True education means educating the whole person: academically, emotionally, and morally.

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The Need to
Educate for Character

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Best of the 21st
Century

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Worst of the 21st
Century

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 Spouse and
child abuse
 Infidelity
 Divorce
 Cohabitation
Family in Crisis

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Youth in Crisis
 Gender
confusion
 Drugs
 Casual sex
 Violence
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rce: William J. Bennett et al., “Index of Leading Cultural
Indicators,” Empower America, Mar 1999
1940s
School
Problems
1. Talking out of turn
2. Making noise
3. Improper clothing
4. Littering
1. Substance abuse
2. Bullying
3. Pregnancy
4. Assault
21st
Century
School
Problems
© IEF 7NEC 5.1.1s

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U.S. Spending Social Problems
U.S. from 1960 — 2001
Source: Mona Charon,“The
Index of Leading
Cultural Indicators,”
Townhall, Mar 2001
Up 2000% Divorce — Up
200%
Births Out of
Wedlock —
Up 523%
Source:
http://www.usgovernmentsp
ending.com/total_1960USrt
_16rs5n

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Social Problems Result of Family
Problems
 Median income for married 2-parent family 4 times greater
than that of never-married woman with children
 Such children are:
 3 times more likely to have children out of wedlock
 Twice as likely to drop out of school
 Fatherless children comprise:
 72% of teenage murderers
 70% of long-term prisoners
 60% of rapists
Source: Mona Charon,“The Index of Leading Cultural
Indicators,” Townhall, Mar 2001

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Source: Arnold Toynbee,
British Historian,
Civilization on Trial
“The greater our
material power, the
greater our need
for spiritual insight
and virtue to use
our power for good
and not evil… We
have never been
adequate
spiritually for
handling our
material power;
and today the
morality gap is…

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The Priority of
Educating for Character

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Mind
Body
Two Dimensions of
a Human Being

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Two Dimensions of Value
Mind
Body
 Truth
 Beauty
 Goodness
 Love
 Food
 Shelter
 Wealth
 Comfort
Inner
Satisfaction
Physical
Well-being
Happiness

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Two Dimensions of Education
 Truth
 Beauty
 Goodness
 Love
Education for
Character
Education for
Career
 Food
 Shelter
 Wealth
 Comfort

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Mind
Body
Education for
Character
Education for
Career
Priority of Educating for Character

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 Passing on knowledge and
cultural values
 Teaching moral standards
and social responsibilities
 Preparing good citizens
Traditional Role of Education

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1960s— Breakdown of
Traditional Values
Adult
Authority
Individualism
& Moral
Relativism

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“Values-Neutral” Perspective
 Pluralism as moral
equivalence
 Decline of religion
 Distrust of
authority
 Romanticism

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Characteristics of
Values Clarification
 Teacher as
facilitator
 Ignores
traditional morality
 Discounts
parents’ role

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Early Appeal of
Values Clarification
 Interactive
 Treats students as individuals
 Pro–tolerance

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Limitations of
Values Clarification
 No moral standards
 Encourages mediocrity
 Not character-building

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 In response
to decades
of “values-
neutral”
education
 Unable to
stop
increase in
immorality
Character Education —
Rising Trend in 1990s

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“… without a sustaining educational philosophy that contains a
vision of life, character educators may soon run out of steam… If
character education is to avoid becoming a superficial activity and
passing trend, it needs an adequate theory of the human person,
one that asks, “Why bother to develop good character? What does
it have to do with the meaning of life? With happiness?”
Source: Thomas Lickona
U.S. Character Educator

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Universal Values Criteria
 Reversible
 Generalizable
 Compelling to
the conscience

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“Education has had two
great goals: To help
young people to become
smart and…becomeSource: Thomas Lickona, Educating for Character

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Moral Goals of Education
1. Mature character
2. Loving relationships & family
3. Contribution to society

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Good Character
Inner disposition
conducive to right
conduct
Aristotle

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Heart — Core of Character
Character
Heart
True
Love

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Cultivation of the Heart
 Experiences of love
 Moral examples
 Practice of caring

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Moral Goal — Mature Character
 Loving heart
 Self-control
 Lives for others
 Words = Deeds

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First Dimension of Education
Mature
CharacterCultivation of the Heart

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Second Dimension of
Education
Cultivation of the Heart
Education in
Norms
Loving RelationshipsLoving Relationships
& Family& Family

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Education in Norms
 Training in proper behavior
 Rules and responsibilities
 For respect and harmony

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Education for Character —
Balances Love & Rules
Love Rules

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 Strong marriages
 Effective parenting
 Ethical practice
 Living for higher
purpose
Moral Goal: Loving
Relationships & Family

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Third Dimension of Education
Cultivation of the Heart
Education in
Norms
Education
for Mastery
ContributionContribution
to societyto society

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 Academic education
 Technical education
 Education in the arts
Education for Mastery

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Mastery Involves
Moral Standards
 Business Ethics
 Work Ethics
 Environmental Ethics

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 High work
standards
 Community service
 Sustainable
environment
Moral Goal —
Contribution to Society

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Problem of Modern Education
Cultivation
of the Heart
Education
in Norms
Education
for Mastery
Contributing to social problems
Misuse of
knowledge and
technology
Divorce and family
breakdown
Selfish individualism

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Balanced Education
Cultivation of the Heart
Education
in Norms
Education
for Mastery

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49. © IEF 49NEC 5.1.2s
A School Principal’s Plea
Dear Teacher,
I am a survivor of a concentration camp. My eyes saw
what no man should witness: gas chambers built by
learned engineers, children poisoned by learned
physicians, infants killed by trained nurses, women and
babies shot by and burned by high school and college
graduates. So, I am suspicious of education…

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A School Principal’s Plea
My request is:
Help your students become human. Your efforts must
never produce learned monsters, skilled psychopaths, or
educated Eichmanns. Reading, writing, and arithmetic
are important only if they serve to make our children more
human.