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Six Pillars of Character Education
In my post So What is Character Education, I began to explore character education.
A group of experts and educators came together in 1992 to develop the six pillars of character education. These six pillars of education were designed to help…
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The Importance of Literacy
The importance of literacy can't be stressed enough.
On my lunch break for four years, I visited my mentee at the Adolescent Parenting Program. She complained about her relationship with her father and how he had no idea how she felt as a…
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So What are Life Skills and Why are They Important?
When I set out to write my memoir, my purpose was simply to help teen mothers with their lives.
I wanted to share life skills to help them be successful in spite of being teen parents.
Then many other people started reading it, and I realized…