Category: Character

Teaching Character Through Literature: Humility

…A powerful story…quickens that hero’s heartbeat within us. Well-chosen words touch and transform our souls–making us want to be better than we are right now. Nagging lectures from Mom and

The Character Issue: Humility

In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride. Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as

Teaching Character Through Literature: Diligence

When we read a book with a protagonist facing difficulties we can’t help but cheer them on. As they face seemingly insurmountable obstacles, we want to shout, “Don’t give up!”

The Character Issue: Diligence

Did you know that the word diligence also refers to a stagecoach? It is short for the French carosse de diligence. A diligence was a large, four-wheeled, closed French stagecoach

Teaching Gratitude Through Literature

We introduced the SLOCA character trait for the month of December last week. Check out The Character Issue on gratitude for some ideas to encourage this trait in yourself and

The Character Issue: Gratitude

Gratitude. As we are entering the last month of a year like no other, many may be thinking, “The only thing that I am grateful for is that this year

Teaching Character Through Literature: Integrity

Hello, Down Home Readers! Guess what? It is only 2 weeks till Thanksgiving Break! We are now in the season where time flies for adults but often creeps for kids

The Character Issue: Integrity

I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.” ― Frederick

The Character Issue: Kindness and Respect

I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble. — Rudyard Kipling Welcome to The Character Issue for the month of October. Kindness and Respect