Character Education Program

I read an article about the Character Education Program that is made to develops student's characters by "teaching lessons such as self respect, integrity, and responsibility." The article talked about "The League" wich is getting this movement up and running. The only problem with the article is it did say what the "Character Education Program" would involve!

The article did talk about how President Bush has already funded $25 million to the Department of Eduation toward this Character Education Program. So far 1.2 million students are in it at 1,700 schools. So it sounds like a big deal, but I have not heard of it until now so it might be a good topic for discussion in class. Here is the article.

http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2007/11/11052007.html

Classroom on wheels

I found this article and thought it would be interesting to talk about. I know some people in class are doing technology in the classroom as their inquiry project. The article is short too but it also stirred some feeling in me. They talk about what kind of purchases are appropriate for federal funding, due to the no child left behind act. Here is the web site... http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/11/07/neil_bushs_education_firm_investigated/4195/

Frustrated and Freaking

I'm sure a lot of us are freaking out right now about the project. I feel overwhelmed with all of my school work. For my inquiry project I was thinking of collaborating with a friend to take the edge off the work load, but now I'm even more confused then before. We were talking about doing how Dance specifically influences English. I think to properly answer that question I would have to do a lot of research and more time for the work. I don't want to start my inquiry project without being confident on the subject I'm tackling. Should I take on a simpler question? If anyone reading this has any ideas I would greatly appreciate it.