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Synopsis
In addition to addressing the above questions, this talk will also consider
teaching children from a parent's perspective. How is this best
accomplished? What are the three factors in teaching children?
When do they best learn the lessons needed for life? What will rule their
life?
This talk will explore what we mean by virtue and the virtues and will look
at the wealth of moral knowledge and universal truths embedded in our
cultural tradition. It will examine the key virtues of East and West and
what the wise say about teaching the young and how and when the teaching of
the virtues would best be accomplished.
Speaker: Elizabeth Vincent
Elizabeth Vincent spent an idyllic childhood in the country in Far North
Queensland and having completed High School, she studied Arts, majoring in
Maths and Psychology. Remaining ambivalent about which career to pursue, she
did not complete her studies and eventually travelled and worked overseas
for a number of years. The time she spent working as a live-in nanny with a
wonderful Florentine family in Italy convinced her that teaching young
children was the career for her. She returned to Sydney where she gained her
qualifications in Preschool and Primary education and, during this time,
joined the School of Philosophy. She worked as a casual teacher in both the
Catholic and public education systems for a number of years before joining
the NSW Dept. of Education permanently in 1988. She was promoted to
Assistant Principal in 1998. She has spent time as an English consultant,
co-runs a professional development committee for executive staff and has
conducted many workshops for teachers and parents. Her special areas of
interest the development and education of young children, emotional
intelligence, the Italian Renaissance, poetry, cake cooking and decorating
and Harry Potter books.
Location
School of Philosophy , Level One, 142 - 147 Elizabeth Street, Sydney
Date
9.30am
Sunday 28 August 2005
Fee
The presentation is $5.00 and refreshments are included.
We will start at 9.30am and after approx 80 minutes, there will be an interval where a delicious Morning Tea / Coffee, with freshly cut sandwiches, and home made cakes and biscuits will be served.
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