Other school officials pointed out that their teachers will need extra training to handle the task of preparing students to take the tests. Yet we have all kinds of high school kids who read inadequately. Poorer school districts will need an infusion of state funds to pay for after-school tutoring and summer school programs for students who read at an elementary school level, he said. According to the paper, the program helps students in grades preschool to 12 understand and value various character traits such as honesty, obedience, respect, loyalty and enthusiasm. If you're here in the United States or in Pakistan, honesty has the same meaning.
Respect is a universal trait.
There are no religious, sexual or racial tones in this program. It's very, very basic. The program is operating in 30 schools in Ohio, Ark., Ky., N.C., S.C. and now Pa. Five Pittsburgh elementary schools will pilot the program, writes the paper. A character word of the week will be selected and activities will be geared around that word. For example, in other districts, some businesses have placed the character word on a sign outside the school.