{"id":4635,"date":"2025-11-05T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T19:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/lincoln\/?p=4635"},"modified":"2025-11-05T14:39:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T19:39:02","slug":"trait-of-the-month-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/lincoln\/trait-of-the-month-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Trait of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month Lincoln School will focus on the hard character trait-<\/span><b><i>Citizenship<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 Citizenship means more than knowing how the government functions. Good citizenship in practice is understanding, appreciating and doing things that make life better for you and for others. Citizenship is not passive. Citizenship demands participation, involvement and contribution. Good citizens go beyond their own interests, demonstrate a concern for the needs of others and recognize their obligations to make their home, school, neighborhood, country and world the best they can be. Citizenship is a two-way relationship and includes both rights and duties.\u00a0 No one makes a difference without being involved! <\/span><b><i>\u201cCitizenship is the chance to make a difference to the place where you belong.\u201d \u2013 Charles Handy<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month Lincoln School will focus on the hard character trait-Citizenship.\u00a0 Citizenship means more than knowing how the government functions. Good citizenship in practice is understanding, appreciating and doing things that make life better for you and for others. Citizenship is not passive. Citizenship demands participation, involvement and contribution. 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