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Quote: Simone Weil on Effort, Attention, and Unexpected Results

July 6, 2011 by Hannah Eagleson 2 Comments

Hannah Eagleson’s first guest blog series, which she wrote before joining ESN as a writer/editor in 2014. At the time Hannah was a musician, writer, and recent PhD recipient living in central Pennsylvania. The Summer Quote Series offers brief reflections on quotes that she found helpful when thinking about her academic work. Thank you, Hannah!  I’ve always loved Dorothy L. […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Quotes, Summer Quotations Series Tagged With: attention, Book recommendations, dorothy l. sayers, end of education, graduate school, purpose of education, simone weil, spiritual formation

Week in Review: Why Can’t We Be Friends? Edition

May 7, 2010 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here’s a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you’d like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Week in Review Tagged With: children, end of education, Facebook, Faculty, Friendship, Godin, graduate school, professor, Social Media, technology, tenure

Lost in a Blizzard of Hidden Persuaders?

February 10, 2010 by Tom Grosh IV 1 Comment

Find yourself in blizzard conditions as you reflect upon the larger structure of education, but can’t quite figure out why or the proper direction for next steps?  In Chapter 4:  The Information Economy of Education, Paul D. Spears and Steven R. Loomis move from tracing several important knowledge traditions vital to Christian thought and indispensable […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice, Quotes, The University Tagged With: books, Education for Human Flourishing, end of education, ontology

Justified True Belief

February 3, 2010 by Tom Grosh IV 2 Comments

After rattling the reader’s cage by exploring Have you been properly educated?, Paul D. Spears and Steven R. Loomis argue: Most of the abilities that we associate with knowledge in the educational field turn out to be mostly a capacity to recite. … As humans we are constantly engaged in mental activities.  We constantly access and […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice, Quotes, The University Tagged With: books, Education for Human Flourishing, end of education, epistemology, philosophy

Have you been properly educated?

January 27, 2010 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

Educational standards are the foundation of the modern educational endeavor.  Statements about educational success imply standards.  Measuring whether or not students are being properly educated involves testing them in particular subjects with its prescribed set of grade-appropriate standards that they must meet or exceed (Paul D. Spears and Steven R. Loomis. Education for Human Flourishing: […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice, Quotes, The University Tagged With: books, Education for Human Flourishing, end of education, epistemology, philosophy

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