“Today when kids get a traffic ticket, their parents are likely to pay the fine for them. What does that teach the kid about consequences and being responsible?” – Sgt. Ron Dutner, Schaumburg Police Department
“We don’t offer a separate, structured program of character education, but we try to integrate it throughout the curriculum wherever we can, such as in the study of literature.” – Margaret Longo, principal, Central Junior High School, Evergreen Park
“An easy dodge for many people from personal responsibility is what I call the medicalization of morality, where the reason for every bad deed is either a medical or a psychological problem. We all suffer from self-esteem problems, but somewhere we must take responsibility for our own actions.” – Christina Hoff Sommers, professor of philosophy, Clark University, Worcester, Mass.
“Recent research has substantiated what Aristotle said. The best way to become a moral person is behave in a moral way.” – Edward A. Wynne, professor of education, University of Illinois at Chicago
