276: A Classroom Ritual for Peer Affirmations

The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast by Jennifer Gonzalez

Aug 2, 202652:37Education

Character education often gets lip service in schools — we say it matters, but rarely build a real system to make it happen. What if students could regularly practice noticing and naming character strengths like self-eff...

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