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In the early 1800s, life was very hard for poor people living in England, and that s just when Charles Dickens was born. Although his father worked hard, he still couldn't feed his family and pay all of his bills, so he was arrested and sent to prison. Charles was only a young boy when that happened, and he had to go to work in a shoe polish factory to HELP earn money for his mother and his six brothers and sisters. Later, his family inherited some money, so his father w as finally able to pay all of the bills and get out of prison. And Charles was able to go to a good school and get a good education. He knew that education was very important for anyone who did not want to live in poverty.

Charles later became a reporter for several newspapers. He cared a great deal about what happened to people, and he went to work with his writing to HELP make England a better place for children and adults to live. When he was only 21 years old, his very first story was published. Soon, he became the famous author of several books like Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol.

Even though Charles Dickens became successful and wealthy, he never quit caring about people who were treated unfairly because they were poor or because they had a different color of skin. Charles Dickens wrote and spoke out about the rights of everyone to have an education, safe places to work, opportunity to go to the doctor, and better childhoods. Charles Dickens cared, and because of that, he became a HERO.

Dear Parents,

After years of development, trial, and revision, we are so excited to now share with you the most effective version yet of our Proactive Bully Prevention Program that has proven to "change the culture" at hundreds of campuses across America in profound ways. Research has shown the TCN Method™ to be the single most effective school based Violence and Bully Prevention Intervention of its entire genre. We have hundreds of testimonials from educators describing the results they have gotten, and you...

Please visit us at www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to www.TheCharacterNetwork.org to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention.

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Once there was a man who had a dream of a world where every person lived in peace, where everyone was treated fairly and with respect. He helped many people learn about peace and about brotherhood. That man was a real HERO! That man was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.!

When Martin was a young boy, he saw that some people were mean to other people just because their skin was a different color. Some people were not allowed to go to certain places or sit in certain seats. Some children were not allowed to play with others all because they were a different color. Martin could not understand any of this. He didn’t understand why kids couldn’t just be friends.

One day, young Martin went shopping for some new shoes with his father. When they found the pair he liked, Martin and his father sat down in the first empty seats they saw. Of course, he couldn’t wait to try on those brand new shoes when suddenly he heard a very unfriendly voice.

“You and your boy move the seats in the back of the store then I will help you with those shoes!”

Well, just then, Martin’s father took his son’s hand, and they walked right out of the store. Why had that man been so angry with them? What had they done wrong? Martin never forgot what happened in the store that day, and he promised himself and his dad that he would work hard to someday help change the laws, customs, and attitudes that caused some people to treat each other so badly. Over the years, Martin Luther King, Jr. did work hard, and laws, customs, and attitudes that kept people apart did change! But with Martin, it all started when he was just a young boy who made a promise that he always remembered. He worked hard from that point on to help fix something he knew was wrong.

Dear Parents,

After years of development, trial, and revision, we are so excited to now share with you the most effective version yet of our Proactive Bully Prevention Program that has proven to "change the culture" at hundreds of campuses across America in...

Please visit us at www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to www.TheCharacterNetwork.org to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention.

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Sometimes it seems that boys are always hungry, and young Freddy Douglass was hungry but not for food. He was hungry to learn! More than anything, he wanted to learn to read! But, Freddy was a slave, and as a slave it was against the law for him to go to school. He didn’t think that was very fair, but he was a young boy and certainly could not change the law. Still he was determined to find a way to learn. And that’s exactly what he did. You see, Freddy knew that some of the boys who were able to go to school would rather eat than read so he thought of a pretty smart plan. He decided that he would feed their stomachs if they would feed his brain! Everyday he began taking them bread and cookies, and they would teach him what they had learned at school that day.

Soon he became an excellent reader, and he worked hard at learning all that he could. He also learned to write and speak well. As a grown man, Frederick Douglass found a way to become a free man, and he wanted more than anything to see fairness for all people. He also wanted to see that all children would have the opportunity to learn and be well educated. Many people began listening to him as he talked about and wrote about fairness. He spent many hours talking with Abraham Lincoln, and actually helped President Lincoln decide to free all of the slaves. And because of that, he became a very important man. Yes, Freddy Douglass, the young boy who grew up as a slave knew all about fairness. He grew up to be Frederick Douglass the HERO.

Dear Parents,

After years of development, trial, and revision, we are so excited to now share with you the most effective version yet of our Proactive Bully Prevention Program that has proven to "change the culture" at hundreds of campuses across America in profound ways. Research has shown the TCN Method™ to be the single most effective school based Violence and Bully Prevention Intervention of its entire genre. We have hundreds of testimonials from educators describing the results they...