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Stephen Waters

Why study character? Because no one should have to wrestle with life's problems without the collective wisdom of the great minds of history in his corner.

Stephen Waters

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Stephen Waters

A keen observer once described living with character as understanding "the way". He divided people into:
  • those who intuitively knew "the way",
  • those who could learn "the way", and
  • those who need fixed rules.

Stephen Waters

Fixed rules are not the wisest way to decide what to do in a complex world. Teaching character helps more people learn "the way" and to understand why it is in their long term best interest to do so.

Stephen Waters

Welcome to "Exploring Character", integrating character education through easily accessible simple wisdoms garnered from history, literature and personal experience.

Stephen Waters

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By the way, the observer we mentioned at the outset was Confucius, writing 2,500 years ago. Character was important then. It's important now. And, if we choose to teach character, civilization may be around for another 2,500 years for it to be important then.