mrh@cybvax0.UUCP (Mike Huybensz) (09/09/86)
In article <1565@cbdkc1.UUCP> pmd@dkc1.UUCP (Paul M. Dubuc) writes: > The American Institute for Character Education has developed > a Character Education Curriculum based on a study of value > systems throughout the world. They identified fifteen basic > values which are shared by the major religions and cultures: > courage, conviction, generosity, kindness, honesty, honor, > justice, tolerance, the sound use of time and talents, > freedom of choice, freedom of speech, good citizenship, the > right to be an individual, and the right to equal opportinity. > [See Frank G. Goble and B David Brooks, _The Case for > Character Education_ (Ottawa, Ill.: Green Hill, 1983), p. 46.] Sounds interesting. I may just look this one up: I'd like to see the curriculum. I want to know how they deal with the problem of ranking those values and dealing with conflicts of values for one individual or many. I'd also be very interested to see the cases they use for study of values. Have you checked this one out, Paul? -- Mike Huybensz ...decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!cybvax0!mrh
dmcanzi@watdcsu.UUCP (David Canzi) (09/12/86)
In article <1565@cbdkc1.UUCP> pmd@dkc1.UUCP (Paul M. Dubuc) writes: > The American Institute for Character Education has developed > a Character Education Curriculum based on a study of value > systems throughout the world. They identified fifteen basic > values which are shared by the major religions and cultures: > courage, conviction, generosity, kindness, honesty, honor, ... Hmmm... why is conviction considered a virtue? -- David Canzi "If there is no God, who pops up the next Kleenex?"