1. Moral / Character Education Presented by Timothy Fink

2. Outline  Survey / Discussion  Video  Presentation  Questions / Comments

3. Survey  Please take a few minutes to answer the survey questions.  Discussion on a few of the questions. Home, School, or Both (6) Home, School, or Both (6) Character Ed in School (4) Character Ed in School (4) Graduating Students (7) Graduating Students (7) What Values (8) What Values (8)

4. Character Education Character Education Character Education

5. Definition & Purpose  Moral education fits into the sub category of character education  Goal is to develop a system of moral integrity  School’s Mission

6. History  John Dewey mentioned that “the aim of education is growth or development, both intellectual and moral.”  U.S. Presidents Regan Regan Clinton Clinton

7. Credibility  Common Core Standards  Direct Instruction Teacher Centered Teacher Centered  Multiple Choice Questions  Learning?  Plato

8. Church vs. State  “Rests on three ideological legs: behaviorism, conservatism, and religion.”  Thomas Jefferson – separation of powers

9. Parents vs. School  Polls indicate that about “70 percent of public school parents want schools to teach 'strict standards of right and wrong,' and 85 percent want schools to teach values.”  Whose Values?  Motivation

10. Microcosm  Math teacher shows students only one way of solving problem.  Character Education suggests only one way of building morals and one way to answer correctly.  Values are taught regardless if there's a program

11. Conclusion  1) Curriculum Specialists Whose values? Whose values?  2) Directors of Character Ed. Church vs. State Church vs. State  3) Teachers Poor Instruction Values regardless  4) Students Easier said than done Not as beneficial as presented Three R’s

12. Questions / Comments