character
Good parenting is rooted in warm relationships
But sometimes it also requires clever tactics.
What makes for an undivided life?
True character is only formed over long periods of time.
Trump and our damaged public character
There is a crisis of moral norms in America. The president is part symptom and part cause.
A conversation with David Brooks about sin and beauty
“We live differently than we say we live. There’s moral judgment all around.”
Matt Fitzgerald interviews David Brooks
Cultivating character
Cultivating character is the lifelong work of evaluating and choosing between various virtues. It's difficult, and it’s our calling.
by Grant Wacker
Character traits: A model for learning service and responsibility
Past efforts at "character education" have operated with a shallow understanding of character. The Expeditionary Learning model goes deeper.
by Amy Frykholm
Other federal budget lines that don't address character
Reading David Brooks sometimes makes me want to tear my newspaper to shreds, throw the shreds in the fireplace, and douse them in something that burns even faster. Of course, my fireplace is decorative and my newspaper’s actually a laptop, so I control myself.
Brooks would approve. He likes self-control.