Joan LaRocca
Brayton Elementary School
2003
"Caring Kids"

As we seek to improve standards in our schools, it is important to create a safe, caring, and supportive environment where children can learn and grow. "Caring Kids" is a year-opening project that will help to establish this atmosphere. In this unit, students will explore the dynamic personalities of fictional and historical characters. They will then extend this knowledge as they evaluate their own character traits for strengths and areas they perceive as weaknesses. Through conflict mediation techniques, students will analyze the role of positive traits in resolving differences. Finally, students will share the "Caring Kids" themes with other members of the school community. This unit will empower students with skills to assume responsibility for establishing and maintaining a healthy school climate.

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"If we want our children to possess the traits of character we most admire, we need to teach them what those traits are and why they deserve both admiration and allegiance. Children must learn to identify the forms and content of those traits."
William J. Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education, author

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