As parents and teachers, we need to reclaim our traditional role as influencers of our children – not by shouting louder than the influencers our children discover online, but by stressing ideas that are more important than fancy shoes and snappy TikTok tunes. We need to emphasize traits that everyone agrees children will honor.  We need to convince our children that the people who are most important to them have a better understanding of what it takes to be successful in life.

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Coming Next Week: Stories from the Classroom: Mark

John Zurn began his educational career teaching fourth graders and other aged children in K through 8th grade independent school settings.   He went on to serve as Head of School for three independent schools over a 28 year period.  John has written a book on a comprehensive school-wide character education program, “Traits for Success”.  He is currently working on a book directed towards teaching “Traits for Success” to students in grades 4 through 8.

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