Cowboy Ethics

A few weeks ago, our class had a guest speaker. Our speaker came into our classroom at IUSB to speak to us students about something he created called Cowboy Ethics and how useful it can be in schools. This program approaches students by teaching them about how cowboys live, giving them a picture into their daily lives. This goes so much farther than the day-to-day duties of cowboys. This program focuses on instilling in students the underlying ethics that cowboys hold! Through the interesting videos shown, the interesting lessons, and exciting activities, students are ultimately shown what it means to stand for something bold and good. Something they may have never been taught growing up. This program teaches them that ethics take hard work, put in on a daily basis. While this program is available to all schools, it primarily works in inner city schools. And if I find myself eventually teaching at an intercity school, this is something I will undoubtedly be taking advantage of!

Here is a teacher's blog on her viewpoint on cowboy ethics:
http://a-teachers-view.blogspot.com/2011/09/cowboy-ethics-and-character-education.html

Following are some pictures of an activity we did as a class: