by wcepadmin | Feb 13, 2018 | Miscellaneous
America’s Real Digital Divide By NAOMI SCHAEFER RILEY| FEB. 11, 2018 “A group of former Facebook and Google employees last week began a campaign to change the tech companies they had a hand in creating. The initiative, called Truth About Tech, aims to push these...
by Richard R. Pieper, Sr. | Feb 11, 2017 | Academics and Culture, Continuing Education, School culture, environments, performance, Teacher Appreciation
Improve Your School Culture! There’s Still Time to Apply for a Promising Practice Award! Has your school or district implemented a successful Character Education practice? If the answer is yes, we want to recognize you for your hard work! Apply for a 2017 WCEP...
by Richard R. Pieper, Sr. | Jan 18, 2017 | Academics and Culture, Continuing Education, School culture, environments, performance, Teacher Appreciation
Promising Practices Applications are Open Data on School Culture ATTENDANCE: Milwaukee: 89% Average Statewide: 95% Average WI State Schools of Character: 96% Average DROPOUT RATES: Milwaukee: 6% Average Statewide: 1% Average WI State Schools of Character: Less than...
by Richard R. Pieper, Sr. | Dec 3, 2016 | Academics and Culture, Continuing Education, Miscellaneous, School culture, environments, performance, Teacher Appreciation
Character and Culture in Schools How does character development begin? Everyone goes to school so let’s start here. Character costs nothing and requires no capital outlay. For students and teachers of character there is no finger-pointing, no blaming and no excuses....
by Richard R. Pieper, Sr. | Nov 21, 2016 | Academics and Culture, Continuing Education, School culture, environments, performance, Teacher Appreciation
Character in other cultures Might we learn something from other cultures? LISTEN to this discussion on character as a way of living! Learn more about becoming a State School of Character 2017 State School of Character Applications Now Open WCEP IS HERE TO HELP by...
by Richard R. Pieper, Sr. | Oct 10, 2016 | Academics and Culture, Continuing Education, School culture, environments, performance, Teacher Appreciation
State and National School of Character Congratulations Pleasant Prairie Elementary School A Character Education journey that landed this school TWO awards! State AND National School of Character WATCH HOW THEY DID IT! Learn About WI State Schools of Character 2017...
by Richard R. Pieper, Sr. | Sep 12, 2016 | Academics and Culture, Continuing Education, School culture, environments, performance, Teacher Appreciation
Transforming School Culture Meyer Middle School Winner of State and National School of Character Awards Here’s an example of what can happen when you apply and demonstrate Character Education in your curriculum. WATCH and Be Inspired! Learn More about...
by Richard R. Pieper, Sr. | Aug 9, 2016 | Academics and Culture, Continuing Education, School culture, environments, performance, Teacher Appreciation
“To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society” ~~ Theodore Roosevelt “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and think critically. Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of true education. ” ~~ Martin...
by Richard R. Pieper, Sr. | Aug 9, 2016 | Academics and Culture, Continuing Education, School culture, environments, performance, Teacher Appreciation
Educators are really difficult to contact because they are inundated. People are always telling them what to do; they have to learn new forms and new programs. Much of this is totally unreasonable, time consuming and exhausting, taking away valuable time when teachers...
by Richard R. Pieper, Sr. | Jun 25, 2016 | Academics and Culture, Continuing Education, School culture, environments, performance, Teacher Appreciation
A journey of transforming a school’s culture where everyone loves to be. Brown Deer Middle/High School Winner of WI School and National School of Character DOES THIS DESCRIBE THE CULTURE AT YOUR SCHOOL? • Cheating and discipline profoundly reduced • Test scores,...
