Building Moral Intelligence: The Seven Essential Virtues that Teach Kids to Do the Right Thing

by Michele Borba

Paper Book, 2001

Status

Available

Call number

649.7

Collection

Publication

Jossey-Bass (2001), Edition: 1, 336 pages

Description

Gain a new understanding of moral intelligence, and a step-by-step program for its achievement from bestselling author, Michele Borba. In this indispensable book for parents, Borba has created a new break-through in conceptualizing and teaching virtue, character and values under the auspices of a measurable capacity -- Moral Intelligence. This book confronts the front-page crisis we now face in our country regarding youth violence, alienation, self-destructive behavior, cold-heartedness, lack of compassion, insensitivity, intolerance and the break down of values. The author provides a new way to understand, evaluate and inspire our kids with the seven essential virtues which comprise moral intelligence.

User reviews

LibraryThing member dragonfly78
The book begins with facts to outline the point that single parents and working mothers have caused the decline in morals today. It also says teen pregnancy is caused by the lack of moral reflection. Being someone who got pregnant as a teenager, became a nurse and a very moral and productive member
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of society, I chose not to finish the book.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

336 p.; 7.15 inches

ISBN

0787953571 / 9780787953577
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