Good character are defined as a particular feature or qualities that are ingrained into a person. A character education program is viewed as teaching of manners, and many other important actions in school that would later play a powerful role in a person 's life. I do not believe that character education programs in school will help to create socioeconomic equality, as it will not change the economic status of a student as parents income and education play a more important role in how a child is influenced at home; Also the surroundings that a person is raised in plays a crucial role on a person 's character.
An article by Alfie Kohn contradicts the idea of having character education programs in school, as it will only teach students common sense. …show more content…
This way they lose interest in what the main reason was for the reward, and solely focus on the achievements or incentives that are being offered. This does not proclaim good behavior, but instead it describes the strategies that schools have invented in order to inhabit something called character. Kohn mentions that “The idea that social problems can be explained by the fact that traditional virtues are no longer taken seriously is offered by many proponents of character education as though it were just plain common sense.” The idea that is presented by Kohn in this article is that even though many schools try to teach good character, but some of it is proclaimed as common sense. In my opinion good character is achieved from the way a person is raised. The influence of a parent and or a guardian plays a very important role in an individual 's
An article by Alfie Kohn contradicts the idea of having character education programs in school, as it will only teach students common sense. …show more content…
This way they lose interest in what the main reason was for the reward, and solely focus on the achievements or incentives that are being offered. This does not proclaim good behavior, but instead it describes the strategies that schools have invented in order to inhabit something called character. Kohn mentions that “The idea that social problems can be explained by the fact that traditional virtues are no longer taken seriously is offered by many proponents of character education as though it were just plain common sense.” The idea that is presented by Kohn in this article is that even though many schools try to teach good character, but some of it is proclaimed as common sense. In my opinion good character is achieved from the way a person is raised. The influence of a parent and or a guardian plays a very important role in an individual 's