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Modern society is diverse and divided on many issues. Many parents, for instance, are concerned about the way schools discipline their children and teach them about controversial topics, such as sex education. We will present some of these issues to you from a character education standpoint. As with any educational issue, character education is wrought with controversy. Parents
might ask, "who are you to tell my child how to lead their life?" Character education is just one of many educational models. Like all the rest, it has it's problems and it's adversaries. In this site, we will probe two issues, sex education and discipline. These issues are at the heart of the controversy surrounding education reform. In these next two sections, we will compare and contrast character education with traditional education to illustrate character education in more detail.

There are many Character Education programs nationwide. Character education comes in the form of private schools, charter schools, programs within public schools, and magnet schools. Besides the institutions, there are many not for profit organizations committed to promoting character in schools. Here is a listing of some of the sites we found most helpful.

WWW.charactereducationinfo.org
A non-profit organization which provides training for teachers and administrators in character education.

WWW.uic.edu/~/nucci/moraled
This site was made by Studies in Moral Development and Education, a program exploring moral and character education. This site also has articles about moral education.

WWW.cortland.edu/www/c4n5rs
The Center for the 4th and fifth Rís is a program headed by Dr.Thomas Lickona which explores character education and sponsors seminars, publishes newsletters, and provides a website with many informative links to character education sites.

homepage.interaccess.com/%7ewal/cfe/
The Chicago Foundation for Education heads a character education curriculum for public schools.

WWW.hyde.pvt.k12.me.us/
Hyde School is a private boarding school in Bath, Maine. The school houses students from 8th grade to post graduate year. The school focuses its curriculum on educating for character.