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Essay On Character Education

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The issue of whether character education should be taught in schools is brought to the forefront in this paper. The researcher highlights that character education when taught in schools will have positive impact on student learning outcomes. When students feel safe, engaged, and respected, they can focus on their academic goals. Effective character educators ensure that these needs are met. Character education is the foundation upon which students can reach academic achievement. It’s not just about teaching kids to be good. It’s teaching them to be their best. This paper suggests that teaching character should be just as important as teaching academics. Development of character is part of the solution to the contemporary social problems and a worthy educational ideal. In this way, education can be used as an approach to modify social behavior. Teaching is a reflection of the virtues of society, so education is inevitably caught up in moral debate. “The moral purpose of education must precede and guide all others.” Nel Noddings.

THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF A LACK OF CHARACTER EDUCATION
McDonnell (2008) claims that every aspect of our society has been inflicted with a crisis of character, this is especially true among young people. It seems like almost a plague upon youth of this nation, “problems of poor work ethic, drug [and alcohol] abuse, sexual activity, violence, lying, cheating, stealing, and bullying.” The corporate world and even parents seem to have created a paradox. Both value education and honesty, yet they focus on such narrow measures of …show more content…

Effective character educators ensure that these needs are met. Character education is the foundation upon which students can reach academic achievement. It’s not just about teaching kids to be good. It’s teaching them to be their

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