The Moral Genius teaching methodology is through  the use of age appropriate Flash Cards.  We have created these cards in a  format that is familiar to both you and your child, closely resembling  the way your child would learn the sounds of letters, mathematics, or a  foreign language.  We encourage  you to delve deeper into these character traits with your children and  discuss with them how you’ve applied these principles in your own life.  Also,  have your children describe to you how they have seen these principles  at work in experiences they have had or in tv shows or movies they have  seen.  Role play scenarios  depicted in the cards, or try to “catch” your children displaying these  traits and reward them (see enclosed stickers).  Parental involvement, modeling, discussion, and guidance are an indispensable adjuncts to the cards.

Dr. Wilson Teaching

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In the United States the major goals of primary education are achieving basic literacy and math competency among all pupils, as well as establishing foundations in science, higher mathematics, geography, history and other social sciences. The relative priority of various subject areas, and the methods used to teach them, are subject to a great deal of variation among the states.

In recent years there has been a growing awareness at all levels of education that teaching moral and ethical values to children is indispensable. This awareness is in large part driven by research which has shown that the ability to demonstrate such character traits as Empathy, Impulse Control, Self Esteem, Self Motivation, Mood Management, and People Skills are even more important to a child’s future success and happiness than native intelligence.

We at Moral Genius are in complete agreement with that analysis and our basic product line reflects that agreement.  We at MoralGenius™ agree with the research of Dr. Daniel Goleman and others showing that IQ contributes only 20% to the success a person is likely to experience in life.  We have put together a program that aims to help develop the other 80% identified by Dr. Goleman and collectively called Emotional Intelligence.    We base our approach on sets of cards, a format that is likely familiar to children, closely resembling the way they often learn things like the alphabet or numbers.  Also, each of our cards is meant to be an occasion for you the parent to talk with your child about a character trait or value.