Character under Attack! : And What You Can Do about It

by Sommer, Carl

• ISBN13: 9781575373508
• ISBN10: 1575373505
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-28
• Publisher: Advance Pub

Summary

Addresses the issues of moral decline in America and offers advice on how parents and teachers can instill values and provide a better education and brighter future for today's youngsters.

Author Biography

Carl Sommer is a devoted educator and a successful businessman who has a passion for communicating values and practical learning skills

Table of Contents

Acknowledgment	5	(2)
Why I Am Writing This Book	7	(6)
My Passion	10	(3)
Strong Opposition	13	(8)
Didacticism	15	(2)
Information Age	17	(1)
Children as Determinators	18	(3)
The Philosophical Battle	21	(18)
Fruits of Moral Relativism	23	(5)
Mushrooming of Criminals	28	(5)
Censorship	33	(3)
Smoke Screen	36	(3)
Anticulturalism	39	(12)
Publisher's Dilemma---Please or Perish	41	(1)
Child-Centered Education	42	(2)
Kids, Sex, and the Internet	44	(7)
Character Education Movement	51	(18)
Traditional Values Taught	53	(2)
Values Clarification	55	(2)
Autonomous Children	57	(2)
Character Education Programs Examined	59	(3)
Cultural War	62	(6)
Entrenched Bureaucracy	68	(1)
Actions to Promote Character Education	69	(18)
The Four Keys for Successful Schools	70	(7)
Schools Making a Difference	77	(6)
Actions by Educators	83	(1)
Actions by Parents	84	(1)
Men and Women of Action	85	(2)
Notes	87	(6)
Index	93