Tag Archives: higher education

The Real Problem with Teached Helplessness

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

On Tuesday I posted an article called “12 Loving Ways You Can Ruin Your Kid’s Career,” which has gotten a bit of chatter. Most readers understood pretty clearly the satire. There is a lot of talk these days about the problems … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged academic, Baby Boomers, Education, Generation X, GenX, higher education, learned helplessness, Millennials, sociology, Teached Helplessness, Teaching, The Hunger Games, Theology of Culture | 12 Comments

12 Loving Ways You Can Ruin Your Kid’s Career

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Although many parents are radically successful in their focussed attempts to destroy any real potential in their children, some parents raised on a diet of Dr. Spock and after-school specials are struggling to know what else they might do to guarantee the … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughtful Essays | Tagged careers, Education, higher education, humour, INXS, parenting, University | 12 Comments

The Problem of the Canon

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Lately I have been playing with lists. Partly, this grows out of my desire to read great books. And partly it grows out of attempt to catch up on the severe lack of education I received growing up. So I … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged academic, Brexit, canon, class, Cultural Capital, Donald Trump, Election 2016, Harold Bloom, higher education, John Guillory, Reading, The Western Canon, University | 29 Comments

Last Chance to Sign Up: Mythologies of Love and Sex (Signum University Class)

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I am truly pleased to be offering a course at Signum University this coming Spring. This is my first time teaching at Signum, and I love the way they set up their courses: An inexpensive and accessible online program with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, News & Links, Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, higher education, literature, love, myth, Mythgard Academy, mythology, mythopoiea, sex, Signum University | 5 Comments

Announcement: Mythologies of Love and Sex (Signum University Class)

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I am truly pleased to be offering a course at Signum University this coming Spring. Running from the beginning of May through the end of July, I am teaching on “Mythologies of Love and Sex.” These are the great myths at … Continue reading →