Character, Leadership & SEL Solutions for Secondary Schools

I have used this curriculum for the past 2 years and it has been very rewarding to watch my students grow in their decision-making skills and leadership roles. They hold each other accountable and have learned to care about the little things that make leaders effective: firm hand shakes, looking others in the eyes, being attentive listeners, and accepting responsibility for their actions. This curriculum not only teaches leadership and character traits, but life skills that will benefit them long after high school.

Schools are so focused today on standardized testing that the development of the entire person gets lost in the shuffle. We are falling short as a society not because of what we know or don’t know, but rather in our actions and behaviors. This material is helping us as educators to do our job correctly by setting the foundation for who they will be as people – husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, employees, and so on.  The impact of this curriculum on our student body has been priceless and is helping them to make today count.

The class went very well— it ended up only being a 9 week class– the kids enjoyed the lessons and particularly enjoyed the readings— which was very surprising to me!! The curriculum is great!!!

Dr. Hoedel has begun to address one of the most serious problems of our time — The American male is failing miserably in their traditional and crucial role as family members and responsible members of society. Because of this problem that debilitates our families, our work force, and our schools; we are dealing with a generation of males raised by women. If we do not stop accepting this problem as a natural fact of life, we are doomed to live in a society of males that feel no responsibility for anything.

We are having lots of meaningful conversations and the kids love the movie excerpts.  Those are a great opportunity to transfer ideas and messages to our “real world” lives. Thanks for your continued support and encouragement!

As District Manager of the Professional Opportunities Program for Students, Inc., I am most proud of the investment into the Character Development and Leadership curriculum. The structure of the session allows for more open communication with my students. This viable tool is a win-win for any youth program.

BTW — I love the class and the freshmen are responding very favorably. Thanks again!

Our writing scores continue to rise, in large part because of your program.

Your program has been a tremendous blessing to the public schools that we are working with in the Dominican Republic.

With this book Joe Hoedel continues his mission to reinvigorate character in today’s youth. This is an excellent follow up to his Character Education and Leadership course. An interesting read that captures the essence of Character with role models our youth can identify with and emulate.