Character Counts
MI
Character Education:
Senate Bill 0222
of 2003 - Senate Bill 0222 of
2003 would amend 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1-380.1852) by adding
sec. 1163 to require the Michigan
Department of Education to develop a model character education
plan and encourage schools to
provide.
EdWeek's Issues A-Z: Character Education
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click here. Read a summary of the history of the character
education movement in the United States and an overview of programs.
Character Education, Friendship & Manners Links from the Blount
County Multi-Needs Center
MI
Academy
Teaches Character -
Grant will let 3 schools track progress, use plan as
national model.
The Responsive Classroom:
A Practical
Approach for Teaching Children to Care
The Eagle and the Knapsack - Character, we’ve been told, is
what you are in the dark, when no one’s looking.
For
more information visit
CHARACTER COUNTS!:
a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian coalition of schools,
communities and nonprofit organizations working to advance character
education by teaching the Six Pillars of Character:
trustworthiness, respect, responsibility,
fairness, caring and citizenship.
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