The Education of a Boy During America's Mid-Century: A Case History (1932-1953)
Author: | Richardson, Herbert W. |
Year: | 2019 |
Pages: | 404 |
ISBN: | 1-4955-0561-8 978-1-4955-0561-4 |
Price: | $59.95 |
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The author describes his early life and education in the Midwestern United states between the years of 1932-1953. He tells the tale of his early childhood, lessons learned from his parents, his brother. The pedagogy of the education and what was learned is especially important.
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"People cannot see the whole life of their lives while they are living it moment by moment. Therefore, the interpretation of the events and patterns of one's life in terms of an overall tendency, or the meaning, is an activity of the higher mind. It requires that we look at a series of temporal events as if they were simultaneous.
One might reasonably ask whether we find the meaning of our lives or whether we project this meaning on our lives.
From the Author's Preface
Table of Contents
Family History
My Parents' Marriage
A New England Childhood
Moving to the American Midwest
My Mother
My Brother David
My Dog "Midgie"
McKinley Primacy School
Biking, Camping, and Sailing
Cub Scouts
The Greatness of My Father
Ohio Military Institute
Six Types of Boys
What I Learned in Military School
Being Bullied/Being Accepted
How I Felt Different
Creating an Alternative Identity
Developing the Inner Mind
The Crisis of Age Fifteen
Sex, Car Crash, and Conversion (Age 17)
My Decision to Become Independent
My Liberal Arts Education
College Friends who Shaped My Life
Three Traumatic Events
My Year in Paris (Age 19)
Gothic Cathedrals and Modern Art
Deciding My Life Vocation
My Million Dollar Graduate Fellowship
My Crisis of Psychological Alienation
Finding a Solution to My Political Identity
Studying for the Ministry
A Philosophy of Friendship
Spiritual Reading and Soul Formation
My Experience of God (Age 21)
Formulating My Theology
Autobiography as Religious Confession
My Most Grievous Sin