CultureFeed Archives
High school student interns at Deloitte, sets the stage for his future
When Gregory Damas entered Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School four years ago, he immediately went to work, and the years of internship experience he’s racked up—at the city’s mayor’s office and prestigious accounting firms—is setting him up nicely for his future.
Creating a Culture of Learning
Our school is non-religious and multi-cultural—a microcosm of American society. How then does our learning community deal with questions of virtue?
Students draw on their own experiences to create new ways to fight bullying
While many victims of bullies feel helpless to change their situation, others are using their experiences to find creative ways to crack down on the problem.
Basketball star learned generosity at home
Charlotte Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (MKG) took 10 children to Dick’s Sporting Goods with the Partners for Parks afterschool program, each with a $100 gift card. That habit of generosity is one that he learned from his mother and one he practiced as a boy.
Heroism and villainy in the forge of shared convictions
In a historical moment when public figures can be removed from organizations or offices because of an accusation of transgression, Frederick Hess and Brendan Bell invite educators to present heroes with their flaws and in all their complexity.
AL students mount campaign against child clothing manufacturer over conditions for garment workers
Students for Fair Labor at the University of Alabama believe garment workers in El Salvador are being exploited by apparel manufacturers, so they’re pressuring university officials to do something about it.
ID teen helps lead first Community Kindness Day to promote ‘simple acts of kindness’
Skyview High School senior Tyson Cantrell believes “simple acts of kindness can change the world.”
Sociologist Patricia Maloney on Character Formation at Charter Schools
In this full-length interview and accompanying transcript, sociologist Patricia Maloney addresses issues like these:
• The vast differences between charter schools and how they seek to form character
• Why a relational approach to education can be a double-edged sword
• The careful dance of teaching cultural capital
Scripps Spellers and Social Ecology
National spelling bee champions are clearly talented kids. But a closer look reveals an important interplay of factors that have shaped their skills—and their moral character.
Friends over phones: Catholic schools are limiting technology in class
Several Catholic schools are reducing technology use in their classrooms and school buildings, citing “the human and spiritual formation of their students.”
Schools are monitoring student social media to address problems earlier
Lakeview School District Superintendent Blake Prewitt wakes up each day and scrolls through a dozen or more alerts from Firestorm, the Georgia-based service the district uses to scan through student social media pages across several networks.
Iowa college students help middle schoolers create videos to highlight their heroes
What began as a conversation between Bettendorf Middle School teachers over lunch has evolved over the last three years into a program that allows students to highlight their heroes, under the mentorship of college students they look up to.