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Home: Core Subjects: Education: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Education: LINKS_PAGEArticles:The Gentleman’s “A” - David N. Figlio & Maurice E. LucasNew evidence that tough-grading teachers elicit better student performance. Read more... The Gift of Fear - Douglas McManamanTo sweeten the harder points of the Gospel might appear more positive and inviting, but such theology is dangerous and negligent. Read more... The Great Philosopher Who Became Catholic - Deal HudsonEight years ago today, a famous American philosopher died who had lived as a Catholic the last year of his life. Read more... The Greats Make a Comeback - George WeigelAlthough my high school years coincided with the Age of Aquarius, I was spared the kind of reading lists that now imagine Dan (DaVinci Code) Brown to be a serious writer, or that ignore the great twentieth-century authors whose fiction reflects the Catholic sacramental imagination: Graham Greene, Flannery O’Connor, Walker Percy, and Evelyn Waugh, to name just the all-stars. Read more... The happiness in their hearts - Barbara KayOne of the greatest challenges of being a parent is figuring out what and how to teach your child about religion. Here Barbara Kay extols the virtues of children thinking about God. Read more... The High Cost of Coddling - Caitlin FlanaganWilliam Dean Howells observed that at the theater Americans want a tragedy with a happy ending. But in life we are made of sterner stuff and demand from tragedy only this: a lesson. Read more... The Holy See’s Teaching On Catholic Schools - Archbishop J. Michael Miller, C.S.BThe Holy See, through its documents and interventions, whether of the Pope or of other Vatican offices, sees in Catholic schools an enormous heritage and an indispensable instrument in carrying out the Church's mission in the third Christian millennium. Ensuring their genuinely Catholic identity is the Church's greatest challenge. Read more... The Idea of a University - Michael NovakFollowing is the text of Michael Novak's commencement address at Ave Maria College in Ann Arbor, Michigan, delivered on May 3, 2003. Read more... The Idea of a University - Roger ScrutonThe great virtue of American society is that individual citizens have the scope, the freedom, and the habits of association that enable them to pursue their own objectives, regardless of the established institutions. Read more... The importance of religion - Donald DeMarcoC. S. Lewis, the most widely read apologist for Christianity of the 20th Century, brought attention to its power of drawing people away from merely gossiping about God. Read more... The Importance of the Classics - LOUISE COWANThe great books speak to us of honor and love and sacrifice; but they do not always speak in familiar phrases. They do not tell us what we already know. Transcending current opinion and fad, through symbol and metaphor they reveal a clear and uncluttered access to the realities that determine our lives. Read more... The Key to Self-Esteem - J. Fraser FieldI’d like to pass on a few additional reflections about self-esteem and the self-esteem movement. Read more... The Language Police - Diane Ravitch"Adam and Eve"? Replace with "Eve and Adam." "Little person"? Replace with "person of small stature." "Slave"? Replace with "enslaved person." Herewith, an abridgment of bias guidelines issued by major educational publishers and state agencies. Read more... The Late, Great St. Ignatius Institute - Tom HoopesFor those who graduated from the St. Ignatius Institute, the most important thing that needs to be said is that it was, in many ways, exactly what Catholic higher education should be. It was truly alma mater — a “nurturing mother” — to scores of students like me. It trained our minds, our hearts and our wills, and it literally changed us forever. Read more... The Law and the Constitution - James HitchcockA loose, but comfortable, working relationship between religion and the public order was accepted by almost everybody until at least World War II. Read more... The lessons of bullying - David WarrenAs Facebook and other "social media" have reminded us, there are many ways to bully, and technology is improving them every day. Read more... The Liberal Arts and Sexual Morality - Peter KreeftAre the liberal arts and sexual morality connected? There is strong evidence that they are, for if we graph their development over the last half-century, we will see an almost identical curve of accelerating decline. Although this proves nothing, it certainly suggests something worth exploring more deeply. Read more... The Limits of Tolerance - Tim DrakeWhen the president of a Catholic university, Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., refused to allow a pro-abortion speaker to appear on campus, he touched off a lively debate about the nature of academic freedom and the implications of a school’s Catholic identity. Read more... The Lord loves a good game - Deacon Douglas McManamanI don’t know how many of you saw the hockey game between the U.S and Finland, but I watched about 4 seconds of it. That’s how long it took for me to see the score after the first period: 6–0. Read more... The Lost Tools of Learning - Dorothy L. SayersI am not here to consider the feelings of academic bodies: I am concerned only with the proper training of the mind to encounter and deal with the formidable mass of undigested problems presented to it by the modern world. Read more... The Lost Tools of Learning - Dorothy Sayers"The Lost Tools of Learning" by Dorothy Sayers has been used by many schools as a basis for the classical education movement. It is, in addition, a remarkable meditation on the educational project. Read more... The Mandatum Debuts - Brian McGuireWhat will the new mandatum mean for America's Catholic universities? Read more... The Mission for Youth and for All: Making God Present in Society - Pope Benedict XVIOn Thursday evening, 6 April, Pope Benedict XVI met with young people from Rome and the Lazio Region in St. Peter's Square, in preparation for the 21st World Youth Day that was celebrated on Palm Sunday, 9 April. "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path" (Ps 119[118]:105) was the theme chosen by the Holy Father for this event. Read more... The Nature of Our Minds - FULTON J. SHEENEvery human being at his birth has everything to learn. Read more... The Neutrality Principle - James E. RyanThe law regarding vouchers is in the midst of fundamental change. About a year ago, no one knew whether voucher programs could include private religious schools without running afoul of the First Amendment’s establishment clause. Today, after the Supreme Court’s 2002 decision in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, not only is it clear that voucher programs may include private religious schools, but it is quite possible that they must. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 [>>] Further your education with an online MBA degree from an accredited college. Related Categories:Pages Updated On: Sat Feb 04 2012 - 16:09:39
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