The Middle School Career Technology Education course incorporates character education throughout the semester. The purpose of this course is to prepare students for more specific career courses in high school. Fort Worth Independent School District’s goal is to prepare students for college, career, and community. In addition to teaching students the career skills and academia it takes to pursue their adult purpose, the district incorporated soft skills into the curriculum that many employers have complained are missing in the workforce. Soft skills can also be referred to as “Skills that pay the bills.” Moral values, in the character education approach, are preached or taught in terms of what may be called the “bag of virtues” (Parkay,
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Three-character traits that are emphasized in the soft skills curriculum are integrity, character, and respect. Integrity cannot be bought or measured, it is a quality that serves as a moral compass for an individual. C. S. Lewis said, “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” Frequently, people consider integrity and character as the same trait. However, the difference between the two is integrity is what you do on the outside, while character is an inner trait. Integrity is the outward expression of the soul, but character is developed in the spirit. In the case of a Christian, character is the Holy Spirit revealing Himself through the outward working of the person. This is why Paul could write to the Philippians, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,” (Philippians 2:5, King James Version). Specifically, Paul is telling Christians we should submit to the character of Christ which is at work in us because of the Holy Spirit. Finally, the character trait respect is how a person treats another person as well as themselves. Students learn respect from the way they are treated as well as how they are taught to treat others. When people speak of respecting others, there is almost always the prerequisite of
Three-character traits that are emphasized in the soft skills curriculum are integrity, character, and respect. Integrity cannot be bought or measured, it is a quality that serves as a moral compass for an individual. C. S. Lewis said, “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” Frequently, people consider integrity and character as the same trait. However, the difference between the two is integrity is what you do on the outside, while character is an inner trait. Integrity is the outward expression of the soul, but character is developed in the spirit. In the case of a Christian, character is the Holy Spirit revealing Himself through the outward working of the person. This is why Paul could write to the Philippians, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,” (Philippians 2:5, King James Version). Specifically, Paul is telling Christians we should submit to the character of Christ which is at work in us because of the Holy Spirit. Finally, the character trait respect is how a person treats another person as well as themselves. Students learn respect from the way they are treated as well as how they are taught to treat others. When people speak of respecting others, there is almost always the prerequisite of