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Thomas D. Howes

Thomas Howes is a 2022-2023 Postdoctoral Fellow at the James Madison Program and a Lecturer in Politics at Princeton University. He is also affiliated with the Austrian Institute in Vienna, Austria as a Research Fellow. He received his PhD in Philosophy at Catholic University of America and is a member of the James Madison Society at Princeton University. He is currently working on a book manuscript on political ethics that is informed by contemporary natural law theory.

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Virtue Can’t Be Learned from Devices

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During the pandemic, schools deployed digital technologies enabling them to efficiently transmit content and monitor student engagement at a distance. Unfortunately, these technologies have become entrenched, and screen-based activities now dominate many classrooms. But to develop intellectual and moral virtue, schools must engage students’ bodies, minds, and souls. Screen-centered, digital modes of learning undermine education because they are incapable of fostering virtue in embodied human beings.
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Public Education and Liberal Neutrality

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Attempting neutrality in public education ends up creating a systemic preference for a particular ethical standpoint—a rather controversial one at that. Ironically, this creates a tension between public schools and the principle of liberal neutrality. Fortunately, this tension can be resolved without abandoning government-financed education through policies that are both popular and effective: school vouchers and education savings accounts.
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