Section B - Character Traits Character education is the deliberate effort to help people understand, care about and act upon core ethical values. An intentional and comprehensive character education initiative provides a lens through which every aspect of school becomes an opportunity for character development. Benefits: It promotes character development through the exploration of ethical issues across the curriculum. It develops a positive and moral climate by engaging the participation of students, teachers and staff, parents, and communities. It teaches students how to solve conflicts fairly, creating safer schools that are freer of intimidation, fear and violence, and are more conducive to learning. The following character traits are essential for students to compete locally, nationally and internationally! These traits should be modeled and maintained by adults and students. Trustworthiness* Fairness* Be or steal Play by the rules Take turns and share Be honest • Don’t deceive, cheat, • Be • • reliable do what you do Have the open-minded; listen to others take — say you’ll • • Don’t courage to do the right thing Build a good advantage of others blame others • • Don’t reputation Be loyal stand by your family, carelessly Treat all people fairly • — • friends, and country Respect* Caring* Treat others with respect; follow the Golden Rule Be kind Be compassionate and show you care • • • Be tolerant and accepting of differences Use good Express gratitude Forgive others Help people • • • manners, not bad language Be considerate of the in need • feelings of others threaten, hit or hurt • Don’t anyone Deal peacefully with anger, insults, and • disagreements Responsibility* Citizenship* Do what you are supposed to do • Plan ahead • Do your share to make your school and Persevere: keep on trying! • Always do your best • community better • Cooperate • Get involved in Use self-control • Be self-disciplined • Think before community affairs • Stay informed; vote • Be a you act — consider the consequences • Be good neighbor • Obey laws and rules • Respect accountable for your words, actions, and attitudes authority Protect the environment Volunteer • • • Set a good example for others *Character Counts Program, taken from South Carolina Character Education Toolkit
Section B - Character Traits Character education is the deliberate effort to help people understand, care about and act upon core ethical values. An intentional and comprehensive character education initiative provides a lens through which every aspect of school becomes an opportunity for character development. Benefits: It promotes character development through the exploration of ethical issues across the curriculum. It develops a positive and moral climate by engaging the participation of students, teachers and staff, parents, and communities. It teaches students how to solve conflicts fairly, creating safer schools that are freer of intimidation, fear and violence, and are more conducive to learning. The following character traits are essential for students to compete locally, nationally and internationally! These traits should be modeled and maintained by adults and students. Trustworthiness* Be honest • Don’t deceive, cheat, or steal • Be reliable — do what you say you’ll do • Have the courage to do the right thing • Build a good reputation • Be loyal — stand by your family, friends, and country Fairness* Play by the rules • Take turns and share • Be open-minded; listen to others • Don’t take advantage of others • Don’t blame others carelessly • Treat all people fairly Respect* Treat others with respect; follow the Golden Rule • Be tolerant and accepting of differences • Use good manners, not bad language • Be considerate of the feelings of others • Don’t threaten, hit or hurt anyone • Deal peacefully with anger, insults, and disagreements Caring* Be kind • Be compassionate and show you care • Express gratitude • Forgive others • Help people in need Responsibility* Do what you are supposed to do • Plan ahead • Persevere: keep on trying! • Always do your best • Use self-control • Be self-disciplined • Think before you act — consider the consequences • Be accountable for your words, actions, and attitudes • Set a good example for others Citizenship* Do your share to make your school and community better • Cooperate • Get involved in community affairs • Stay informed; vote • Be a good neighbor • Obey laws and rules • Respect authority • Protect the environment • Volunteer *Character Counts Program, taken from South Carolina Character Education Toolkit
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