Profiles in Character Twenty-six Stories that Will Instruct and Inspire Teenagers

by Malikow, Max

• ISBN13: 9780761836872
• ISBN10: 076183687X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-30
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

Compassion, courage, honesty, integrity, loyalty, responsibility, and wisdom are qualities we all admire and desire for our children as well as ourselves. Profiles in Character presents twenty-six inspirational and thoughtful stories illustrating seventeen universally admired virtues. This is a book written for teachers by a teacher. Since each story can be read in five minutes or less and is accompanied by discussion questions and follow-up activities, the stories can be used as brief devotionals or to occupy a full class period. These classroom-tested stories provide enough material to make a substantial contribution to a character education curriculum. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Permissions	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xix
Adaptability	p. 1
Blindsided
Tragic Optimism
Abraham Lincoln's Depression
Altruism	p. 11
Three Cases of Self-Sacrifice
Into the Sun
Authenticity	p. 17
What does it mean to be real?
Compassion	p. 23
Illyssa
A Child Shall Lead Them
Courage	p. 31
Heroic Acts
Empathy	p. 35
My Name Is Jane Doe Too!
Endurance	p. 39
The Ice Bowl
Forgiveness	p. 43
The Sunflower
Happiness	p. 49
Who is happy and why?
Honesty	p. 57
The Pastor and the Pie
Humility	p. 61
Elie Wiesel: An Exceptional Teacher
Integrity	p. 65
Francesca's Decision
Joe Louis' Debt
Loyalty	p. 73
Uriah
Perseverance	p. 77
Cutting and Running
Responsibility	p. 81
Exploding Pintos
Addiction and Responsibility
Going Crazy in Texas? A Teen's Affair
Thoughtfulness	p. 91
On Education and E.T.
Wisdom	p. 99
Papa, the Educator
The Parable of Shlomo
A Philosopher Almost Commits Suicide
Notes	p. 109
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