The Need for Character Development

"We have failed to teach an ethic of concern and to model a culture of responsibility...A nation of individuals who cannot read or write well, with no sense of major human questions, who cannot think critically or show interest in learning and who are unable to act responsibly in a diverse democratic society will be ill equipped to compete in any new world order."
- Richard Hersh , President, Hobart and William Smith Colleges , Newsweek, 9/26/94

"Our society needs a new way of thinking about what it means to be an educated person.We need a vision of education that recognizes that the ability to manage our emotions, resolve conflicts, and interrupt biases are fundamental skills - skills that can and must be taught."
- Linda Lantieri and Janet Patti, 1996

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