In conjunction with their unit of study on Yaakov and Esav, students grapple with ethical integrity responding to the Jim Joseph Honesty Survey and comparing their results with parents and teachers. Interestingly, they learned of gender and age differences as well as the strong correlation between character education in a school setting with decreased lying and cheating on exams among middle and high schoolers. Finally, they were challenged to what would you do in the scenario of finding $98,000 in a desk purchased from Craig's list!
Watch their honesty circle discussion video:
Take the honesty survey yourself/check out the question on whether or not you were honest while taking the survey! It seems as if we delude ourselves as much as we do others.