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Refining the Mission for an Aligned Community
In organizational development, scholars often make the distinction between an organization’s vision and mission. While there are numerous ways to differentiate between the two, generally speaking, an organization’s…
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Learning to Wonder: A Deep Dive into the World of Geometric Thinking
The painting of Saint John the Baptist by Leonardo da Vinci seems to be one of his final paintings. Leonardo depicts John the Baptist with a similar enigmatic…
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The Imitation Brain: Three Ways to Make the Most of Mirror Neurons
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Is it possible that imitation is also the pathway to learning? In the late 1990s and early 2000s, scientists at the…
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Counsels of the Wise, Part 4: Preliminary Instruction in Prudence
How does a person become wise? What are the proper ingredients in an educational paradigm aimed at prudence? Where would we even begin? So much of K-12 education…
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Virtue Formation and Rightly Ordered Loves
The cultivation of virtue is unarguably a core objective in the classical vision for education. In contrast to knowledge acquisition or skills mastery, growing virtue in our students…
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The Habit of Reading: Five Book Recommendations for 2023
It’s January of a new year! And so you are probably inundated with a number of calls to implement new habits, to try new practices, and to start…
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