And Model Blocks doesn't just give opportunity to a lucky few. In a special report, Education Week presents the views of five writers on the role of public schools in providing education beyond the classroom. 12, March 1996, pp. The American spirit of giving is alive and well in Lorain County, Ohio, where a small family foundation distributes financial grants ranging from a few hundred dollars to several thousand. 11, no. 6, June 1996, pp.
Character education is the deliberate effort by schools to develop and promote virtue.
The author, one of the founders of the character-education movement, describes how it is gaining momentum in the United States. Character education assumes that there are certain immutable standards of decent and ethical behavior, such as honesty, compassion and nonviolence, which must be followed if society is to survive. 39, no. 4, April 1996, pp. The article summarizes the law and gives examples of real-life dilemmas for which the act provides no easy answers. 11, no. 6, June 1996, pp.