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Letters


Letters


No Character • Tallis and the Missing Self • Gettier Lettier • Illogical Lo • Identity Parade • The Myths of Trainer • Zealotry and Other Sins • Exceptional • Further Kraftiness • Balanced Thinking


No Character


DEAR EDITOR: Carolyn Suchy-Dicey’s article about character education in Issue 63 left me greatly concerned. Her statements repeat much of character education myth. The truth is that ‘character education’ is wholly unsubstantiated. Nothing in either theory or practice supports it. Research on the subject has yet to turn up one peer-reviewed study demonstrating any scientifically-validated need for character education programs.


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