Teaching Ethics through the Justice Teaching Ethics through the Justice LeagueLeague

Character Education

•What values do students need to be heroes?•How can we connect students to those values?•Where can they be found?

The Core Democratic PrinciplesThe Core Democratic Principles

Individual natural rights

Truth

Civic Virtue

Diversity & Tolerance

Patriotism

Justice

Equality

Truth, Justice and the American Way

Diversity, Equality, Tolerance and Natural Rights

Individual natural rights, Diversity, Tolerance and Equality

Patriotism

Civic Virtue

Which Community of Caring values would each Core Democratic principle uphold?

Which core Which core democratic values democratic values do you stand for?do you stand for?

Rank the Core Democratic Rank the Core Democratic Principles from the most important Principles from the most important

to the least important.to the least important. 11 22 33 44 55 66 77

You are on you way to being a hero!

The top ranked principles are what you stand for.

What is your slogan What is your slogan going to say?going to say?

What is your slogan going

to say?

What will your stylish crime fighting outfit

look like?

Soon the seed…

The boy grows up during British Colonial times when America was like…

There is opposition to every value•Responsibility Irresponsible

•Civic Virtue Selfishness

•Truth Deceit

•Patriotism Anarchy

•Rights Denied

•Tolerance Intolerance

•Justice Cruelty/Injustice

What villains do

students face?

Doctor Chaos

Lefty A. Mess

What is the first step a super hero takes to resolve a

conflict?

Civic DialogueCivic DialogueWhat values must you have in order for civic dialogue to take place?

Core Democratic Core Democratic ValuesValues

Community of Community of CaringCaring

Yes, That’s what I’m saying.