In December, 1998 and January, 1999 the ASCD, a leading association focused on curriculum development, published a journal on spirituality in schools. It contained an article by Charles Suhor entitled, “Spirituality–Letting It Grow in the Classroom,” and another by John Montgomery Halford entitled, “Longing for the Sacred in Schools: A Conversation with Nel Noddings.” In short, each student has an inner voice that must be empowered and to which the student must learn to listen. Educators frequently talk about helping students learn beyond the classroom walls. However, perhaps we should also talk about helping students learn deep within themselves. Maybe we should help students learn to understand themselves and others at the deepest levels.
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