character education
Teaching moral values
Character education is instruction aimed at developing moral qualities and ethical behavior in young people—honesty, responsibility, respect, kindness.
Schools implement character education through explicit curriculum, modeling, and reinforcement of positive traits.
Critics debate whether such values can be taught institutionally or whether programs amount to superficial moralizing: The district adopted a new character education initiative.
- moral reasoningEvaluating right and wrong
- role modelingDemonstrating behavior worth emulating
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- core valuesFundamental guiding beliefs
empathy · doing the right thing · storytelling · teachable moments · civic engagement · perseverance · ethical decision-making · respect · identity formation · integrity · gratitude · humility · Socratic method · golden rule · morals · responsibility · intrinsic motivation · growth mindset
character educationtest preparation
Readying for an exam
rote learning · credentialing · vocational training · technical education