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legally from therapy. >> where he points the finger of blame. >> the most extreme republicans continue to gimp demagogue this issue. theres only one choice. shannon: then,. >> i never thought we would get happier. shannon: republicans break the deadlock over selecting the speaker of the house. we will discuss the drawn out standoff could mean for governing and the congress were to be redrawn by republican jim jordan, the incoming chair of the house judiciary committee. a democrat ro kh...

legally from therapy. >> where he points the finger of blame. >> the most extreme republicans continue to gimp demagogue this issue. theres only one choice. shannon: then,. >> i never thought we would get happier. shannon: republicans break the deadlock over selecting the speaker of the house. we will discuss the drawn out standoff could mean for governing and the congress were to be redrawn by republican jim jordan, the incoming chair of the house judiciary committee. a democrat ro kh...

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Set out them days ago to discuss teaching character in a world that is changed a whole lot since 1993. >> so it 30 years out from the book of virtues, compassion, loyalty, self-discipline, how are we doing 30 years later? >> well, i think we still need them. these are the virtues. you can make the argument we need them even more. the temptation now is even stronger amongst some parents, grandparents to say this as a whole new world, i do not know how to do this. but we cant do that, we cannot su...

Set out them days ago to discuss teaching character in a world that is changed a whole lot since 1993. >> so it 30 years out from the book of virtues, compassion, loyalty, self-discipline, how are we doing 30 years later? >> well, i think we still need them. these are the virtues. you can make the argument we need them even more. the temptation now is even stronger amongst some parents, grandparents to say this as a whole new world, i do not know how to do this. but we cant do that, we cannot su...

Dear to his heart. he is here with atlanta with this new virtual reality game. its called character playbook. its really about teaching character tore these kids. what did you see in this program, demario, that was so important to you to get involved? >> well, when you think about the times that were in, its important to be able to make a good decision when you are faced with some type of adversity or facing a conflict. thats what this program is designed to do, to teach, argue, how to make good...

We dont get that respect but we do it the right way. whats happening in college athletics which is terrible -- and you see this with hall of fame voting -- its turning from a game about teaching character, about values to win at any cost, and thats wrong for america. and so im proud of stanford the standard theyre setting and that theyre winning with that philosophy is incredible. >> it really is. notre dame also, youve got to tip your hat to notre dame, a great school, a great academic traditio...

Kuk seed" paul tough confronts the issues at the heart of todays debate. he joins me from education nation. great to see you again. lets start with what we learned today that national s.a.t. reading scores for the class of 2012 have declined to a 40-year low. what is your diagnosis of the problem and how can your approach to teaching character -- character has a different definition in your analysis -- how might that help in this crisis? >> i think those s.a.t. scores are a big deal and its impo...

How to fail. i think thats kind of counterintuitive with us both with our kids and teachers and schools. but when schools dont give kids opportunity to learn how to fail productively, i think they deny them the opportunity to learn these character strengths. >> lets talk about where this is being applied, kip and riverdale, some of the examples here in the city? >>. >> yeah. there are these two schools in new york city that are collaborating on a new approach to teaching character. infinity is a...

Protect and enforce civil rights during the 1960s. then, the president honored juliette gordon low, founder of the girl scouts who died in 1927 at age 66. >> juliette gordon low was not exactly typical. she recognized early on that in order to keep up with the changing times, women would have to be prepare pepd almost a century later girls have gained confidence and skills through the organization she founded. >> fitting tribute. teaching character and ethics. i hope the republicans werent watch...