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  • What is the value of a gift given? Is it just the dollar amount on the price tag or are some gifts worth much more? Let me tell you about a gift that was not worth much monetarily, but which made a wealthy woman richer than she could have imagined....
    Story | October 29, 2014 | For High School | From Virtue Ethics
    Tagged as: Class, Generosity, Humility, Poverty, Wealth
  • Once there was a farmer. He was very old and ill and knew he would soon die. He had lived a good life and his only regret was that his three children fought all the time. None of them seemed interested in taking care of the large farm the old man had established. They were rather lazy....
    Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating Home
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Earth-Centered, Fathers, Interdependence, Nature, Wealth, Work
  • Hannah Salwen looked left. She saw a man who was homeless, sitting on a fence. She looked right, at the Mercedes beside them at the intersection. "Dad," she said, "if that man"—she pointed to the Mercedes—"had a less nice car, that man there" —she pointed to the man who was homeless—"could...
    Story | March 15, 2012 | For High School | From Virtue Ethics
    Tagged as: Class, Family, Generosity, Privilege, Sacrifice, Wealth
  • Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Post several sheets of blank newsprint. Review Leader Resource 1, Class Identity Descriptions, which offers language and definitions about socio-economic class that may help you facilitate...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and Mirrors
    Tagged as: Identity, Poverty, Power, Wealth