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The high school textbooks come on the foundation of building character from a much younger age. Youth aged fourteen to eighteen years of age look at the world in a much more complex manner than they did in their younger years.
The complexity of their developmental tasks can make these years challenging, particularly in today’s socially toxic environment. The character education series includes character-based sexuality education which allows for youth to explore and discover the premises for healthy relationships with the opposite sex. The textbooks present stories and situations with themes of the development of virtues such as mutual respect, taking responsibility, developing empathy and compassion, and learning how to be productive citizens. Themes of leadership, communication and relationship skills, and preparing for life in society beyond high school are also explored.
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Developing My Character features direct teachings on such topics as choosing what kind of person to become, what constitutes happiness, masculinity and femininity, the importance of relating well to others, finding purpose, resisting peer pressure, the relationship between freedom and responsibility, the existence of the conscience, and the importance of honesty and self-control. |
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As future leaders of their own families and the current leaders of their own lives, students need to develop leadership skills. The book Developing Leadership Skills emphasizes taking responsibility by making good decisions, taking the lead in understanding others and developing relationship skills, being community-minded, being responsible in romantic and sexual relationships, coping with adversity and diversity, handling money, and being responsible for the environment. |
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Building Successful Relationships runs the gamut of relationships from the adolescent’s relationship with him- or herself (through self-respect and a sense of value) to his or her relationships in the family, including preparation for a future family. Topics such as respect for others, true love as opposed to infatuation and lust, getting along with seniors and juniors, communication skills, relationships with parents, conflict resolution, sexual integrity, and coping with broken relationships are all topics covered in this fascinating journey into the psyche of the maturing adolescent. |
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Imagining life after school and preparing for it is the theme of Book 12, Preparing for Life in Society. The book covers such topics as emotions and self-control, self-image and self-esteem, human nature, change, searching for meaning, finding happiness, developing the virtues of commitment and loyalty, understanding group belonging, choosing a moral code by which to live, altruism, the relationship of the individual to the family and society, dealing with adversity, making a difference through service, and fashioning a life one can look back upon proudly are all topics covered in this important book. |
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