The teachers’ instructions, demands, method of interacting with the scholars, and own conformity to the regulations of the classroom and school set up an ethos of habits—a way of conducting oneself inside that institution. From the ethos come the requisite virtues—honesty, cooperation, civility, respect, and so on. The second group doesn’t see democratic participation as the middle, however instead sees democratic participation as one aspect of general character education. Central to the mission of our public colleges, on this view, is the establishing of character traits essential both to particular person conduct (being a good individual) and to a thriving …