by David B. Wangaard, Ed.D.

Make a good choice! How many times does a student hear this exhortation? With all the factors that influence choices, students find it difficult to explain how they prioritize options to make a good decision. The activities and skills taught through application of The Golden Compass provide a compass needle that always points to alternatives in support of good decisions. Following the basic skill development, The Golden Compass presents 56 dilemmas to help students practice character-based decision making. The dilemmas are circumstances that are relevant to the life of middle school and high-school students while at school, home or in the community. There is often more than one good option to solve life's dilemmas. The Golden Compass provides activities to help students practice reasoning skills while validating the importance of positive character to guide decisions. The activities and process provided in The Golden Compass are suggested for use in homeroom settings, class meetings, advisory/advisee periods, health-education classes, discipline plans and language arts and social studies classes that evaluate the decision of characters in literature or history. With the publication of The Golden Compass it is clear that one good choice is to buy this book.  

Item 100, Softcover, 8-1/2 x 11, 98 pages, GR 4-9