IT’S ALL ABOUT CHARACTER

BASED ON THE TEACHINGS OF RAFE ESQUITH FOUND IN CHAPTER 2

“SEARCHING FOR LEVEL VI” IN TEACH LIKE YOUR HAIR’S ON FIRE

Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development

I DON’T WANT TO GET IN TROUBLE

FEAR OF PUNISHMENT

Level I

I don’t want to get in trouble

Fear

“Shhhh….The teacher is coming!”

“You just wait until your father gets home”

“You are in so much trouble”Students fear the teacher’s

anger and power

I WANT A REWARDWHAT’S IN IT FOR ME

Level II

I want a reward

What’s in it for me?

Ms. Earnhart said she will give a special treat to those students who bring in all of their school forms.

If you clean your room, you will earn money.

I WANT TO PLEASE SOMEBODY

DO YOU LIKE ME?

Level III

I want to please somebody

Do you like me?

“Look Mommy, is this good?”Student being a super helper

in order to please the teacher. Seeking the teacher’s approval.

Can you think of an instance where this happens between peers or friends?

Teachers Parents

Do you brush your teeth for me?

Do you tie your shoes for me?

Do you see how silly that sounds?

Do you sometimes do things just because your parents want you to and you are trying to please them? Maybe taking a certain class or playing a sport?

Level 3

I FOLLOW THE RULESI DO WHAT SOCIETY SAYS IS RIGHT

Level IV

I follow the rules

I abide by the rules

I know the classroom rules and I abide by them

I do not get in trouble because I will not break the rule.

Beyond Level 4

Did you know some of the greatest heroes of history did not follow the rules?

Can you name some?

I AM CONSIDERATE OF OTHER PEOPLE

I THINK OF OTHERS WHEN I MAKE A DECISION

Level V

I am considerate of other people

I think of others when I make my decisions

Empathy for othersPutting yourself into another

person’s position“You never really understand

a person until you consider things from his point of view….until you climb inside his skin and walk around in it” ~ To Kill a Mockingbird

Kindness is contagiousQuiet so as not to disturb

other classes, etc.

I HAVE A PERSONAL CODE OF BEHAVIOR AND I

FOLLOW ITI W I L L D O W H AT I S R I G H T D E S P I T E W H AT T H E

R U L E S S AY

Level VI

Level VI

I have a personal code of behavior and I follow it

Resides within the soul of an individual

You do what is right because that is who you are