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Toxic Parent Brain

Over at The Committed Parent, Jeanne Denney discusses what she terms, ‘toxic parent brain’. It happens less than it used to, but still more than I wish. Often it happens so suddenly that it catches me by surprise and I … Continue reading

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Mind & Generosity

Tina Roth Eisenberg of Swiss Miss has pointed me towards two wonderful gifts.  The first is a video clip of a lecture by the psychiatrist and originator of logotherapy, Viktor Frankl, and the second is a quotation that the latter … Continue reading

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“How Much Do Students Study?”

Mark Bauerlein, professor of English at Emory University, has a very interesting post at Brainstorm–Lives of the Mind on this subject.  According to the last National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), college teachers believe that students must do around 25 … Continue reading

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How serious is classical music?

Classical music reeks of class while at the same time classic rock rears its populist head. Politicians construct their cultural image around popular music – rubbing shoulders with Bono and filling their imaginary desert islands with the noises, sounds and … Continue reading

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