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Category : Character
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen
Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen
Author: Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen
Author: U. S. Department EducationPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781492964599
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Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
As parents, we all want our children to grow up to be responsible citizens and good people. We want them to learn to feel, think and act with respect for themselves and for other people. We want them to pursue their own well-being, while also being considerate of the needs and feelings of others. We want them to recognize and honor the democratic principles upon which our country was founded. We want them, in short, to develop strong character. The cornerstone of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is academic achievement and professional success built upon a foundation of moral strength and civic virtue. As Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has said, "A quality education provides citizens with the tools to participate fully in their society." And the payoffs for encouraging our children's character development are enormous. Research has shown that children who grow up with strong, positive values are happier and do better in school. They are also better able to balance their personal wants and needs against those of others and to make positive contributions to society. On the other hand, if children do not learn proper values and behavior when they are very young, problems can develop. These problems can mushroom with serious consequences as children grow older-dropping out of school, drug use, teenage pregnancy, violent crime-the list goes on. The most important thing we can do for our children is to help them acquire values and skills that they can rely on throughout their lives. In doing so, they will have the best chance to lead good lives as individuals and as citizens of their communities and of America. This publication provides information about the values and skills that make up character and good citizenship and what you can do to help your child develop strong character. It suggests activities that you and your school-aged children can do to put those values to work in your daily lives and tips for working with teachers and schools to ensure that you act together to promote the basic values that you want your child to learn and use. Finally, it provides an extensive list of books and other resources with character-related themes that you can read and discuss with your child to encourage character and citizenship development.
Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen
Author: United States Department of EducationPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781489526175
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Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
This booklet provides information about the values and skills that make up character and good citizenship and what you can do to help your child develop strong character. It suggests activities that you and your school-aged children can do to put those values to work in your daily lives and tips for working with teachers and schools to ensure that you act together to promote the basic values that you want your child to learn and use. Finally, this booklet provides an extensive list of books and other resources with character-related themes that you can read and discuss with your child to encourage character and citizen development.
Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen
Author: Ed475 617 - Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen, Revised
Author: Marianna WalnePublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289859053
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Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Parents generally want their children to grow up to be responsible citizens and free thinking individuals who learn to feel, think, and act with respect for themselves and for other people. This booklet provides information about the values and skills that make up character and good citizenship and what parents can do to help their children develop strong character. The booklet suggests activities that parents and their school-aged children can do to put those values to work in their daily lives and tips for working with teachers and schools to ensure that they can act together t9 promote the basic values they want their children to learn and use. It also provides an extensive list of books and other resources with character-related themes that parents can read and discuss with their children to encourage character and citizenship development. The booklet is divided into eight sections: ( 1 ) "Introduction"; ( 2 ) "What Does Strong Character Mean?"; (3) "HOW Can We Help Children Learn about Character"; (4) "Activities"; (5) "Dealing with Media Pressures"; (6) "Working with Teachers and Schools to Build Character"; (7) "Resources"; and (8) "Bibliography" (n=l6).
What Can a Citizen Do?
Author: Dave EggersPublisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452176337
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
"Obligatory reading for future informed citizens." —The New York Times "[This] charming book provides examples and sends the message that citizens aren't born but are made by actions taken to help others and the world they live in." –The Washington Post Empowering and timeless, What Can a Citizen Do? is the latest collaboration from the acclaimed duo behind the bestselling Her Right Foot: Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris. This is a book for today's youngest readers about what it means to be a citizen. This is a book about what citizenship—good citizenship—means to you, and to us all.
Giving Kids Responsibilities
Author: Reed GrieshopPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Children are taught how to crawl, walk, read and write. As they grow, they will learn to solve math problems, understand scientific concepts and debate events in history, all the while guided in these lessons by parents, teachers or caregivers. The same guidance therefore, is needed when developing the qualities, values and character you want your child to have. A very effective, easy to follow behavior program created by a Pediatric Nurse and mother of 6. Teach your children about respecting themselves & others as well as taking personal responsibility for their chores, homework and lives. This program focuses on teaching children an overall understanding of what it means to be respectful. It also amazingly helps provide an avenue for parents to stop the rudeness, name-calling and arguing between siblings! Most importantly, it helps children to recognize for themselves when something needs to be done. See something that needs to be done, so do it!
Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen. Revised
Author: Edwin DelattrePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
This booklet provides information about the values and skills that make up character and good citizenship and what parents can do to help their children develop strong character. It suggests activities that parents and school-aged children can do to put those values to work in their daily lives and tips for working with teachers and schools to ensure that families and schools act together to promote the basic values that parents want their children to learn and use. The booklet also provides a list of books and other resources with character-related themes that parents can read and discuss with children to encourage character and citizenship development. [Cover title varies: "Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen, with Activities for Elementary, Middle and High School Aged Children." Revisions for the current edition were completed by Marina Walne, Darcia Narvaez, Fran Lehr, and Linda McKay. For an earlier edition of this booklet (2003), see ED475617. For associated brochure, see ED502944.].
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