Handbook for teachers in Human Values Education by Dr. Ron and Suwanti Farmer. Quotes VI

-Values education is a process of learning about the ideals that a society deems important. While this learning can take a number of forms, the underlying aim is for students not only to understand the Values, but also to reflect them in their attitudes and behavior, and contribute to society through good citizenship and ethical practice.
-Human Values within us will not shine forth unless certain conditions are met.
-How to create the ideal conditions for the development of both virtuous behavior and academic excellence... (It is the key)
-Character education is defined as intentional strategies within schools to foster children's capacities and motivations to act as moral agents, i.e., to do good in the world. Terence Lovat.
-Students need performance character (initiative, self-discipline, perseverance, teamwork, etc.) to do their best work and moral character (respect, fairness, kindness, honesty) to build the relationships that make for a positive learning environment.
-When Human Values are taught with the understanding that they already lie within every child in full measure, there is both a wish to remind the students of their true nature.
-Students who are clever academically yet lack the higher moral standards will never be an asset to society if they only know how to use their cleverness for their own benefit at the expense of the whole.
-We look always for the diamond.
-We are beginning to come out of a period when children were given free rein to develop their character as suits their whim, without any clear moral guidelines apart from the generally low ones displayed in movies, advertising and computer games.
-Creating a culture of caring, respect and responsibility in schools has positive outcomes for both students and teachers alike, and for the community in which they live.
-Human Values Education involves self-sacrifice of a special kind to become who they are rightly meant to be. It is our duty, our sacred task, to show by our example how this is to be done. If we can find our own gold, the students will follow, for it is the natural inclination of all human beings to become the best they can be, to be truly happy, peaceful, loving, self-reliant, resilient, accomplished and kind.