Character Education Chapters

What better way for a youth to explore issues of character and to find their ethical center than through stories? Here is a collection of inspirational and thought-provoking stories to fuel that search.

George Pollard, a Nantucket-based whaler whose first command was the whaling ship Essex, made a series of mistakes soon after leaving the harbor in Au...

People who have dementia undergo changes which they recognize as hurtful and harmful to their well-being.

Child miners suffer from horrible conditions and have health problems including stunted growth.

Today child miners still work in some countries, but laws now protect them in the U.S. and the U.K.

Helen learns to communicate through tantrums and violent outbursts.

In his "Nutcracker" story, E.T.A. Hoffman begins his tale on Christmas Eve. Lots of surprises are in store for the children!

To fairly assess the impact of Dicken's "A Christmas Carol," on British culture, we have to examine what Christmas was like, in the UK, before Dickens...

As "The Nutcracker" tale comes to a close, expect the unexpected for Marie and The Nutcracker.

People with dementia can become confused. Was today the day of the party? Am I supposed to bake a cake? No? Why didn't somebody tell me?

Born Robert Miller, in what is now the Czech Republic, Tricky Vic was a very good student who learned several European languages.

Drosselmeier and his companion continue their quest to find both the hard nut, called Crackatooth, and the person who can crack it. They need both to ...

After a long illness, is death a welcome event?

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