Cultivating Heart and Character: Educating for Life's Most Essential Goals Book

Foreword by Thomas Lickona. Cultivating Heart and Character is a guide for crafting a good life. This comprehensive text furthers the theory and practice of educating for character and emotional intelligence in original and insightful ways. Here are stories, thoughts, and the shared desires of educators, leaders, parents, and students searching for a more integrated education that nourishes the heart as well as the intellect. The natural desire to love and be loved is recognized as a core motivating force in character development. Likewise, the universal desire to live a meaningful life is realized through three common aspirations or life goals. These life goals encompass attaining personal maturity, building and enjoying satisfying and long-lasting relationships, and making a contribution beyond oneself to society. These three life goals become an organizing framework for educating a person in a balanced and holistic manner. Thus, chapters are included on marriage, family, and community as well as school-wide character education. Here you will find a frseh perspective for anyone involved in making a difference in their own lives and in the lives of others.