The fact that “character” is now something that needs to be “taught” tells its own story about the modern world. I assume the powers that be feel there is not enough of it; individuals are letting themselves and the country down due to their lack of character or, worse still, bad character.
The rhetoric tells us that our children are not resilient enough, they are not kind enough, they are not creative, collaborative or critical thinkers, they do not persevere, they lack grit.
Could this be true? We are products of the environments we live in – so are our environments not producing character, at least not in the volumes deemed necessary?
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