It has to be infused across the board. At Jordan, Webber is attempting to implement character education into the In-School Suspension program, now called the Student Activities Center. Webber said that he is trying to help students in the center understand that they have some of the DPS character traits, and that they only need to be refined. Graphic by Chris Garner Character education also lends itself well to English classes, teachers said. English teacher Elnora Shields said that the nine selected character traits simply provide a focus for what she would normally teach in the classroom.
Literature is a perfect opportunity to teach values.
However, the task of teaching character is not so easy for science teacher Bob Hellwig. I tend to shame people who are not showing good character. Hellwig said that as a science teacher, he teaches facts, and character traits are not easy for him to include in his lessons. Some teachers believe that Jordan students need more character education. She said that when she sees students show disrespect for teachers and administrators, call out in class, or insult one another, it shows that they are not learning good character at home.