Political correctness has made mudslinging — and worse — into a norm of social discourse. A return to the Intellectual Virtues is overdue, if not in the name of civility than for the sake of ...

Look at what colleges state as their aims, and you’ll find a predictable list: Teach students how to think critically and analytically; teach them how to write and calculate; teach them the skills of ...

Intellectual virtue encompasses mental alertness, mental ability, mental virtue, raw intelligence and more. Our elected leaders need to have these character traits so that we might have a successful ...

School district officials in Long Beach have given the green light to a charter school called "Intellectual Virtues Academy." The idea came from two Southern California philosophy professors. School ...

Here’s how a faculty programme helped educators embed qualities that underpin sound thinking and responsible leadership into the teaching of business students At a time when headlines routinely remind ...

Many education experts who seek to define the value of a college degree seize on metrics that can be quantified in the short term. Some look at levels of student engagement, while others calculate ...

Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach District contains 1 schools and 236 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 70%. Also, 44.5% of students are economically disadvantaged. The student ...

One year after announcing its plans to expand, Intellectual Virtues Academy is ready to open the doors of a new charter high school. Academy High School will enroll 50 to 60 ninth graders for the 2016 ...

LONG BEACH >> Jude McCarthy faced a crossroads as he finished elementary school. He had to decide whether to stay in Long Beach public schools with the friends he’d known since he was little or try ...