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Six Things to Remember

They call their list "The Six Pillars of Character." Their motto is "Character Counts." We all knew that. The six pillars that Matt printed on the poster were Respect, Caring, Trustworthiness, Fairness, Responsibility and Citizenship.

The class then expanded on each of the pillars. Under "Respect" they decided to treat others with fairness. They added they would always use the Golden Rule. Someone proposed that they should be tolerant of differences. Another child added they should use good manners and should never use bad language. Then the class got real high and mighty and decided to be considerate of others' feelings. They vowed they would not threaten, hit or hurt anyone. Finally, they agreed to deal peacefully with anger, insults and disagreements.