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The Wisdom Deficit in Schools - The Atlantic - 4 views

  • I get it: My job is to teach communication, not values, and maybe that’s reasonable. After all, I’m not sure I would want my daughter gaining her wisdom from a randomly selected high-school teacher just because he passed a few writing and literature courses at a state university (which is what I did). My job description has evolved, and I’m fine with that. But where are the students getting their wisdom?
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    "I get it: My job is to teach communication, not values, and maybe that's reasonable. After all, I'm not sure I would want my daughter gaining her wisdom from a randomly selected high-school teacher just because he passed a few writing and literature courses at a state university (which is what I did). My job description has evolved, and I'm fine with that. But where are the students getting their wisdom?"
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NEA - Sample Quotes - 18 views

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A New Philosophy of Success: The Seven Cs of Success - 0 views

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    I like Tom Morris's model of success very much as it has a philosophical foundation to it and transcends most of the self-help models that seem a bit more rosy colored.
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Project Wisdom - 0 views

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    Created by Andrew Zukerman as a book of interviews and accompanying DVD (with some sample interviews online). Asks people we mostly know to share what they know after all their years. Compelling.
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The Pursuit of Happiness: Forbes.com Issue - 0 views

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    Special Edition of Forbes.com magaine which asks all sorts of people (e.g., Lance Armstrong) to explain what happiness means to them.
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