Communication with children is an important issue, it is not only saying words or lecturing the way children learn, they learn from our example, from the way we talk to them, from the way we behave towards them, being accurate on how we act and what we say is the most powerful tool for teaching ethics and values.

I absolutely agree that we have to be living examples of thoughtful values and ethics, but I think, sometimes it is harder to teach how one ethical decision or value can be generalized to multiple contexts. So, if our students learn to share their lunch with a fellow student who didn't bring a lunch, will they feel equally compelled to volunteer at a soup kitchen or help with a canned food drive for the homeless? The values are really similar, but the decisions might feel different when kids haven't seen others do it or they haven't been prompted to really think about it. For this reason, the GoodWork team is working on compiling a list of K-6 books that can introduce these kinds of conversations and get kids thinking more about engagement in their work, setting goals, working in their communities, considering other people's perspectives, and more. So hopefully, the great examples that students' families and teachers represent can lead to more and more ideas of what good work can mean to kids. I hope teachers participating in these forums will be interested in these books.