Our young people need more of a sense of purpose
and direction in their personal lives and too often lack the training to have good principles to guide them to make more moral and positive choices. We are all aware of the problems in our schools such as drug abuse, destructive sexual activity, high drop out rate, violence and bullying, low self esteem which too often results in suicides and the rash of horrible school or gang shootings.
Therefore, The following character traits should be taught in all schools for grades k thru 12: 1) Honesty 2) Humility
3) Kindness 4) Respect 5) Gratitude 6) Tolerance 7) Compassion 8) Responsibility 9) Persistence 10) Loyalty
These lessons can be taught through group discussions by teachers who receive additional training for such workshops.