I read an interesting article today about Orangeburg County (South Carolina) regarding "Character Education."
They had a group, including, their Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Revitalization Association, and their County Development Commission and The Times and Democrat that started a "Community of Character."
Wow, that is a lot of groups to focus on character!
This started back in 2000. They had their first conference in 2005.
The article claims that character education is a fast-growing movement in schools.
I'm very pleased to hear about this wonderful plan to help teach virtues and character values that children need so much today.
Read the article here:
http://thetandd.com/news/opinion/article_cfcc4f90-8c97-11e0-817e-001cc4c03286.html
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