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David Brooks: surround people with strong love

May 16, 2019December 1, 2017 by The CultureFeed Team

New York Times columnist David Brooks discussed the “pressure points of character” during a School Leaders Roundtable at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Culture in March.

Brooks argued that programs can’t “change and transform a child’s life,” only meaningful relationships can.

“If you want to affect people and their character, the first thing is to give them a sense of attachment,” Brooks said. “To surround them with strong loves to which people want to remain faithful.”

Leading students to consider what will lead to a flourishing life can be facilitated by a resource like “Beginning at the End,” available from the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.

David Brooks: why character as self-control is ‘clearly … bogus’

May 16, 2019November 13, 2017 by The CultureFeed Team

New York Times columnist David Brooks explains why the individualistic, “Victorian version” of character—with reason restraining passions—is “clearly … bogus” this March at a School Leaders Roundtable hosted by the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture.

“If this version of character as self-restraint worked, then New Year’s resolutions would work, and they don’t,” Brooks told dozens of educators from a variety of schools—public, private, religious and others—working to develop character in students across the United States.

NYT’s David Brooks: why ‘we’re all slightly selfish and a little bit dishonest’

May 16, 2019November 13, 2017 by The CultureFeed Team

David Brooks, columnist for The New York Times, spoke about selfishness and dishonesty during a School Leaders Roundtable at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture in March.

Brooks explained why “we’re all slightly selfish and a little bit dishonest” to dozens of school leaders 10 different sectors of education who convened in Charlottesville, Virginia to discuss character education.

“The rule is, we all steal as much as we can to maintain our self-image,” Brooks said.

NYT columnist David Brooks: ‘inborn nature’ of social, cooperative infants first influence on character

May 16, 2019November 13, 2017 by The CultureFeed Team

New York Times columnist David Brooks discussed the “inborn nature” of infants and how their social and cooperative nature serves as a starting point for character development during an event at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia this spring.

Brooks shared his views on character development with dozens of school leaders—from public, independent, private, religious, and other types of schools—developing character education programs across the United States.

“We’re social egotists,” Brooks said. “We’re cooperative creatures.”