Building calm in the classroom through meditation
Frazzled. That’s the way I describe most urban public high school teachers at the end of October. You’re tired, and you’re behind, and you ha...
Tag: character
Teaching and assessing character: Part 4
Is “teaching character” just code for “teaching conservatism?” That’s the argument advanced by detractors of Paul Tough and Angel...
Teaching and assessing character: Part 3
There has been a lot of talk lately (this radio show, this book) about how teaching character skills can promote long-term academic achievement and life succes...
Teaching and assessing character: Part 2
Since finishing up Paul Tough’s How Children Succeed (now #6 on The New York Times list of hardcover nonfiction best sellers) I’ve thought a lot ab...
Teaching and assessing character: Part 1
Reading How Children Succeed has gotten me interested in how teachers could teach, build, assess, and grade students on their character skills. The first step ...