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The “Better Angels of Our Nature”
The “Better Angels of Our Nature” —Abraham Lincoln by Ed DeRoche, Director, Character Education Resource Center, Department of Learning & Teaching,

There is No Debating Civility
by Ed DeRoche, Director, Character Education Resource Center, University of San Diego I’m at Starbuck’s. Mask on. In line, six feet

Using SEL to Create Anti-Racist Schools
by David Adams, The Urban Assembly, September 29, 2020 Two hundred and forty-two years ago, a group of colonists came to conceive of

When Schools Reopen, Let’s End Racism, Unconscious Bias in the Classroom | Opinion
by Maurice J. Elias and Larry Leverett It is beyond dispute that unconscious bias and overt racism remain embedded in the

Facilitating Dialogue About the Coronavirus Among Students
by Lauren Fullmer, Ed.D., Summit NJ Public Schools and Academy for SEL in Schools When students turn on the TV, they

PRESENTOLOGY (The Study of the Present)
by Ed DeRoche, Director, Character Education Resource Center, University of San Diego Background: Early in my teaching career, I was a

P-E-A-C-E: The Acronym
by Ed DeRoche, Director, Character Education Resource Center University of San Diego In the Center’s July newsletter, we described

The Essence of Character: Strengths, Skills, Habits
by Ed DeRoche, Director, Character Education Resource Center, SOLES. USD “Habits we train are habits we gain!” (author unknown)

Are People Looking Scary to You Lately? (A Story to Allay Children’s Fears)
by Susan Colacello Halloween is a fun time. We get to dress up as our favorite character, put on costumes and