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Dawn
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Posted: June 21 2005 at 6:39am \| IP Logged

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for my question (perhaps A Living Faith?), but here it is ...

Can someone share what they have used with their children for "character education"? Have you found using an actual curriculum beneficial at all? Or have you not seen the need for such a formal approach?

I am not sure I want to add another "subject" to our week, and yet I wonder if this would be a great way to enforce the values I hope my children are developing as a normal course of life ...

Also, can anyone comment on the following programs?

Character Building by David Isaacs
PACE (Program for Achieving Character Education) offered by Emmanuel books
Teaching Character Through Literature (Beautiful Feet)

Thanks!

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Bridget
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Posted: June 21 2005 at 7:14am \| IP Logged

I have PACE and like it very much. I don't use it on a regular basis. I pull it out when we need to work on a particular issue. A while back some of my children were doing a lousy job following through on their school work and chores and one was having a hard time in a sport.

I pulled out the lesson on perseverance. We wrote out the quotes and posted them and did some of the suggested reading. The discussion questions were a good spring board as well.

I approach it as something we are working on as a family and we all try to encourage each other.

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Dawn
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Posted: June 21 2005 at 7:36pm \| IP Logged

Bridget,

Thanks for your post. I have to say, the PACE program is probably at the top of my list for this subject, so I am glad to hear you enjoy it. I like that it gives suggestions for literature and Bible connections, especially.

I think I would end up using it as you do. It makes sense to use it in this way, to work on certain things as you see the need.

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Marybeth
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Posted: June 22 2005 at 2:24pm \| IP Logged

Has anyone seen the Virtue Tree they have in the CHC catalog? I can't remember what grade it is for and can't locate my catalog.

I remember thinking it was a creative way to study virtues.

Marybeth

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Posted: June 22 2005 at 6:20pm \| IP Logged

It is in the middle school years - I think either 7th or 8th grades. We plan on using it with our children and I am just beginning to look at the material now as my CHC order arrived and I am beginning to tweek things for next year.

Janet

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