“The meaning of the word “character” changes. It is used less to describe traits like selflessness, generosity, self-sacrifice, and other quality that sometimes make worldly success less likely. It is instead used to describe traits like self-control, grit resilience, and tenacity, quality that make worldly success more likely. ” David Brooks, The Road to Character…
Those of you who follow me know that my current hot topic is character training. You also know that I try to offer the greatest value to my clients. Character First is a publishing entity that offers curricula on character, some for preschool children and others for elementary school children. I’ve seen this used in…
You asked for easy assessments. You don’t want to think through the issues of validity and reliability. Hiring a professional would be great. Well will talk about that later. But what is a TEACHER to do, who has no time but wants to start doing assessments? I have the answer! Easy assessments for 18 months,…
I started doing “diversity training” back in the 1990s. I was wondering if it were really a “dead horse.” Recent seminar feedback (diversity doesn’t apply here) and recent news (Ferguson. MO) suggest that it is still very relevant today. Please keep me in mind as your diversity trainer. Unlike most, I have a Master’s in…
Part I Character Formation is the Secret to academic success, classroom management, and positive guidance You kept everything light and moving along. It was great. Thanks so much for doing this topic (character development). I’ve been saying this for a long time and no one seems to be hearing me. You have confirmed that I…
If you wanted a copy of The Government is Not a Village, try this: Get the book. Or go to www.Lulu.com, select “Shop”, put “Sarles” in search field, and then scroll down, looking for the black and white book cover. The book picks up on Hillary Clinton’s invitation to dialog, and in an organized fashion,…
Friends, you know I am working on a book on that reveals that the biggest predictor for academic achievement is character formation. Yes, really. And how many of you knew that? Were trained how to teach morals or ethics? While you are waiting on that announcement about my book –and it should come soon– you…
If you would like to be in a group for Christian directors and owners, please contact me. We are having such a great time in Austin that I would like to help start such groups in other places. Looks like Arlington and Dallas are a go. Working on Denton/NFW and East Texas/Jacksonville. Let’s support one…
http://www.dadmag.com/dadskills/values.php Michael Shulman, Ph.D. says character formation really does begin in the cradle, with people like us being dependable. I had a great time with a bunch of early childhood educators yesterday evening. We discovered that none of them had ever had any training in how to teach good character traits! So we talked about…
Thanks to everyone who made the “Christian Directors’ Group-Taylor” a great success. Here is the poll I promised. Please participate in polling only if you are a director, assistant director, or owner of a Christian or Jewish school (so we match the research.) (Anyone is free to comment below this post on the topic, however.)…