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Character education emphasizes learning processes that help children practice ideals such as justice, responsibility, and perseverance, linking social-emotional growth to improved classroom performance. 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Today’s primary students are developing character traits and personal beliefs that will inform their emerging identities as they develop their 21st century skills including critical thinking, communication, and collaboration (Wantanabe- Crockett, 2016) . Memorizing facts, formulas, and procedures are typical classroom experiences that help students as they mature. However, to be productive members of society, primary classrooms are striving to support students beyond basic academic curriculum. While character education programs may not be as universally utilized in primary classrooms, advocates of character education programs implore educators to rethink the daily experiences provided in their classrooms. They remind us that, “The goal of education is not acquiring knowledge alone but developing the dispositions to seek and use knowledge in effective and ethical ways”(Shields, 2011, p. 49) . Teachers cannot make students’ decisions for them, but providing them solid academic skills paired with character traits may build on their personal emotional and social skills to better prepare them for becoming positive and productive members of society (Elias, 2009) .  \nMeeting Children Needs with Character Education  \nThe ability to act with respect and to work well with others may come somewhat naturally for some young children, while others may benefit from more direct exposure to character education programs. Although character education programs may vary slightly, the core focus of character education programs is on the learning process that helps children learn about, develop, and practice ideals such as respect, justice, citizenship, and responsibility (U. S. Department of Education, 2005) . Academic learning and performance are linked to character education programs because the “very nature of school-based learning is relational”(Elias, 2009, p. 838) . If students are learning how to better communicate, handle their emotions, and persevere with character education programs then it makes sense that they would improve other aspects in the classroom such as academics. For example, when the in-and after-school program, CARE (Character and Resilience Education) Now, was implemented and assessed after two years, the whole school’s math percentages of A’s rose from 15% to 22%, and the math percentages of E’s dropped from 10 % to 1%(Hill et al. , 2015) . This supports the fact that while children were learning traits such as honesty, trustworthiness, and rule following, they transferred those skills into daily interactions with peers, which may have positively impacted their learning environment to facilitate better academic learning.  \nReducing negative behaviors may be another positive impact of character education programs. In a safe and positive classroom, the teacher facilitates learning experiences that encourage all students to participate. Students who have externalizing behaviors, such as aggression, and internalizing behaviors such as withdrawal, are more at risk for academic failure (Griggs et al., 2016) . By teaching and modeling the character strengths of hope, leadership, perseverance, honesty, and compassion teachers can create an atmosphere conducive to learning for all students. By explicitly teaching concepts such as hope and leadership some students reported feeling less anxious, while the explicit teaching of character strengths of persistence, honesty, and compassion are taught, resulted in fewer external behaviors such as aggression (Betzatel & Shechtman, 2017; Nansook, 2009) .  \nCharacter Education Programs and Classroom Climate  \nClassroom climate, in general terms, includes the atmosphere of the learning environment in which children acquire (or fail to acquire) knowledge, ","cbCaifQVqRBqzKXn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifQVqRBqzKXn","pdf",163309,"English","# Introduction\n# Meeting Children Needs with Character Education\n# Reducing Negative Behaviors\n# Character Education Programs and Classroom Climate\n## Bullying and Its Consequences\n## Positive Action and Classroom Outcomes","[{\"question\":\"Why do primary classrooms need character education beyond academics?\",\"answer\":\"Primary classrooms aim to develop well-rounded students by building dispositions and character traits that guide how children use knowledge ethically. 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