With Love and Prayers: A Headmaster Speaks to the Next GenerationDavid R. Godine, 2000 - 344 pages A book of deep and practical wisdom, and uncommon common sense, by one of the nation's most eminent educators. F. Washington Jarvis was headmaster of Boston's Roxbury Latin School, the oldest school in continuous operation in North America. This book, winner of the 2001 Christopher Award, collects Jarvis's addresses, reprinted from his school's publications. |
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... Its curriculum is fiercely classical : Greek and Latin are not fancy hors d'œuvres but a central part of the required diet , and formal “ Halls , ” as assemblies are known at Roxbury Latin , open each day with the Head in the chair . At ...
... it's not something specific but rather a general sense of unhappiness- of malaise and lethargy - that hangs like a dark cloud over my life . Matthew Arnold speaks , in one of his poems , about ... this strange disease of modern life ...
... its strongly held values , went , believe me , very much against the spirit and values of the 1950s . Unfortunately , in recent years ... It's སས་ more flexible , more understanding about families leaving early 326 WITH LOVE AND PRAYERS.
Contents
The Search for Meaning 1 What Am I Doing Here? | 3 |
Lies Teenagers Are Told | 10 |
Attitude | 19 |
Copyright | |
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