To the Editor:

The article “Stafford Students Strive to Set ‘Gold Standard'” (12/17) was interesting yet very disappointing for many reasons.

The first reason is because I view the topic of trying to build or improve character in the classroom as the application of band-aid solutions to wounds in desperate need of stitches. The second is because it appears very obvious to me, one who is certainly not trained in teaching civics or any other subject, that perhaps a more important and valuable direction to take…

January 7, 2015