Why do we say, “thank you for your service?”
By Dr. Arthur Schwartz learning I am writing these words on Veterans Day (November 11, 2023). It’s been 50 years since the American military moved to an all-volunteer force, doing away with the draft, lotteries and conscripting young people into service. Yet today our...
Character And The Power of Reflective Writing
By Dr. Arthur Schwartz - PresidentWendy Horbinski - Coordinator, Laws of Life We do not learn from experience.We learn from reflecting on experience.- John Dewey Most educators strive to apply Dewey’s famous maxim, especially when their students act out or make a...
Character And The College Application Process
By Dr. Arthur Schwartz This past summer the Supreme Court ruled against the use of race in college admissions. In his majority opinion, the Chief Justice wrote: “Nothing prohibits universities from considering an applicant’s discussion of how race affected the...
5 Reasons Why We Don’t Always Show Kindness
Note to reader: My blog posts are written to shed light on important character-related topics and themes. I welcome your thoughts on the post below. I’m eager to learn. In less than two weeks, Character.org will be celebrating our 2023 National Schools and...
Should we talk to children and teens about evil??
Note to reader: My blog posts are written to shed light on important character-related topics and themes. I welcome your thoughts on the post below. I’m eager to learn. Several days ago, I received an email from someone who served a long time in the military. He...
Jim Clark, President of the Boys & Girls Club of America, is Character.org’s 2023 ‘Ethics In Action’ Award Recipient
Character.org has selected Michele Borba, Ed.D. to receive the 2021 Sanford N. McDonnell Award for Lifetime Achievement in Character Education. The “Sandy Award” is named in honor of Sandy McDonnell, one of the driving forces behind the current character education movement in the United States.
