Character under attack : & what you can do about it - Sommer, Carl, 1930- (Houston : Advance Pub., 2006)
Acknowledgment -- Why I am writing this book -- My passion -- Strong opposition -- Didacticism -- Information age: Children as determinators -- Philosophical battle -- Fruits of moral relativism -- Mushrooming of criminals -- Censorship -- Smoke screen -- Anticulturalism: Publisher's dilemma-please or perish -- Child-centered education -- Kids, sex, and the internet -- Character education movement: Traditional values taught -- Values clarification -- Autonomous children -- Character education programs examined -- Cultural -- War: Entrenched bureaucracy -- Actions to promote character education: Four keys for successful schools -- Schools making a difference -- Actions by educators: Actions by parents: Men and women of action -- Notes -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Moral education -- United States