| September 2023 Core Virtues News Happy new school year! We've already had encouraging reports that September's virtues of respect , responsibility , and friendship are helping to build fruitful new school communities. Our readings this month encourage respect for each person - regardless of race, creed, skin color, sex, or handicap. Respect for nature and our shared world is part of our focus too. Past heroes and heroines (Rachel Carson, John Muir, George Washington Carver) have taught us to honor nature and its cycles and be attentive to ways in which human interaction can bolster or imperil the biosphere's intricate design. Recognizing our responsibility to sustain and create a better world (social and physical), and doing it with friends (like John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt ) is the best! Spotlight: Enchanted Lion Books New to the site this month are books from a small Brooklyn-based independent press, Enchanted Lion Books . Enchanted Lion prioritizes thoughtful, imaginative books, many with a whimsical twist. For the responsibility of friendship, check out The Lion and the Bird by Marianne Dubuc on our September page . Don't miss At the Drop of a Cat by Elise Fontenaille in November , and Cry, Heart, But Never Break by Glenn Ringtved in January . Hero of the Month: Johnny Appleseed Respect for nature and a sense of responsibility for those who would follow: the legendary frontier hero Johnny Appleseed embodied those traits as he planted apple seeds in unsettled lands and cultivated orchards for the next generation. Massachusetts-born John Chapman (b. 1774) headed west at age 18, sowing the seeds of his faith and the seeds of apples in frontier states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. He transformed a wilderness. Modern biologists laud this early 19th century folk hero for planting from seed rather than grafting, as it contributed to biodiversity. Lost in Trans Nation: A Child Psychiatrist's Guide Out of the Madness . Miriam Grossman, M.D. (Skyhorse Publishing, 2023) Respect for nature, biology and childhood development are key themes in this important book. Dr. Grossman brings her razor-sharp intellect and decades of experience treating patients with gender dysphoria to her analysis of the soaring incidence of transitioning youth. She analyzes the "gender agenda" and recent abandonment of hard science in favor of "feelings." This has entailed catastrophic consequences for our nation's kids. Read more about her work here on our parent-teacher resource page. A Fun Postscript on Courtesy Respectful Japanese preschoolers practice courtesy on the bus: Telling Our Stories Ten things you won't find in our Core Virtues program. Read More |
September 2023 Core Virtues News | |
Happy new school year! We've already had encouraging reports that September's virtues of respect, responsibility, and friendship are helping to build fruitful new school communities. Our readings this month encourage respect for each person - regardless of race, creed, skin color, sex, or handicap. Respect for nature and our shared world is part of our focus too. Past heroes and heroines (Rachel Carson, John Muir, George Washington Carver) have taught us to honor nature and its cycles and be attentive to ways in which human interaction can bolster or imperil the biosphere's intricate design. Recognizing our responsibility to sustain and create a better world (social and physical), and doing it with friends (like John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt) is the best! | |
Spotlight: Enchanted Lion Books | |
New to the site this month are books from a small Brooklyn-based independent press, Enchanted Lion Books. Enchanted Lion prioritizes thoughtful, imaginative books, many with a whimsical twist. For the responsibility of friendship, check out The Lion and the Bird by Marianne Dubuc on our September page. Don't miss At the Drop of a Cat by Elise Fontenaille in November, and Cry, Heart, But Never Break by Glenn Ringtved in January. | |
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Hero of the Month: Johnny Appleseed | |
Respect for nature and a sense of responsibility for those who would follow: the legendary frontier hero Johnny Appleseed embodied those traits as he planted apple seeds in unsettled lands and cultivated orchards for the next generation. | |
Massachusetts-born John Chapman (b. 1774) headed west at age 18, sowing the seeds of his faith and the seeds of apples in frontier states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. He transformed a wilderness. Modern biologists laud this early 19th century folk hero for planting from seed rather than grafting, as it contributed to biodiversity. | |
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Lost in Trans Nation: A Child Psychiatrist's Guide Out of the Madness. Miriam Grossman, M.D. (Skyhorse Publishing, 2023)
Respect for nature, biology and childhood development are key themes in this important book. Dr. Grossman brings her razor-sharp intellect and decades of experience treating patients with gender dysphoria to her analysis of the soaring incidence of transitioning youth. She analyzes the "gender agenda" and recent abandonment of hard science in favor of "feelings." This has entailed catastrophic consequences for our nation's kids. Read more about her work here on our parent-teacher resource page.
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A Fun Postscript on Courtesy | |
Respectful Japanese preschoolers practice courtesy on the bus: | |
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Telling Our Stories
Ten things you won't find in our Core Virtues program. Read More
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