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How Some U.S. Schools Are Teaching Kindness Classes: 'Just Makes Me Want to Be a Better Person'
Red Wing, Minnesota — The U.S. spends hundreds of billions every year teaching children how to read, write and calculate. But what about kindness? Why isn't that a subject in school? Well, in some places, it is.
TL;DR
- Kindness 101 is a program that uses CBS News stories and lesson plans from "Character Counts!" to teach kindness and character.
- The program provides free curricular resources for educators.
- Over 100,000 teachers have utilized Kindness 101, reaching millions of children worldwide.
- Neil Lahammer, a third-grade teacher, was named the first Kindness 101 National Teacher of the Year.
- Lahammer's students participate in a Kindness Club, giving up recess for activities like food and glove drives.
- The lessons are accessible online at Kindess101.com.