Character Education

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Character Education

• What does having good character mean?
• treating others right
• making smart decisions
• becoming all you can be
• What is character education then?

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Watch your thoughts. they become words. Watch
your words. they become deeds. Watch your
deeds. they become habits. Watch your habits.
they become character. Character is
everything."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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September Character Trait Knowledge Discoveri
ng something new so you can be better at whatever
you do.
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Influences

• Positive Influences

• Negative Influences

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KnOWLedge
Discovering something new so you can be better
at whatever you do.
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What is Knowledge?

• Discovering something new so you can be better at
  whatever you do.
• Knowledge is learning how to apply what we have
  previously learned.

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KWL

• Things I Already Know
• Things I Want to Know
• Things I Have Learned

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K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E

• In groups, list all the names of your category
  that begin with the letter your group is given.

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Wrap-Up

• Life long learner
• How do you plan to gain more knowledge this
  school year?
• What have we learned about knowledge? Is
  knowledge important? How do we get knowledge?