conservatism, and conservatism, and religion.”religion.”
Thomas Jefferson – Thomas Jefferson – separation of powersseparation of powers
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Parents vs. SchoolParents vs. School
Polls indicate that Polls indicate that about about “70 percent of “70 percent of public school parents public school parents want schools to teach want schools to teach 'strict standards of right 'strict standards of right and wrong,' and 85 and wrong,' and 85 percent want schools to percent want schools to teach values.”teach values.”
Whose Values?Whose Values?
MotivationMotivation
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MicrocosmMicrocosm Math teacher shows students Math teacher shows students
only one way of solving only one way of solving problem.problem.
Character Education suggests Character Education suggests only one way of building only one way of building morals and one way to answer morals and one way to answer correctly.correctly.
Values are taught regardless if Values are taught regardless if there's a programthere's a program
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ConclusionConclusion
1)1) Curriculum Specialists Curriculum Specialists Whose values?Whose values?
2)2) Directors of Character Directors of Character Ed.Ed.
Church vs. StateChurch vs. State
3)3) Teachers Teachers Poor InstructionPoor Instruction Values regardlessValues regardless
4)4) Students Students Easier said than doneEasier said than done Not as beneficial as Not as beneficial as
presentedpresented Three R’sThree R’s
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Questions / CommentsQuestions / Comments