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I have been blessed in my life with a number of excellent teachers. All of them inspired me to be a better person. They invited me into a world that is both passionate and serene, discerning and loving, material and divine. These teachers did not just teach knowledge, they taught a person how to live well. My English teacher taught me about audacity, humility, and humor while we read the English classics.
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Cloninger, K. (2013). In Pursuit of “the Good Life” or “the Good Job”?. In: The Stewardship of Higher Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-368-3_7
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