26 February

THE PSYCHE AND PSYCHOLOGY OF AN AMERICAN TEACHER: A Depth Psychological Approach to American Education

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Archetypes, Blog

By Deborah E. Louis, Ph.D. “If there is anything we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.” C.G. Jung, (Collected Works, Vol. …

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17 September

Archetype of the Month: The King

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Archetypes, Blog, Reading Closely
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I like to begin teaching archetypes with the fairy tale. One of my favorite fairy tales is “Sleeping Beauty.” At the beginning of this popular fairy tale, the reader is introduced to the King and the Queen. To begin, a teacher …

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26 August

Archetype of the Week: The Orphan

  • Posted by Dr. Deborah E. Louis
  • Categories Archetypes, Blog, Reading Closely
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Getting to know your students is paramount in your year being a successful one. That’s one of the reasons why the Diagnostic Essay is important that first week. Pretty soon, you’ll discover who your kids “really” are, and some or …

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