Given Plutarch's concern for the education of character and of the city as a whole, it is hardly surprising that he wrote works on education (On the Education of Children, De liberis educandis, which is considered spurious, however, by Ziegler 1951, 809 812) and especially on the effect that poetry has on the education of one's character.
Then we could introduce Phase Two of character education: education in judgment.
The section on education will talk of character, service, perseverance, coming back from failure.
Meanwhile, Gove's relentless exam-factory model of schooling has seen the real purpose of education – the development of character and resilience, alongside academic and vocational rigour – brutally downgraded.
"The importance of teaching etiquette and character education cannot be overstated, and the goal of character education is to raise emotionally balanced, socially compassionate, and caring individuals," wrote Jeremy Willinger, who blogs for Etiquette Outreach.
During the two-day seminar, Sandra Cook and Aidan Thompson, representatives of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues of the University of Birmingham, talked about character education in the United Kingdom, the framework and modalities of implementation of character education, as well as support to teachers in developing the character of students.
British public schools have always prided themselves on churning out confident go-getters – both Seldon and Eton's Anthony Little are leading advocates of character education – while many successful state schools already practise "value-based" education, teaching qualities like patience and respect.
The Korean government recognizes the importance of character education and has tried to overcome the weakness of character education in early childhood services.
"Some people are afraid of character education because they see it as a way to bring in secular education and demonize the rich variety of faith traditions," she added.
Think of an evolved form of character education.
It provided the conditions for that holy grail of current education policy: the development of character, resilience and grit.
