Joseph Graves

Renewing the Joys of Teaching

How the Principles of Stoicism Can Return Fulfillment to the Classroom

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Produktbeschreibung

This book applies the various principles of Stoicism, as explicated by these founders, practitioners, and evangelists, to the realities of modern life, particularly as lived by educators-teachers, principals, para-educators, and all of the others who toil in schools-post Covid.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781475872286
• ISBN-10: 1475872283
• Artikelnr.: 67205150

Autorenporträt

Joseph Graves is the superintendent of schools in Mitchell, South Dakota. He has served as a superintendent, principal, and teacher for the last 37 years. In addition to education and the social studies, which he taught, he also studied philosophy as both an undergraduate and a graduate student.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Essence of Stoicism
Chapter 2: The Stoics
Chapter 3: Stoic Skill 1: Negative Visualization
Chapter 4: Stoic Skill 2: Love the One You're With, Appreciate What You
Have
Chapter 5: Stoic Skill 3: Never Fall from Your Purpose
Chapter 6: Stoic Skill 4: Value that Which Should be Valued, Despise that
Which Should Be Despised
Chapter 7: Stoic Skill 5: Spend No Time or Effort on Trifles
Chapter 8: Stoic Skill 6: Death and Focusing on What you Control, Ignoring
What You Don't
Chapter 9: Stoic Skill 7: What the Well-Dressed Stoic is Wearing These Days
Chapter 10: Stoic Skill 8: Do Not Seek the Preferment of Rome...or the
Central Office
Chapter 11: Stoic Skill 9: Let Nothing Perturb You, Let Naught Disturb You
Chapter 12: Stoic Skill 10: Control Your Anger. Better Yet, Eliminate it
Altogether
Chapter 13: Stoic Skill 11: Ask Not 'Why Me?' but 'Why Not Me?'
Chapter 14: Stoic Skill 12: Conclusion
Appendix: Can a Christian be a Stoic? Can an Atheist?
About the Author