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Monthly Archives: March 2013
The Renewal of Catholic Schools: Spiritual Flourishing
As Andrew Seeley points out in his post Spiritual Poverty commenting on the words of Pope Francis, loneliness and emptiness afflicts many in Western culture. For many, this spiritual poverty begins at a young age – while in school. Public … Continue reading
The Morphology Dojo of Andrew Hoyt
Morphology is the study of morphemes, which are units of meaning. For example, the letter unit “tri” is not a word, yet it has meaning. It signifies three. When connected to one or more morphemes in a word, those morphemes … Continue reading
On Self-esteem and a Growth Mindset
In their article, How Middle School Failures Lead to Medical School Success, in today’s The Atlantic, Jessica and Tim Lahey bring together two topics that I want to write much more about in future blogs. They provide real life examples as … Continue reading
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Tagged Carol Dweck, growth mindset, mindset, Paul Vitz, persistence, Self esteem, success
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The Lost Art of Discipline
See my article The Lost Art of Discipline at the blog When I Discovered Your Words.
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Tagged discipline, disciplined mind, self-discipline, virute
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Encouraging the Recovery of Authentic Catholic Educational Philosophy
A couple years ago I began blogging about Catholic education, but my effort did not last long. With renewed energy and desire I have decided to begin again. There is, I believe, a real need for Catholic schools to connect … Continue reading
