BUILDING GOOD CHARACTER
"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it."
Matthew 7:24-27
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As important as academics are, they do not necessarily produce good morals and character in students. A person can learn an abundance of knowledge over their lifetime, but it matters not if they decide to use that knowledge for selfish ambition. The hope and goal of classical education is to mold the mind and character of each student so that he or she will have the desire to use what they have learned toward upholding that which is true and good.
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Charlotte Mason believed the foundation of character development began with the formation of good habits:
"The habits of the child produce the character of the man . . . every day, every hour, the parents (or teacher) are either passively or actively forming those habits in their children upon which, more than anything else, future character and conduct depend."
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Here are some habits that not only Charlotte Mason, but we as well, focus on:
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Decency and Propriety
Cleanliness
Courtesy
Kindess
Manners
Modesty and Purity
Neatness
Order
Regularity
Mental Habits
Attention
Imagining
Meditation
Memorizing
Mental Effort
Observation
Perfect Execution
Reading for Instruction
Remembering
Thinking
Moral Habits
Integrity
Obedience
Personal Initiative
Reverence
Self-Control
Sweet, Even Temper
Truthfulness
Usefulness
At Monarch Meadows, it is our hope to cultivate and establish good habits that will develop and grow into strong character.
Our Student Code of Conduct
1. We listen to, respect, and obey those is positions of authority, whether it be our parents or our teacher.
2. We may appeal respectfully and courteously. We do not arge or negotiate.
3. We put forth our best effort in all we do without complaint, and practice perseverance, especially when something is difficult.
4. We love and repect one another, encouraging each other with both our words and our actions.
5. We put others before ourselves and do not point out another's shortcomings in order to build ourselves up.
6. We tell the truth. Always.
7. When we make mistakes, we take ownership instead of making excuses or blaming others.
8. When we feel angry or frustrated, we don't take our emotions out on others, but rather speak to our teacher about how we are feeling.
9. We treat one another the way we want to be treated, helping each other, even when it is not to our benefit.
10. We show respect to Wozani Farm and Monarch Meadows by cleaning up after ourselves and leaving every place better than we found it.