ERIC Number: EJ1377859
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 15
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Treasure in Earthen Vessels: Bringing a New Generation into the Catholic Intellectual Life
Holtschneider, Dennis H.
Journal of Catholic Higher Education, v40 n1 p20-34 2021
Imparting the rich heritage of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition to students begins with first inviting them on a journey into the world of ideas -- but how can educators effectively coax students to embark on such a voyage? Working from the understanding that students arrive on campus curious and questioning, the author suggests a number of tactics to offer a thorough and integrated approach for success. Instructors can begin by using topics the students consider relevant to their own experiences, but must then go far deeper: Leverage the provocative ideas of the past to offer great thinkers as intellectual companions for students' own journeys; introduce students not only to ideas, but also to the idea of trying on ideas for size as personal convictions; confuse them and plant questions that will nag them for life and cause them to return over and over again to the treasury of Catholic thought; and introduce them to people who embody intellectual ideas like ethics as personal life commitments.
Descriptors: Catholics, Catholic Schools, Intellectual Development, Student Interests, Student Experience, Relevance (Education), Ethics, Catholic Educators, Teaching Methods
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Language: English
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