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Joanna Breault

Joanna Breault is a writer and a past-editor of CultureFeed. She homeschooled her children for a decade and has worked as an editor for twenty years in education, business, and nonprofit sectors. Her writing has been published in various magazines and online outlets.

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Sociologist David Sikkink on Character Formation at Alternative-Pedagogy Schools

November 6, 2019
In this full-length interview, sociologist David Sikkink discusses six unconventional high schools: a Friends school, a Montessori school, a Waldorf school, an IB school, a New Tech school, and a Democratic school. We talk about: • The surprising amount of autonomy—and even authority—given to students in these settings • How...

Disarming Love

October 23, 2019
How a coach's decision to go beyond neutralizing a threat serves as an example for us all

On School Grounds: Transcript of Interview with Richard Fournier on Rural Public High Schools

October 18, 2019
This is a lightly edited transcript of an interview that was conducted on July 25, 2019, with education researcher Richard Fournier.

When Discipline Divides

October 18, 2019
A new survey reveals student discipline as the most common source of friction in teacher-principal relationships. What does this discord reveal about reasonable expectations for conduct?

The Field School: Character at the Fore

October 11, 2019
How strong role models and learning from mistakes can make a difference in the lives of middle school boys

Sociologist Jeffrey Dill on Character Formation in Homeschooling Families

October 2, 2019
In this full-length interview, sociologist Jeffrey Dill addresses issues like these: • The broad diversity that exists among homeschoolers, from religious beliefs to motivations for choosing this lifestyle • What it means to understand homeschooling as an “oppositional culture” • How homeschoolers use employment and technology to augment student experiences

Equipped: Beyond Backpacks and Barricades

September 26, 2019
Why teaching virtues like courage is more important than ever

Education Researcher Richard Fournier on Character Formation at Rural Public Schools

September 26, 2019
In this full-length interview and accompanying transcript, education researcher Richard Fournier addresses issues like these: • How teachers strive to impart a sense of global citizenship within a homogeneous community • What it's like to teach your former classmates' kids • The caution—but sense of obligation—some rural educators feel about...

Community Worth a Change of Address

September 20, 2019
How a classical school in Richmond is fostering like-mindedness and the remarkable way some families have responded

Formation in the Trenches: Melinda Mahand

September 19, 2019
Academic Dean Melinda Mahand explains how a little book by John Milton inspired the vision for character formation at Franklin Classical School. Ancient texts—like the Bible and the chivalric code—serve as sources for Franklin’s definition of what virtue is and how to live it out.
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