October 07, 2013

Character Education Standards

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Six Character Education Standards in Search of an Audience by Ed DeRoche As you probably know, the Character Educati...
September 16, 2013

Starting the school year with a sense of humor

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Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as bri...
August 05, 2013

CHARACTER: THE TRUE COMMON CORE

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By Ed DeRoche Politicians, the press, the public, and most educators are excited about the Common Core State Standar...
July 21, 2013

Medal of Honor Presentation

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Ed DeRoche addresses seminar attendees We had our own July 4 th celebration when the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation’s staff ...

The 8 C's of Character

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There are only two C’s in “character,” but one can find many words that begin with C in describing good, positive character traits and behav...
May 20, 2013

What is a character educator?

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By Ed DeRoche A strange thing happened to me at a holiday party. I was making the rounds introducing myself to people I didn’t know. The ...
April 24, 2013

Character Matters Summer Conference

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The 17 th Annual West Coast Character Matters Conference Character Development Center Department of Learning & Teaching   School...
April 10, 2013

Character & Academic Achievement

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By Ed DeRoche Believe it or not, character education (including social-emotional programs) promotes academic achievement. “I don’t belie...
March 07, 2013

Character & Leadership

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When you deal with human beings in leadership situations, you deal with what is essential to the study of leadership...