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	<title>Building Good Citizens for Texas</title>
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		<title>When  Is  It  Bullying?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent article on bullying emphasized the importance of knowing just what bullying really is!  Sounds simple, doesn’t it?
“Bullying is the repeated, constant, oppressive physical and/or psychological behavior towards one person who is seen as less powerful.&#8221;  There is ALWAYS an imbalance of power.
“Teasing involves a situation where there is a balance of power. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Character Education, Prevention and  Positive Youth Development</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Research evidence from many well-designed and conducted studies shows that a more comprehensive approach to character education might be a much more efficient and cost-effective avenue to the prevention of behavior problems of students. Evidence states that this integrated character education format is more beneficial to the schools and the students than the adoption of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proof- Integrated Character Education Programs Work!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently very encouraged to read a recent report in Journal of Research in Character Education that provides sound evidence indicating the effectiveness of including the character education teaching and modeling of values into all aspects of the school day.The integration of character education into the &#8220;whole&#8221; student experience is the vital difference that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Character Education Program Spreads To Community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Building Good Citizens for Texas, a kindergarten through 12th grade Character Education program, has been introduced in over 400 school districts in Texas. Our character program is an integrative program design, as recommended by the Texas Legislature, and “The Journal of Research in Character Education”.  We are proud to announce that our character education program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back to School Thoughts for Teachers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For many of you, today or very soon is the first day of school for the 2009-2010 year.  We wish you success with your students, and a positive experience for you as well.
As you greet your students and begin to set your personal standards in the classroom and across the campus, please remember that you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May Character Trait – Integrity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Integrity – the character trait that summarizes and includes all the character traits being emphasized during the school year. Even Webster’s Dictionary defines integrity as “completeness, wholeness, or soundness”   All those definitions lead to our choice of Integrity for our Character Education program as the final trait before school dismissal for the summer break.
W. Clement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April Character Trait – Self Discipline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Self Discipline &#8211; demonstrating positive patterns of behavior and having the strength of mental and moral courage to accomplish tasks, manage time, and relate effectively with others.
That’s our definition!  What’s yours?  For the perennial dieter, it might include the discipline to refuse that favorite food.  What might it mean for the person dissatisfied with their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.txchared.com/character/april-character-trait-self-discipline/</link>
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		<title>March Character Trait – Self-Reliance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During March Building Good Citizens for Texas emphasizes Self-Reliance.
We define this as “students believing in their own self-worth and learning to rely on their strengths.  Students will also demonstrate knowledge of their skills, abilities, and impression on others.”
For the younger children we define it in simpler terms; “Others can depend on me, and I can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.txchared.com/character_traits/march-character-trait-self-reliance/</link>
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		<title>February Character Trait – Justice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Building Good Citizens for Texas character trait for February is Justice. This concept is included in many Character Education Programs.  Truly understanding this concept is important because of the different approaches that elementary and secondary students require.

Elementary students may not understand the term Justice, but they certainly understand fair play.
In our Character Education [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.txchared.com/character_traits/february-character-trait-justice/</link>
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		<title>January Character Trait – Loyalty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What does that mean to you?  Loyalty? The dictionary gives us many definitions – faithfulness, devotion, allegiance, constancy, reliability, fidelity, dependability, and more.  That certainly covers a wide range of behaviors and responses.

The character education program Building Good Citizens for Texas defines loyalty as “the need to establish personal and career relationships and select causes [...]]]></description>
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