Character & Fortitude

By the end, the learner can

• Consistent enforcement: applies attendance and disciplinary rules equitably across all student populations, resisting pressure to make exceptions based on social relationships or personal bias
• Accountability modeling: acknowledges administrative errors openly to staff or families and takes corrective action without deflecting responsibility
• Ethical hiring practice: conducts staff recruitment and selection using standardized, documented criteria that prioritize student welfare and institutional values over personal familiarity

Session plan

1. 10 minHow these are scoredWhere this shows up: schools and colleges or training settings, working with families, students, teachers or faculty. Conditions to expect: developmental, group-managed, feedback-rich. Entry roles this maps to: Childcare Workers, Nannies, Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary.
   • fulfills legal obligations to report suspected child abuse or neglect promptly and accurately to the appropriate child protective authorities
   From Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare (11-9031.00)
2. 25 minSituationsWork the task on your own first. Support is available, but ask for it out loud so the group hears what got you stuck.
   • Tools in play: Electronic mail software, Computer based training software, Word processing software.
3. 10 minWhere the group splitCompare answers before the debrief. Where the room split is the useful part — the split usually marks a real judgment call rather than a knowledge gap.
   • Where did two people read the same situation differently, and what did each notice?
   • Which answer would survive a supervisor asking "why did you do it that way?"
4. 10 minThe pattern behind the answersClose the loop: what changed between the first attempt and the last, and what would have to be true for character to hold up on a bad day.