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Understanding the pathways to purpose: Examining personality and well-being correlates across adulthood

Hill et. al.

2014

Notes that those who are proactive at finding their purpose in life have greater emotional/social well-being, as well as a greater agency in comparison to those whose purpose came about on its own.

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Thomas is a former high school English teacher, writer, and amateur gardener. He lives with his wife, his son, and two Australian Shepherd dogs. He writes about culture, policy, and school.

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Reimagining public middle schools in Western Michigan.

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Jonathan deHaan

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Jonathan researches the why and how of teaching language and literacy with games in his Game Terakoya project. He co-edits the Ludic Language Pedagogy journal.

Language and literacy teaching with games: the “who” and transformative actions

September 2, 2020

This is a narrative of my process of trying to make a real difference for and with my students. I describe what I struggled with, how I framed transformation for my context, and how I try to work with students in order to see them change over the course of my teaching projects.