Phyl Burger presents six principles for helping students build good character. She introduces these principles by stating the following: "My career path has led me from the classroom, to educational administration, to corporate America and back to teaching. I have come full circle. But the same principles of good citizenship did not change as I moved from one workplace to another. We still need to model for students today how to develop self-awareness, acquire effective communication skills, and learn to resolve conflict if we aim to populate our communities and workplaces with responsible citizens."
Mara Kopitsky, high school English teacher at Schuylkill Haven High School in Schuylkill, PA., wrote an article entitled, "Taking on the World." In this article she explains how she has built service learning projects into her curriculum as a way of bridging the classroom to the community.
Todd McKee, Secondary School Principal at the International Community School of Addis Ababa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, wrote an article entitled, "Educators + Parents + Partnership = Global Citizenship." In this article Todd explores the value of building strong parent/school partnerships to produce good citizenship skills in students.
Ursula Pong, instructor at the Singapore American School in Singapore, wrote an article entitled, "All the Right Moves." In this insightful piece she explores how character education can be integrated across the curriculum even in a dance class.
Julie San Nicolas, Guidance Counselor at the DODEA Guam South Elementary/Middle School on the Pacific Island of Guam, wrote an article entitled, "A Lesson on Compassion." In this article she presents how a major current events, even a tragedy can help students develop the virtue of compassion.
Kim Tyo-Dickerson, School Library Media Specialist at Dryden Middle School/High School Library Media Center in Dryden, NY, wrote an article entitled, "Where the Boys Are: Using the School Library Media Center To Teach Good Citizenship." In this article Kim shares how citizenship can be taught even in the school library media center.