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Michele Borba
Moral IQ
By Gord Dueck, Judith Hinton, and Lorna McLarty
Character Education
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Includes various approaches to educating
“citizens”
Religious Education
Increasing interest from 1960s to present
Many failed programs
Moral Intelligence
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Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
Idea of moral intelligence a later addition
to the theory
Can refer to different concepts
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Making “right” decisions
Being ethical
Religious
Being a Citizen
Logical
Michele Borba
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Doctorate in Educational Psychology and
Counseling; University of San Francisco
Masters in Learning Disabilities; Santa
Clara University
Appearances
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Dr. Phil
The View
The Tyra Banks Show
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Michele Borba
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Motherly
“12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know”
“Parents Do Make a Difference”
“Esteem Builders” Program
“Building Moral Intelligence”
“Character Builders”
Top 10 Reasons To Build A
Student’s Moral IQ
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Nurtures Good Character
Teaches how to think and act right
Moral IQ is not guaranteed
Protects against toxicity
Teaches critical life skills
Creates good citizens
Counters Temptations
Prevents violence and cruelty
Inspires good behavior
Shapes moral destinies
Reacting to Misbehavour
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Respond
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Review
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Reflect
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Make Right
Seven Virtues of Goodness
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Empathy
Conscience
Self-control
Respect
Kindness
Tolerance
Fairness
Manners
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Essential polite words
Meeting and greeting others
Conversation manners
Sports manners
Anywhere and anytime
Critical Friend
“It’s not enough in today’s challenging world to
just love our kids. We must give them the tools
to be prepared to cope with life’s challenges in a
caring and humane way. It’s our job to give
them the direction they need to avoid negative
influences, and become successful, caring
human beings. We all need to work together…
educators, moms, dads, caretakers,
communities… we all have a stake in helping our
kids create a better world…as a mom of three,
I’ve been there.” - Dr. Michele Borba
Critical Friend
There are No Guarantees!
We can teach all of her fine ideas, but there
are no guarantees that they will work.
School vs Parental Roles
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Where does the parental responsibilities
end and why is it now the role of the
school to teach morals?
What boundaries are there when teaching
moral education?
Are we crossing a line when we teach
these ideas?
Cultural Differences
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Our western beliefs are not necessarily the
beliefs of others from all over the world.
Students from war-torn countries have
experiences unimaginable atrocities. How
can we attempt to teach morality to these
students in just 5 hours a day?
Isolation vs Context
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Concepts often taught in isolation without
context.
When children are taught concepts
without any meaning to attach them to,
they will not be able to attach it to known
context.
Developmental Readiness
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Borba states that Moral Education can be
taught at any stage of a child’s life.
There is a fine line between guilt and
empathy.
Sensitive children are, at times, burdened
by trying to do the right thing.
Teenage Rebellion
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The interaction between peers and their
influence on an individual.
Will lessons learned earlier by parents
and/or teachers stand up?
Discussion Questions
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How many of your schools/divisions
require moral education of some sort to be
incorporated into the curriculum?
How does your school/division prepare
you to teach this area?
How do schools reach commonality in how
to model and the words to use?
More Discussion Questions
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How do schools change the program
so that it is not repetitive each year
(so that students do not tune out)?
How does your school address
morality with students as they get
older when the influence of peers
becomes more important?
Final Question
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well does moral
education work with
students with behavioural
challenges?