The Old School

The hosts dive into the ideas of grit and determination in an attempt to understand how it develops and how it can be engendered. In the course of the conversation, the hosts dive into examples of grit and determination in their own lives, with examples stretching from the classroom and the tennis courts to the parade grounds of bootcamp in Parris Island.

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During the conversation, Dr. Bourgeois, who has researched the topic and read much upon the same, suggested two books which might be of interest to those willing and wanting to read further on the topic:

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink

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What is The Old School?

Dr. Steven Bourgeois and Mr. Ross Miller lead an informal discussion between a current and a former teacher on topics that challenge "best practices" in contemporary education. In keeping with Neil Postman (1979), we support the conserving function of education: “Its aim at all times is to make visible the prevailing biases of a culture and then, by employing whatever philosophies of education are available, to oppose them.”