Seducing Souls

<br/><p>The simple premise of this book is that the purpose of education is to serve the well-being of students. Well-being might seem to be an obvious aim for education but it has been given insufficient attention and often is poorly understood. Karl D. Hostetler asks: What does it mean for a human being to live a good life to experience well-being? How as individuals and a society can we debate and evaluate the quality of lives? What classroom practices would be conducive to furthering the welfare of our students? </p><br/><p>Hostetler explores how teachers can seduce students' souls guiding and provoking while still respecting individuals' rights to conceive and live a fulfilling life for themselves. He prompts serious reflection about the purposes of education and challenges dominant ideas about the aims of education the politics of policy-making and the practice of teaching. <em>Seducing Souls</em> argues eloquently and provocatively for the necessity of experiences that touch the soul that elevate the young self so that students can better understand life and discern value.</p>