and more reflective people we are asking for
that same set of qualities that we should, at
our best, demand of ourselves. I am sixty-one
years old, and I still need character education.
Character education is for everyone.
Howard Rodstein
ethos magazine
much from having to reflect on the work that
I am so proud of and that I believe should be
the core of character education in the 21st
century. I am grateful to Michelle Karin for
asking me to help her out. By asking our
students to become more reflective learners
Working Together
Ethos is produced free of charge, twice a year in association with the registered charity Values
Education for Life (Registration Number 1000241). The magazine can be distributed free of
charge because all of the articles and most of the production is provided free of charge and I
would like to sincerely thank all those who have freely contributed their knowledge, expertise
and time to this and previous editions.
Because of increasing distribution costs Ethos will in the future be distributed as an
emagazine, which will allow us to provide blanket coverage to all schools, colleges and
universities in England and Wales for considerably less than we are currently paying for
regional distribution of the magazine.
You may be interested to know that Values Education for Life works with young people who
are experiencing serious difficulties in their lives and are in danger of educational and social
exclusion: over the last twenty years the charity has successfully developed an intervention
programme which has proved to be highly successful in helping most of our youngsters to
succeed and move on in their lives.
But even though we manage to keep our costs to a minimum the charity is always grateful
to receive donations that will help it further develop its work and thereby assist greater
numbers of young people.
If you would like to donate to this worthy cause, or wish to know more about the work
that the charity undertakes, please write or email me at:
David Rowse, Chair, Values Education for Life, c/o Atherstone College, Ratcliffe Road,
Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 1LF or [email protected].
If you wish to make a donation please make cheques payable to Values Education for Life.
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