CHARACTER EDUCATION AND ME

In the world, we have more than 5000 languages and many different religions. Since we all are human beings, we have conformity to a standard of right. Conformity to a standard of right or particular moral excellence is the definition of virtue in the dictionary. [1] Although the word virtue first used in 13th century, becoming excellent in moral strengths started with humanity. Therefore educating our own moral strengths which are defined as character started with first human. Humanity does not evolve in social aspect even we lived in a fast pace world in terms of technology. Our emotional needs did not change much, we have families, friends, colleagues.
In the video Raising Good Children[2], Mr. Lickona very simply explained why people chose doing wrong and why we need to choose hard way which is a right way. When students come to the school, they already know what is right and what is wrong. Those can be defined as moral values. As a teacher, I seek the answer of how those moral strengths (character) being excelled and how individuals gain virtues in early of their life and throughout their education before they become adults.
Video of The Story of Fern Creek [3]and Conscience Discipline[4] videos showed me very good ideas about character teaching. Instead of reward and punishment, teaching students self-control plays a key role in character education. Students learned how to control their frontal lobes before they take an action emotionally. This provides them to take a right action.
Beside teaching subjects itself, to raise a good generation, character education must be a part of our life, curriculum as well. One another critical issue is objectives. Those should be defined clearly, and ultimate goal should be considered throughout curriculum.[5] When I consider myself, how those virtues thought to me, what was my