Although the book deals only fleetingly with formal schooling, Brooks does have two suggestions for educators: School leaders should recognize that formal organizational structures are less important in determining school climate than are the complex personal relationships among students, and schools should place more
emphasis on character education.
We used to have a strong
emphasis on character education, but when did the tide tip with increased external pressures that forced our schools to focus too narrowly on academics at the expense of the whole child and their character?
The Leader in Me process of gradually embedding a whole school approach of life skills such as; resilience, independence, and leadership with strong
emphasis on character education is totally aligned to the Dutch school system.
Not exact matches
Education in a multiracial society should place
emphasis on growth in
character and virtue.
How does Hume's
emphasis on form and procedure (as opposed to Plato's
emphasis on education and
character) affect political culture and the development of political agents within such societies?
It called for a greater
emphasis to be placed
on monitoring and evaluating
character education so that the «real - world impact» of schools can be highlighted in league tables.
This
emphasis and placement of high value
on character education provides NSCS students with a unique learning environment, focused
on developing virtuous citizen leaders dedicated to maintaining a safe and effective learning environment.