{"id":1179,"date":"2022-02-10T19:17:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T19:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisnorton.org\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2022-05-12T15:02:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:02:46","slug":"character-really-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisnorton.org\/blog\/character-really-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"Character Really Counts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m so pumped!!! My documentary film <em>7 Yards<\/em> now has an entire <b><a href=\"https:\/\/charactercounts.org\/character-education-and-sel-lessons-character-counts-and-7-yards-the-chris-norton-story\/\">lesson plan<\/a><\/b> built around it by <b><a href=\"https:\/\/store.charactercounts.org\/shop\/chris-norton\/\">Character Counts<\/a><\/b> to develop character skills!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>I remember as a student going to monthly Character Counts assemblies where speakers would discuss one of the 6 Pillars of character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship. However, if the lesson wasn\u2019t anchored to a compelling story or presented by an entertaining speaker, I can remember my eyes glazing over. You don\u2019t even have to be a kid to tune out a boring session from a presenter or have your mind wandering during some continued education opportunity.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Topics like character are too important to miss out on. It is more valuable than science or math in my opinion. It\u2019s my hope to raise kids with great integrity, morals, and values; not just to have high test scores (which I would love that too). That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to keep learning opportunities as fun and engaging as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>With these new <b><a href=\"https:\/\/charactercounts.org\/character-education-and-sel-lessons-character-counts-and-7-yards-the-chris-norton-story\/\">resources<\/a><\/b> based off my film <em>7 Yards<\/em>, students will now have access to a curriculum that is compelling and advances student character skills. Students will be able to watch the film in class then have the lessons of what helped get me through my toughest times.This guided lesson plan will unpack how I was able to remain resilient, achieve my goals, and overcome my challenges.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Be sure to let teachers, school administrators, and your kid\u2019s school district know about this <b><a href=\"https:\/\/charactercounts.org\/character-education-and-sel-lessons-character-counts-and-7-yards-the-chris-norton-story\/\">resource<\/a><\/b>!<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Best,<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Chris<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019m so pumped!!! 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