Renewing the Joys of Teaching - How the Principles of Stoicism Can Return Fulfillment to the Classroom

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Graves, Graves Joseph
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2023
• EAN: 9781475872286
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-7228-6
• No. of pages: 186
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Philosophy, EDUCATION / Professional Development, PHILOSOPHY / Reference, EDUCATION / Reference, Reference works, teacher training, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification, philosophy;stocism