Submitted by Elizabeth (not verified) on February 29, 2008 - 09:15.
I'm a college student, studying to become an Elementary teacher and because of this I consider myself to be somewhat naive to many school isses. However, I agree that there should be character education in the classroom. Children are in the classroom 7 hours a day. It is fair to say that some children see their teachers more hours than they do their parents during the week. Therefore, it's an incredible opportunity to use every situation in the classroom to educate the children's character. We can only hope that the teacher displays good character him or herself in their classroom. I am the mother of 3 who have 2 children in Elementary at the time. Unfortunatley, my children come home with stories of their teachers and teacher comments that leave a lot to be desired. We can't only depend on the teacher, character education begins and home.
Character education
Submitted by Elizabeth (not verified) on February 29, 2008 - 09:15.
I'm a college student, studying to become an Elementary teacher and because of this I consider myself to be somewhat naive to many school isses. However, I agree that there should be character education in the classroom. Children are in the classroom 7 hours a day. It is fair to say that some children see their teachers more hours than they do their parents during the week. Therefore, it's an incredible opportunity to use every situation in the classroom to educate the children's character. We can only hope that the teacher displays good character him or herself in their classroom. I am the mother of 3 who have 2 children in Elementary at the time. Unfortunatley, my children come home with stories of their teachers and teacher comments that leave a lot to be desired. We can't only depend on the teacher, character education begins and home.