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[11 Effective Principles] [What is Character Ed] [Student of the Month]

 

 

11 Effective Principles for Character Education

There is no single script for effective character education, but there are some important basic principles. The following eleven principles serve as criteria  for our schools that help implement an effective plan for character education.

1. Character education promotes core ethical values as the basis of good character.

2. "Character" must be comprehensively defined to include thinking, feeling, and behavior.

3. Effective character education requires an intentional, proactive, and comprehensive approach that promotes the core values in all phases of school life.

4. Our school is a caring community.

5. To develop character, students need opportunities for moral action.

6. Effective character education includes a meaningful and challenging academic curriculum that respects all learners and helps them succeed.

7. Character education strives to develop students' intrinsic motivation.

8. The school staff has become a learning and moral community in which all share responsibility for character education and attempt to adhere to the same core values that guide the education of our students.

9. Character education requires moral leadership from both staff and students.

10. Our schools recruit parents and community members as full partners in the character-building effort.

11. Evaluation of character education assesses the character of the school, the school staff's functioning as character educators, and the extent to which our students manifest good character.

 

What is Character Education?

Character education is the deliberate effort to develop virtues that are good for the student and good for the staff. The objective goodness of virtues is based on the fact that they:

  • Affirm our human dignity
  • Promote the well-being and happiness of the individual
  • Serve the common good
  • Define our rights and obligations

  • Meet the classical ethical tests of reversibility (Would you want to be treated this way?) and universalizability (Would you want all persons to act this way in a similar situation?).

 

 

WCHS
Character Words Per Month
2008 - 2009

August – Courage
September – Initiative
October – Loyalty
November – Adaptability
December – Compassion
January – Perseverance
February – Honesty
March – Optimism
April – Contemplation
May - Trustworthy

 

WCHS Word of the Month for August Courage

L-R: Timmie Dishman, Maylene Hicks and Jonathan Jones students of the month


 

WCHS Word of the Month for September
Initiative


L-R : Danna Gregory, Samantha Sexton, Haley New



 

WCHS Word of the Month for October Loyalty


L - R : Phillip Hill, Ryan Bell, and Ashley Hicks - Student of the Month.



 

WCHS Word of the Month for November Adaptability


L-R: Nicky Melendez - Student of the Month, Matthew Sullivan, Christina Edwards- Not available.

 
L-R: Camrin Bell, Nick Bowman, Maylene Hicks, Kelly Buck
Front: Felicia Carter 

 



 

WCHS Word of the Month for December Compassion

L-R: Shelby Dobbs, Tim Dishman, Mariah Tucker


 

WCHS Word of the Month for January Perseverance


R-L - Cameron Hicks and D.J. Hall



 

WCHS Word of the Month of February Honesty


L-R: James A. Bell, Daniel Cogbill, Heather Lowe, and Krisinda Upchurch. James A. Bell is also student of the month.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle School

Character Words Per Month
2008 - 2009

 

August - Responsibility
September - Loyalty

October - Courage

November - Respect

December - Compassion

January - Optimism

February - Honesty

March - Initiative

April - Perseverance

May - Trustworthy

June - Contemplation

July - Adaptability

 

 

 

 

Middle School Students 2008-2009


 

WCMS Word of the Month for Responsibility  August

SchoolCenter Picture
Front Row L-R: Matthew Hutchinson, Katie McFarland, Rachel Barnes.
Back Row L-R: Samantha Hicks, Bethany Frye, Trenton Bell (Not Pictured)

 

WCMS Word of the Month for Loyalty September
SchoolCenter Picture
Front Row L-R: David Crabtree, Alex Jones
Back Row L-R: Cayce Crabtree, Marcus Burnette, Kenny Miller.

 

WCMS Word of the Month for Courage October
 SchoolCenter Picture
Front Row L-R: Amber McGinnis, Taylor Beechboard, Merisa Roberts.
Back Row L-R: John Allen, Jesslen Upchurch.

 

 

WCMS Word of the Month for Respect November

 

 

WCMS Word of the Month for Compassion December

 


 

 
 
 

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