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Box 53461 Fayetteville, NC 28305 PHONE: (910) 484-6200 FAX: (910) 484-9218 Up & Coming Weekly is a "Quality of Life" publication with local features, news and information on what's happening in and around the Fayetteville/Cumberland County community. Up & Coming Weekly is published weekly on Wednesdays. Up & Coming Weekly welcomes manuscripts, photographs and artwork for publication consideration, but assumes no responsibility for them. We cannot accept responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or material. Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. The publisher reserves the right to edit or reject copy submitted for publication. Up & Coming Weekly is free of charge and distributed at indoor and outdoor locations throughout Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, Hope Mills and Spring Lake. Readers are limited to one copy per person. Subscriptions can be purchased for $30 for six months or $60 for 12 months, delivered weekly by first class mail. ©2007 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisements without permission is strictly prohibited. INSIDE Calendar. .......................................... 28 . Concert Connection......................... 33 TV...................................................... 35 Movie................................................ 36 PUBLISHER'S PEN Character Education: Learned and Reinforced by BILL BOWMAN what we are now teaching them in the classroom is not what I just returned from Washington D.C., where I attended they are seeing or experiencing in real life. a character-education partnership conference. Yes, there is Where are their role an entire industry models? dedicated to Where are our teaching characterstellar examples development traits to of cooperation, young children. This honesty, integrity and is pretty amazing responsibility from our (and sad) when you government leaders think about it. that they should be Twenty years following? Are they not ago character supposed to be setting development was the examples for our something that future generations? I happened and evolved think so. naturally from It is concerning the relationships to me that we are we had with our confusing our family, friends children by teaching and community. them one thing and Our behavior and then demonstrating sense of being another. When were guided and In years past, character was taught at home and passed from one generation to the next. politicians are corrupt, built around strong when teachers cheat, Christian values, our when we fail to take responsibility for our actions or hold unwavering belief and confidence in the Golden Rule. Today, others responsible for theirs, are we not sending the wrong character-education traits like respect, honesty, integrity, messages to our children? trustworthiness, kindness, fairness, caring and citizenship are I am a strong believer in character education and now introduced and taught to young children just as the basics development at all levels. However, I also believe that of reading writing and arithmetic. The problem with teaching character by rote is that the traits character education is designed to reinforce strong values ... not to create them. If we are going to do justice to our future of good character should not be presented and considered as mere suggestions or options. Character-education curriculums generations it is our adult behavior that must change. That old cliché "Do as I say, not as I do," is having a crippling affect in the classroom were designed to promote, reinforce and on American children. Good character and values reward these values and behavior. This is where the success of these programs has been. They were never intended to take the must be practiced. Healthy self esteem, pride, confidence and courage are needed to survive in a place of a loving nurturing family environment. very complicated world. In my opinion, it is the deterioration of the family unit Thank you for and family values that are driving this need to supplement BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, Up & reading Up & character education in our young people today. I applaud the Coming Weekly, COMMENTS? Coming weekly. efforts made in this direction. However, my real concern is editor@upandcomingweekly.com. 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