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Home: Core Subjects: Education: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Education: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Five Essential Marks of Catholic Schools - Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSBPapal interventions and Roman documents repeatedly emphasize that certain characteristics must be present for a school to be considered authentically Catholic. Read more... Flannery O’Connor on the Banning of Books in High Schools - Andrew EllisonOne of my favorite short essays by Flannery O’Connor is a piece called “Total Effect and the Eighth Grade,” found in the posthumous collection entitled Mystery and Manners. Read more... Foreword to Beauty in the Word - Anthony EsolenI should like to introduce Stratford Caldecott's wonderful and much needed book with an anecdote, followed by a brief survey of the wasteland. Read more... Forgive me, Father, for I have defaulted - Father Raymond J. de SouzaOne of the important public policy shifts of the past generations has been the realization by governments that personal virtue has public consequences. Read more... Fostering an Ethic of Excellence - Ron BergerOnce students see that they are capable of excellence, they are never quite satisfied with less. Read more... Fr. James V. Schall on Political Philosophy - James V. Schall, S.J.James V. Schall, S. J. has had a venerable career in teaching and publishing. He is Professor in the Department of Government at Georgetown University. The Claremont Institute's Ken Masugi interviewed Dr. Schall. Read more... Free to Choose - Milton FriedmanLittle did I know when I published an article in 1955 on "The Role of Government in Education" that it would lead to my becoming an activist for a major reform in the organization of schooling, and indeed that my wife and I would be led to establish a foundation to promote parental choice. Read more... Freedom is not opting out, Pope says - Father Raymond J. de Souza‘It can never be attained by turning from God’ Read more... Freshman Orientation - Professor TheophilusShould believers only attend Christian colleges? Professor Theophilus has some advice about choosing where to go to school. Read more... Gentlemen Don’t Wrestle With Ladies - Mark T. MitchellEdmund Burke lamented that the age of chivalry has passed. Read more... Go Wichita - William J. BennettSave the Catholic schools. Read more... God and man at Loyola - Father Raymond J. de SouzaBizarrely, Quebec is insisting that Catholics declare they are agnostic about Catholicism. Read more... Good Sportsmanship - Donald DeMarcoWe are all aware of the fact that media images and reality do not always coincide. In fact, the image that the media presents to us can be the polar opposite of the reality it replaces. Read more... Good? Bad? or None of the Above? - William DamonIt is an odd mark of our time that the first question people ask about character education is whether public schools should be doing it at all. The question is odd because it invites us to imagine that schooling, which occupies about a third of a child's waking time, somehow could be arranged to play no role in the formation of a child's character. Read more... Guidelines for Sex Education - The Pontifical Council for the FamilyThe Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality, published by the Pontifical Council for the Family, is an extremely important document."Hard-hitting and eloquent and the result of 21 years of study and consultation, it states a powerful case for traditional Christian sexual morality. Read more... Hands Off - Mark EarlyNo-Touch Policies at School. Read more... Harvard Springtime - Bronwen Catherine McSheaThese are exciting times for the Catholic Church in America, as the eventful April weekend at Harvard proved to me and my friends. Young men and women are turning to the ancient wisdom of the Church — even at Harvard University. Read more... Harvard's sorry self-understanding - Father Richard John NeuhausDrew G. Faust is the new president of Harvard University, and on October 12 she delivered her inaugural address. Read more... Helping Beat the High Cost of Education - MAUREEN PIERCE & SUSAN CAHILLMany major companies have recognized the importance and benefits of supporting education. Read more... Helping kids — and adults — take responsibility for their own character - Thomas LickonaTo ensure continual growth in the moral life, we must first know ourselves. We gain this self-knowledge by regularly examining our behavior and reflecting on the kind of person we are and would like to be. Read more... History's marginalized people - Paul KeonenI applaud the people of TRUTH at Boston College who are banding together to put an end to hate and racism. Read more... Holy Cross 'Crusaders' Fight for Catholic Identity - Dana WindCollege of the Holy Cross alumnus Victor Melfa has spent most of his time since January fighting for the Catholic identity of his alma mater. Read more... Home Schooling in Canon Law - Benedict T. NguyenAs a husband and home-schooling father of four by vocation, canon lawyer by profession, and chancellor of a diocese by employment, I feel the need to defend the canonical right of Catholics to home school as an answer to the mistaken notion that home schooling is somehow not a proper option for Catholic parents. Read more... Home-Schoolers: Battling for Freedom - Mike FarrisAs a result of being required to fight for their rights in so many contexts, home-schoolers — both parents and children — have become some of the most active political participants in the nation. Those who have to fight for the freedom of their own families are the most convinced of the need to limit government power. Read more... Homeschooling - James HitchcockBeginning in the 1960’s, there has come to be a growing number of parents who deeply mistrust the established educational systems, public and private, and are thrown back on their own resources. If those who educate their children at home do not have all the answers, they are at least asking the necessary questions. Read more... Pages: [<<] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ... [>>] Further your education with an online MBA degree from an accredited college. Related Categories:Pages Updated On: Sat Apr 27 2013 - 00:34:47
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