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There are still a few weeks left before summer, depending on your school district, but as you begin your usual end-of-year routines, take a few minutes to note trends. You’ve noticed the positive character in your classroom for months now. Probably you’ve awareded 100s of Responsiblity marks to students who returned papers on time. Maybe there [...]

I’ve heard many new users say of Honorable Character that it is hard to implement the program consistently. Or, conversely from a principal, “The program is working well in the classrooms where it is being used regularly. The teachers who are not consistent with Honorable Character are struggling.” This is true of any solution to [...]

We received a question once from an HC user who wasn’t sure how to navigate the waters of disciplining students on the same day as rewarding them for good behavior. What happens if you tell a child that they were so respectful and they go and put an R and 10 minutes later they hit [...]

1. Be Prepared. “When you leave for the day, pretend like you aren’t coming back tomorrow.”  Mrs. B learned this rule when she first began teaching and promised me that it works. As the Elementary Lead teacher, Mrs. B challenges others to apply the same principle. On a daily basis, they erase their board and rewrite [...]