Summary
To develop his or her character, a person must understand core virtues, care about them, and act upon them. The engaging Character Education set is designed to provide readers with the tools they need to cope with everyday social and emotional issues and build a strong foundation for honest and healthy interpersonal relationships. Each book covers the title issue—including respect for others, overcoming prejudice, and dealing with peer pressure—with subsequent chapters detailing true stories of both historical and everyday people who faced similar situations and how they dealt with them. The final chapter in each title guides readers to create change in their communities and highlights the values described. This unique set encourages middle and high school readers to become people of character, and is the perfect complement to schools' character education and history curricula.
Specifications
Full-color photographs and illustrations. Sidebars. Bibliography. Glossary. Further reading with Web sites. Index.
About the Author(s)
Series consulting editor Madonna M. Murphy, Ph.D., is a professor of education at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois, where she teaches education and character education courses to teachers. She is the author of Character Education in America's Blue Ribbon Schools and History and Philosophy of Education: Voices of Educational Pioneers. Murphy has served as the character education consultant for more than 40 character education books for elementary school children, on the Character Education Partnership's Blue Ribbon Award committee recognizing K-12 schools for their character education, and on a national committee for promoting character education in teacher education institutions.
Series consulting editor Sharon L. Banas was a middle school teacher in Amherst, New York, for more than 30 years. She led the Sweet Home Central School District in the development of its nationally acclaimed character education program. In 1992, Banas was a member of the Aspen Conference, drafting the Aspen Declaration that was approved by the U.S. Congress. In 2001, she published Caring Messages for the School Year.