Sentence examples for teaching character from inspiring English sources

It's all part of coalition education secretary Nicky Morgan's ambition to make the nation a "global leader of teaching character".

Paul Tough's article on teaching character and Cliff Levy's article on putting his kids in a Russian school were our most-discussed stories last week.

In particular, he said, it proved the importance of teaching character traits like responsible decision-making at a very early age.

Those who continue to support public schooling often express a desire for higher standards and an insistence on the value of teaching character.

Then, that very morning, a perfect candidate was published: a Times Magazine article about teaching "character," if it can be taught, told through the experiences of two very different schools.

Professor James Arthur, director of the University of Birmingham's Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, and a judge for the coalition's recent Character awards, explains that while the idea of teaching character to schoolkids has been around since the 1880s, modern interest began 14 years ago.

But karate also teaches character.

They also teach character and community, caring and sacrifice.

Sport and its coaches should also teach character development.

The trend to have schools teach character is not universally embraced.

In his eyes fencing was more than a sport; it taught character.