Can American society, which is so divided by questions of truth, goodness and justice, look to universities for a new consensus on these terms and practices?
Education
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
The End of Joy in College Education
The time is ripe for rethinking the assumption that the purpose of acquiring a college degree is to snag a job at graduation.
Posted inFaith, Features
Archbishop Ireland’s ambitious plan for Catholic schools failed in his day. Could we resurrect it today?
From a Catholic perspective, it is fair to say that Archbishop John Ireland put Minnesota on the map. But he failed in his most cherished project: a new model for Catholic education.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Going back to school this week? Here’s some advice from generations of America writers.
The dog days of August are also the first week of school for millions of students, parents and teachers. Want some advice on how to handle it? Generations of America contributors have had thoughts on the subject.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Do schools have to notify parents if their child identifies as trans? The courts are weighing in.
Policies governing transgender students have become controversial of late.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
The Case Against ‘Dead Poets Society’
Mr. Keating and his real-life counterparts now dominate secondary and post secondary education. That’s a problem.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The charter school model has not-so-hidden dangers for Catholic education
Oklahoma has approved public funding for what would be the nation’s first Catholic charter school. What could be the trade-offs in terms of autonomy and religious freedom?
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Does prayer belong in a public school?
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley chat with Linda K. Wertheimer about her recent article about renewed efforts in some parts of the country to get prayer back into public schools.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Is ChatGPT here to stay in higher education? Not if teachers resist it.
Even writing instructors are being pressured to use ChatGPT, and to allow their students to use it. But if allow such shortcuts in the creative process, we endanger our students’ psychological development.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Sex ed has become another culture war issue for Catholics. Fertility ed might be the answer.
Parents should take a lead in giving their children an accurate picture about sex and reproduction, but too many young adults never learn the basics about fertility.