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Should We Teach ‘Character’ In Schools? If So, How?

By Larry Ferlazzo — January 22, 2014 1 min read
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John Bennett asks:

I’ve always been a strong believer that an educator cannot TEACH anything - only FACILITATE learning. With regard to character then, my question: What approach to character can an educator take? Even if one decided to try to teach character, can it be done?


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