Character Education
11 total works
Dealing with Frustration and Anger
by Tara Koellhoffer, Madonna M Murphy, and Sharon L Banas
Describes consideration as the virtue of being thoughtful and suggests ways in which consideration can be shown.
Published 30 October 2009
At times, everyone feels angry or frustrated. When used as positive tools, these emotions can spur us to action to try to make our lives or the world better. These feelings can also be destructive to one's health if a person gets upset too often or too strongly, and to the larger community if he or she lashes out with angry words or actions against others. ""Dealing with Frustration and Anger"" explores both the positive and negative sides of these emotions and looks at the many techniques that anger management experts suggest for handling these feelings in healthy ways. History and current events topics covered include: the American Revolution and Civil War; the Holocaust; the Salem witch trials; the women's suffrage movement; apartheld in South Africa; modern terrorism; and, how religious differences led to the Crusades and the Protestant Reformation.
Studies show that many people do not think it is wrong to be deceitful or to cheat to get ahead in school or at work. What does all this dishonesty do to individuals and our society at large? ""Being Fair and Honest"" examines how lies and cheating hurt people's lives, and stresses the importance of justice and honesty in creating a society that treats people well and provides them with the opportunities they need to succeed. History and current events topics covered include: child labor in the industrial age; drug testing in sports; freedom of speech; honesty of scientific studies; laws to protect the disabled; people who have found and returned large sums of money; Plessy v. Ferguson; racial profiling; The Trail of Tears; and, why people steal.
Explains the virtue of cooperation and how readers can practice it at home, in the community, and with each other.
Explains the virtue of self-discipline, or controlling your actions, and describes ways to show your self-discipline at home, at school, and in the community.