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About ChoiceSkills™, Inc.Mission
Hopefully, the following will give you the information you need. But if not, please feel free to contact us. OUR MISSION OUR GOAL OUR PHILOSOPHY “There can be no happiness but in a virtuous and self-approving conduct.” “. . . .as the happiness or real good of man consists in right action and right action cannot be produced without right opinion, it behooves, us above all things in this world to take care that our own opinions of things be according to the nature of things. The foundation of all virtue and happiness is thinking rightly.” “To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” Simply stated, both personal happiness and social well-being are determined by one’s ability to distinguish right from wrong and possessing the virtue to act accordingly. But, to distinguish between right and wrong one must know why something is wrong—what makes it wrong and what injuries are likely to come from doing it. Conversely, one must also know what makes something right, and what advantages come from doing it. In other words, one must have well developed moral reasoning skills to reliably make good choices. Unfortunately moral reasoning is not a natural product of traditional education. Character Based Learning stands alone in its ability to teach principles of right and wrong while teaching math, English, science, history or any other subject students need to know. OUR HISTORY The concept of Character Based Learning grew out of my experience in working with over 150 teachers, and several administrators and parents in Minnesota and Utah to develop lessons for teaching character education and social skills. Early pilots found that while teachers and students very much enjoyed the lessons, and teachers felt they were truly teaching something important to their students, they had difficulty fitting them into their daily schedule. In weighing how to make these lessons more curriculum friendly, I realized that embedded in every field of study are natural opportunities to create character based learning experiences. All that is necessary is the ability to recognize these opportunities and know how to take advantage of them. It also became obvious that moral, mental and emotional development, are inherent elements in learning any body of knowledge. Ignored, the development of any of these qualities is meager, but with proper attention, development is not only significant, but also highly synergistic to learning any useful subject. With this in mind, The Seven C’s of Thinking Clearly evolved under a new paradigm. Rather than treating character education, thinking skills, and reading, for example, as separate and distinct fields of study, they are treated as a unified educational objective. Hence, they no longer are competitive endeavors, but are mutually supportive, all taking place as part of the same learning experience. As a result, several teaching strategies were developed and utilized in The Seven C’s of Thinking Clearly that are not only applicable to the stories and activities contained therein, but may also be utilized in teaching from other curriculum sources used in the classroom. Each lesson in The Seven C's of Thinking Clearly is a mini-tutorial on how to create character based learning experiences while teaching language, art, music, math, science, social studies and other subjects you are responsible for teaching. Mailing Address: ChoiceSkills, Inc. Phone Number: 801-352-7141 Email: customerservice@choiceskills.com
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Hello, my name is George Rogers. I am the founder and President of ChoiceSkills™, Inc. If you are like I am, you like to know something about the people you do business with, and especially you want to be able to contact them if you have a question or problem.