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Teaching Kids the Importance of Fairness
By Barbara Gruener Part of our Counselor’s Corner series. Click to read other posts in the Counselor’s Corner. Earlier this year, we published a blog post on fairness to help our learners understand the difference between equity and equality. But … Continue reading
Posted in Character Education, Counselor's Corner
Tagged character building, character ed, fairness
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That’s Not Fair! Teaching Kids the Difference Between Fair and Equal
By Barbara Gruener You’ve probably heard cries of, “That’s not fair!” a time or two in the recent past. Let’s face it: Life doesn’t always seem fair, especially to our young people. Once they adjust their thinking, however, and can understand … Continue reading
Posted in Character Education, Early Childhood, Teaching Strategies
Tagged children’s books, fairness, teacher resources
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