For the past month, your DRE Search team (Rev. Chris Rothbauer, Sally McCreary, and Emily Graff) have been working hard, consulting with regional staff and the Board, thinking about what we wanted in the next leader of our children and youth religious exploration program. It was not an easy task, for this is not an … Continue reading Religious Exploration Announcement!
Introducing Our Focus Why is Emotional Intelligence a social justice focus? Put simply, being able to understand our own emotional reactions and how we affect others can increase our effectiveness in the world and how far we will get in pursuing social change. While our goal never needs to be to appease other people, understanding … Continue reading October 2020 Social Justice Focus: Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month
In 1983, Dr. Howard Gardner, a professor of education at Harvard University, introduced the theory of multiple intelligences in his book, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. He suggested that the traditional notion of intelligence, based on I.Q. testing, was far too limited. Gardner defined multipleintelligence as a set of abilities, talents, and … Continue reading October 2020 Touchstones Theme: “Emotional Intelligence”
