Vocation is Integral

by Steven Garber

Many people today see their job as nothing more than a paycheck. But is one’s calling more than that? Steven Garber says yes. He says there is an intimate connection between one’s faith, vocation, and culture. “Vocation is integral,” he says, “not incidental to the missio Dei.” Steven explains how most of what God is doing in the world happens in and through the vocations of his people.

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Ancient Future Education

by Davies Owens

Most people don’t know that current educational practice is less than a century old. Paradoxically, the harder we try to produce great thinkers similar to those of the past, the further we move from the style of education that produced them. Some now advocate a return to “classical education,” a system which teaches kids to use reason, logic, and rhetoric rather than modern techniques relying on technology and random sequences. Davies Owens of Heritage Preparatory Academy explains why newer isn’t always better.

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Where are the Christians in Academia?

A Talk between Gabe Lyons and Duane Grobman

by Q Ideas

The Academy is unique in a lot of ways, both as a place of opportunity and also complexity and challenge for people of faith. Here, Gabe Lyons interviews Duane Grobman, Executive Director of the Mustard Seed Foundation and Director of the Harvey Fellows Program, a fellowship that sponsors Christians in diverse academic fields.

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Fatherhood as Vocation

by Graham Scharf

Graham Scharf, a former NYC Teaching Fellow, is now a stay-at-home dad while his wife works full-time as a pediatrician. In this excerpt from Keith Zafren’s forthcoming book on fatherhood, Graham grapples with the value of fatherhood as a full-time vocation.

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The Faith of a Teacher

by Hugh Atkinson

In classrooms overflowing with children, teaching requires more than reciting lessons and reading books. Teachers must show that faith, hope, and love still remain in a world full of hopelessness and despair.  Hugh Atkinson reflects on the harsh realities and the hidden joys of teaching.

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Learning for the Common Good

A review of Education for Human Flourishing: A Christian Perspective and The End of Education; Redefining the Value of School

by Byron Borger

If you want to shape the future, begin engaging the conversation about how our future's generation should be educated. Byron Borger reviews two essential books that explore why education must be the foundation of a good society and how our faith interacts with the nature of education.

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The Dot Connector

by Jana Riess

Competition for funding is fierce among non-profits who are working in the same niche. But for these outcome-oriented companies, is competing against each other the most effective strategy? Strive Partnerships demonstrates another approach by fostering collaborative relationships that leverage the diverse assets of the non-profits serving Cincinnati’s education system.

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Restoration in the Land of Make-Believe

The Legacy of Fred Rogers

by Jonathan Merritt

It's been 10 years since Fred Rogers filmed the final episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Many are familiar with his ability to communicate to children as a television host, but few know about the way he saw his role as a social change agent. Q editor Jonathan Merritt says Fred Rogers was more than an affable neighbor. He may be one of the greatest American restorers of the 20th century.

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The Veneer of Education

by Sajan George

How many superheroes will it take to fix our nation’s public education system? If you believe Waiting for Superman's David Guggenheim, the answer is 3,500,000. This is roughly the number of teachers we need to educate the 50M children in K-12 public education. Sajan George of Matchbook Learning says this isn't true or scalable. We can do better.

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Treating Students Like Customers: Interview

by Laura Palmer Noone

Does a for-profit model of higher education make sense in a globalized, tech-savvy world? The former President of the University of Phoenix thinks so. As the one who led Phoenix to become the nation's largest private university, she discusses her controversial model and the reactions she gets when promoting it.

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The Globalization of Higher Education: An Interview with Ben Wildavsky

by Ben Wildavsky

In the business world, the globalization trend is so well-known that it’s a cliché. But a lesser-known -- and equally important -- phenomenon is the globalization of higher education. Ben Wildavsky, former education editor of U.S. News & World Report describes “the new university globalization.”

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Which American Cities are Education Reform-Friendly?

by Q Ideas

We all want better educations for our communities and children. But are some cities more “reform-friendly” than others? A new study by The Thomas B. Fordham Institute in conjunction with the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research says so. Who made it to the top of the list, and what does this mean for restorers and educational entrepreneurs?

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The Future of Education

by Sajan George

A century-old debate continues to rage on in America about how best to educate our children. Some insist privatization is the solution while others fight for the neighborhood school to be reinvigorated—offering equal earning opportunities and no child left behind. But is America forever to lose ground to emerging giants like China and India who only need to educate a fraction of their population well to flood the world with the next generation of innovation, creativity and promise? How could American education, like American culture, become dominant in the global world again? Is it possible?

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Brown America

by George P. Bush

The dynamics of race in America is changing dramatically. Over the next few decades, our nation will shift from being majority anglo, to a minority driven society - where the majority of citizens have brown skin. As the grandson of a Mexican migrant worker, George P. Bush will provide a personal perspective on how these shifts create challenges and opportunities for everyone, depending on how we choose to see it. He is credited with getting a historic number of people in the Latino community to vote for his uncle in the 2000 Presidential election and continues to work on the issue of "education" in Texas.

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The Academy

by Duane Grobman

How does education impact the future and the way we live? The Harvey Fellows program seeks to encourage Christian graduate students to integrate their faith and vocation and pursue leadership positions in strategic fields where Christians tend to be under-represented. Learn as Duane Grobman converses about the importance of education and Christian vocation. Also, an individual's theology of space and community really does effect the way we live. Listen as Mel McGowan talks about the necessity of having sacred spaces where genuine community can be fostered.

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