Posts Tagged ‘character’
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia and lost his life to an assassin’s bullet in Memphis, Tennessee on April 14, 1968. He was born Michael King (named for his father), but when the family visited Germany in 1934, Martin’s father had both of their names changed to Martin Luther…
Read MoreImportance of Character
When it comes down to it, the only thing that any of us have is our word. We are either seen as a person who (most of the time at least) keeps our word, or a person who does not. People constantly assess to determine if each of us is a person who says what…
Read MoreSupporting Development of Character
Character, defined broadly as a person’s integrity and intent, has a place in the after-school program. Too often we work on specific skill development in school and leave character education for someone else to do. Recently, more and more schools have realized that simply helping young people develop intellectual capacity is not enough. As we…
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