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The key purpose of education is taking the responsibility to equip a child with knowledge and to broaden and deepen their all-round understanding. Furthermore, the ability to exercise thinking with responsible flexibility and an inner moral compass are widely seen today as crucial to a person’s future.
The influences of a child’s surroundings– both interpersonal interaction and environment – are highly empowering. Discussions continue between psychologists and educators regarding whether there is such an existence as a “bad child”of pre-destined path, or just “bad parenting” and mitigating circumstances.
Leading British child psychologist Dr Pat Spungin says: “Psychologists recognise that there are temperamental differences in babies from birth. There are children who are born with less empathy and understanding of people and who care much less about the consequences of their actions and the effects on other people.”
What kind of person are we when no one is watching? What kind of person are we when it really matters? These are times that exhibit the true test of character. Educator Dr. Betty Chan, Director of Yew Chung International School in Hong Kong, China and USA, states, “Our commitment to education today recognises the necessity for thinking and acting from insular to universal. YCIS acknowledges our human obligation to cultivate a new generation that will take care of the environmental, social and economic challenges ahead. We should ask ourselves, what kind of person would we wish to drive the world’s direction? Linked with our commitment
to global education is the vision to promote the inner moral compass.”
How does a school place a balanced emphasis on character building to develop a child’s moral compass? At YCIS, character education is delivered using a researchbased programme as a regular feature on the timetable. The teachers focus on one positive character trait a month, bringing real situations to the classroom for open discussions. By sharing their appreciation of these values, the students receive a deeper understanding of the effect this can he on themselves or others.
A school serves as a microscopic version of our entire society. Dr. Chan embraces the use of character education for students in all YCIS classrooms, saying “This balance will enable them to take the helm and steer their way through human complexities, enabling them to exhibit goodness, honesty and compassion with confidence.”
YCIS students are given the opportunity to enhance appreciation, respect and tolerance of other cultures; thus deepening their moral obligation to our world. Of course, parents he the responsibility of choosing a school for their child with care and caution. Dr. Chan says, “Parents making this important decision need to look inside the classroom for evidence of quality education for their child – what is happening within that environment.”
Through close cooperation between school and home, this partnership can help steer the path for students. With this framework in place, a YCIS student is bound to be at an advantage, with their moral compass set to take on the unknown challenges of the future.
“Character education is more important today than ever. We live in a society that has not been taught sustained basic moral values. The value of life and property, the value of respect and honesty. We constantly see in the news that character is set aside for the feeling of the moment. Anger, jealousy, hatred and selfishness are instead placed center stage and acted upon. The time has come to bring character to the forefront again and raise the moral values we he as a society, and as individuals,” according to .
After all, it is the learning in school that will impact and tranorm the future of a child and their world; and at
The influences of a child’s surroundings– both interpersonal interaction and environment – are highly empowering. Discussions continue between psychologists and educators regarding whether there is such an existence as a “bad child”of pre-destined path, or just “bad parenting” and mitigating circumstances.
Leading British child psychologist Dr Pat Spungin says: “Psychologists recognise that there are temperamental differences in babies from birth. There are children who are born with less empathy and understanding of people and who care much less about the consequences of their actions and the effects on other people.”
What kind of person are we when no one is watching? What kind of person are we when it really matters? These are times that exhibit the true test of character. Educator Dr. Betty Chan, Director of Yew Chung International School in Hong Kong, China and USA, states, “Our commitment to education today recognises the necessity for thinking and acting from insular to universal. YCIS acknowledges our human obligation to cultivate a new generation that will take care of the environmental, social and economic challenges ahead. We should ask ourselves, what kind of person would we wish to drive the world’s direction? Linked with our commitment
to global education is the vision to promote the inner moral compass.”
How does a school place a balanced emphasis on character building to develop a child’s moral compass? At YCIS, character education is delivered using a researchbased programme as a regular feature on the timetable. The teachers focus on one positive character trait a month, bringing real situations to the classroom for open discussions. By sharing their appreciation of these values, the students receive a deeper understanding of the effect this can he on themselves or others.
A school serves as a microscopic version of our entire society. Dr. Chan embraces the use of character education for students in all YCIS classrooms, saying “This balance will enable them to take the helm and steer their way through human complexities, enabling them to exhibit goodness, honesty and compassion with confidence.”
YCIS students are given the opportunity to enhance appreciation, respect and tolerance of other cultures; thus deepening their moral obligation to our world. Of course, parents he the responsibility of choosing a school for their child with care and caution. Dr. Chan says, “Parents making this important decision need to look inside the classroom for evidence of quality education for their child – what is happening within that environment.”
Through close cooperation between school and home, this partnership can help steer the path for students. With this framework in place, a YCIS student is bound to be at an advantage, with their moral compass set to take on the unknown challenges of the future.
“Character education is more important today than ever. We live in a society that has not been taught sustained basic moral values. The value of life and property, the value of respect and honesty. We constantly see in the news that character is set aside for the feeling of the moment. Anger, jealousy, hatred and selfishness are instead placed center stage and acted upon. The time has come to bring character to the forefront again and raise the moral values we he as a society, and as individuals,” according to .
After all, it is the learning in school that will impact and tranorm the future of a child and their world; and at
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