WEB RESOURCES on POLITICAL
CYNICISM AND CITIZENSHIP
Visit the following web sites for more information
on how to connect your students to public life. Some of these sites
provide information while others outline opportunities for getting students
connected to their communities. Unless otherwise noticed, all quoted
material is taken directly from the listed web sites.
America's Promise: Alliance for Youth
America's Promise was run by Colin Powell
before he became the Secretary of State. This site can link students
to volunteer opportunities in their community. The mission of America's
Promise is to mobilize Americans to build the character and competence
of the nation's youth.
At http://www.americaspromise.org/
Character Education Partnership (CEP)
The CEP is a coalition of organizations
and individuals working together to develop moral character and civic
qualities in the nation's youth to create a more compassionate and responsible
society. The members of this partnership believe in the implementation
of character education throughout the learning process.
At http://www.character.org/
Activism 2000 Project
The goal of this web site is to encourage
the participation of the young in local public matters. The site provides
advice for and models of civic participation by the young. As the program
members claim, Activism 2000 project seeks to prove that MINORS can
play a MAJOR ROLE. There is also information for parents, mentors, teachers,
principals, policy-makers and all those interested in collaborating
with youth in order to achieve positive community change.
At http://www.youthactivism.com/
Character Counts
Character Counts is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian
coalition of schools, communities and nonprofit organizations working
to advance character education by teaching the Six Pillars of Character:
trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.
At http://www.charactercounts.org/
