Character Education and CurriculumSometimes the answer to a difficult question lies directly in front of us. The intrinsic value of teaching character education should never be a question of what, but rather how to integrate curriculum with curriculum to help students manage themselves with a degree of respect and d equity we need every day. Looking at the front wall of the ELL classroom today, I could see the student agreement created on August 6, 2013. The agreement is completely student centered and expressed. The teacher is just a manager of voices and questions to help students think about the answers. Each part of the agreement must be a possible statement, which takes the words “don’t” out of the equation (Twining, Michelle 2013). Repeating the words “I can” helps ELLs connect to the phrase and vocabulary. Agreement and virtues The agreement begins with a declaration and the important words that evoke the virtues of a democracy follow. This agreement is written concurrently with Social and Government Studies at levels that all students will understand. All students in grades K-6 must participate...