Character and its place in school

For me, next year, is like starting over.  For the first time in a decade I will not be teaching psychology.  I also will have ninety minute periods to teach so that I need to throw out everything I do, rearrange the way and the style I teach.  While I am doing that I am thinking about what is the role of character in our educational curriculum.

Here is a clip on character, watch the clip and then please let me know do you think this is something that I should incorporate more into the curriculum next year.

http://www.letitripple.org/

Do we do a good job with our best and brightest

A student sent me this article and I thought it would be interesting to get some feedback on it.  Take the time to read it and please reply.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/03/15/the-poor-neglected-gifted-child/rJpv8G4oeawWBBvXVtZyFM/story.html