This document discusses character education, which involves teaching students moral reasoning, life skills, health education, and conflict resolution. It is important because students may not learn these skills at home, and it creates a positive school environment and better adults. Character education in the 21st century teaches students to work together harmoniously, encourages critical thinking, and fosters self-respect and understanding of interconnections. An example is a civics class activity where students must work together to redistribute grades in a way that gives each student a C, learning to cooperate and overcome obstacles.

1. Character Education
BY: Daniel Ball
Tiffany Perdue
Theresa Jackson

2. Definition
 the teaching of children in a manner that will
help them develop moral reasoning and
cognitive development, life skills education,
health education, violence prevention, critical
thinking, ethical reasoning, and conflict
resolution and mediation.

3. Importance
 Students might not be getting it at home.
 Creates positive school atmosphere.
 Students will become better adults.
 Improve inter-student relations.

4. Application In 21st century education
 Teaches students how to work together
harmoniously.
 Encourages critical thinking.
 Self respect and self confidence.
 Better understanding of how people are
interconnected.

5. Example
 Civics Class Middle School
 Activity: Working together.
 Each student in the class will be given their
grade for the assignment at the beginning of
class. Grades will be distributed unevenly
amongst students. The majority of students
have to approve of the grades for the
assignment to end. Grades can be redistributed
amongst students to raise other students
grades.

6.  But they need permission or a supper majority
vote to take points away from another student.
The will be enough points for every student to
have a C. If at the end of class they have not
approved a distribution of grades then the class
will have to write an explanation on why they
failed to come to an agreement.
 The purpose of this assignment is to teach
students how to work together and the
obstacles that can impede cooperation.

7. Role of technology
 Videos and movies to dissect and understand
examples of different character aspects
 Simulation and video gaming to demonstrate
interaction
 Increased communication through social
media.

8. Work cited
 Lecture Harold Blanco
 Character education (ask)
http://www.ask.com/wiki/Character_education?lang=en
 Why Character Education? by Laura Gurley on November 11, 2011
http://www.the-teachers-lounge.com/blog/2011/11/why-character-education/