Uncategorized – Page 2 – Intellectual Virtues

January 2, 2013 In Uncategorized

“Educating for Intellectual Character,” Voices in Education, the blog of the Harvard Education Publishing Group

"Intellectual virtues aim at knowledge and understanding. And they express themselves in intellectual actions like listening, interpreting, analyzing, reflecting, judging, and evaluating. Therefore, educating for intellectual virtues naturally lends itself to an active and critical engagement with academic content and skills. One needn’t choose between educating for

December 27, 2012 In Uncategorized

Article on “grit and the new character education” in the Harvard Education Letter featuring the Intellectual Virtues and Education Project

"On a recent Monday, students in Jeff Thielman’s advisory at Cristo Rey Boston High School crowded into his crimson-walled office to take a test. These juniors, like their schoolmates, answered questions aimed not at measuring academic skills but at something that has captured educators’ attention

December 10, 2012 In Uncategorized

NPR story on the Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach

The Intellectual Virtues and Education Project involved the implementation of an intellectual virtues educational model in a new charter school in Long Beach, CA. KPCC, a Los Angeles NPR affiliate, recently ran a story on the Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach and the broader

October 25, 2012 In Uncategorized

“Learning as Freedom” in the New York Times

"Who wants to attend school to learn to be 'human capital'? Who aspires for their children to become economic or military resources? Dewey had a different vision. Given the pace of change, it is impossible (he noted in 1897) to know what the world will

October 23, 2012 In Uncategorized

Habits of Mind: Lessons for the Long Term, an article from the Chronicle of Higher Education

Many education experts who seek to define the value of a college degree seize on metrics that can be quantified in the short term. Some look at levels of student engagement, while others calculate gains on standardized tests of critical-thinking skills. Still others have started

September 14, 2011 In Uncategorized

What if the Secret to Success is Failure?

"This is a problem, of course, for all parents, not just affluent ones. It is a central paradox of contemporary parenting, in fact: we have an acute, almost biological impulse to provide for our children, to give them everything they want and need, to protect