tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post5653681909463794807..comments2023-09-19T03:17:44.567-04:00Comments on Epic Adventures Are Often Uncomfortable: Relevance, Consequence, and AdolescentsClixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-50651942424156933472007-07-15T10:08:00.000-04:002007-07-15T10:08:00.000-04:00One last comment: to "make students volunteer" is ...One last comment: to "make students volunteer" is a contradiction in terms. That's why I think community activity outside the classroom, and more and more in the real world, is the key.CBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236657531187596253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-60607824740960011982007-07-15T10:06:00.000-04:002007-07-15T10:06:00.000-04:00Hi Clix,Interesting post. A couple quick response...Hi Clix,<BR/><BR/>Interesting post. A couple quick responses:<BR/><BR/>1) If I said "all" of my students decided that, I mis-spoke. Most of them did, though, in reflective open blogging homework. I didn't guide them at all. (Amusing proof is the kid who chose "dishonest advertising" because he was sick of his pizzas being delivered cold.)<BR/><BR/>Those who _did_ choose this topic weren't as CBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236657531187596253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-71358775329932848902007-07-14T08:50:00.000-04:002007-07-14T08:50:00.000-04:00Wow! Yes, please do. Thank you. :DTeaching for cha...Wow! Yes, please do. Thank you. :D<BR/><BR/>Teaching for character is very hard, though. Well, the TEACHING isn't hard, but the agreeing on what character traits should be taught (and trusting the teachers to do so) seems to be. We have "Character Ed" in our school, and alas, it's a joke. <BR/><BR/>I hope that my students learn a LITTLE bit about character from things like... well, when one says,Clixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34161179.post-2370075992875434692007-07-14T07:50:00.000-04:002007-07-14T07:50:00.000-04:00I very much enjoyed this post - may I link it?I th...I very much enjoyed this post - may I link it?<BR/><BR/>I think that a lot of the problems we're seeing in society in general has to do with a decided lack of personal responsibility. People feel, whether they've been taught to believe it or because it's easy, that they have little control over what happens, anyway, so why should they care? Agency is not high on the list of character traits Mrs. Chilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814787474739856911noreply@blogger.com