Articles
Advisory Systems at Their Best
By David Streight
Empowerment, modeling, mission, and purpose: practices for Advisory time. For Members: Read more here.
Are We Really Educating the Spirit?
By David Streight
David Streight provides suggestions for how schools can step toward educating the spirit. For Members: Read more here.
Being Childish
By Michael E.C. Spencer
Michael Spencer explores the importance of play and discovery in development, and in life. For Members: Read more here.
Building Character Through Literacy in the Early Grades
By Ann Saylor
Ann Saylor explores several books to read with elementary-age kids and corresponding activities to teach values. For Members: Read more here.
Character Education Starting at Zero
By David Streight
A call to weave character education into your school's mission and daily practice. For Members: Read more here.
Educating for Character: Magical Books for Moral Growth in Lower
By Michael CerkovnikThe following stories have found a special place in the lives of a number of teachers, parents, and students. Read more here.
Educating for Leadership
By John YeagerEducating for Leadership: Character Strengths and Ethical Decision Making, by John Yeager and Tom Duckett Read more here.
Educating for Leadership: A Servant Leadership Program for The 21st Century
By Tom Monaco
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From the Executive Director: Four Places Where Schools Fall Short
By David Streight
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From the Executive Director: Interfaith Dialogue Resources
By David Streight
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From the Executive Director: Advisory
By David Streight
A set of audit questions for Advisory coordinators about their programs. For Members: Read more here.
From the Executive Director: Empathy, Misbehavior, and Developing a Conscience
By David Streight Read more here.
From the Executive Director: On Basketball and the Moral Growth of a School
By David Streight
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From the Executive Director: Research Shows Little Tolerance for Zero Tolerance
By David Streight
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From the Executive Director: Three Things Schools Can Do to Decrease Spiritual Voids
By David Streight
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Fusing Leadership and Community Service
By Peter Bachmann, Ph.D.
What happens when you give 44 8th-11th graders $48,000 to distribute to charities? For Members: Read more here.
Help Children Handle Disappointment
By Mimi Doe
Mimi Doe gives recommendations for how to guide children through dealing with disappointment. For Members: Read more here.
Honor Codes: More Than Protection and Punishment
By John Roberts, Ph. D.
This article discusses the benefits of an honor system, beyond the obvious points. For Members: Read more here.
Learning While Leading
By Mike Pardee
Mike Pardee writes about educating for leadership. For Members: Read more here.
Marketing to Tweens, Nudging for Purpose
By David Streight
Giving students meaning and purpose in life can fill the tween void. For Members: Read more here.
Paradise by The Dashboard Light
By Patricia Lyons
Patricia Lyons explores how we give direction to our students and our children. For Members: Read more here.
Spiritual Directions: Sand Castles and the Comfort of Stone
By Michael E.C. Spencer
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Spiritual Directions: You Can Premiumize a Pig, But…
By Patricia Lyons
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Teaching About Silent Worship
By Priscilla Taylor-Williams
Patricia Taylor-Williams gives ideas and activities for using silence to center students. For Members: Read more here.
Teaching in Your PRIME
By Marvin BerkowitzAs I work with thousands of educators, trying to help them understand how to improve their practice toward both academic achievement and the positive psychological development of their students, I frequently think about my son. Read more here.
Teaching Religions: Not the Whats, But the Whys and Hows
By Diane L. Moore and David Streight
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The Smile Function
By Patricia Lyons
From Patricia Lyons' Spiritual Directions column, on children being authentic. For Members: Read more here.
What Makes A School Stand Out for the Quality of Its Character?
By David Streight
The Character Education Partnership (CEP) annually identifies 10 schools (or in some cases, school districts) with the distinction “National School of Character.” For Members: Read more here.