{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Colin Gleason on Manners: The \u201cABCs\u201d of Virtue","description":"   Please, thank you, after you\u2026 Do manners matter? Are they artifice or virtue? In this rebroadcast from 2019, lower school head Colin Gleason shares how manners can be the building blocks to a richer moral life\u2014the habituation of virtue. He then offers practical advice for families and schools to help even young boys strengthen their \u201cmoral muscle\u201d through manners that matter. Chapters: 1:34 Why start in the lower school 3:12 Manners: artifice or virtue? 5:34 Orienting them towards the needs of others 10:06 Manners that matter 13:31 Social manners for small children 17:57 Intergenerational social experiences 21:30 Coaching in advance 27:23 Our example Also on the Forum: Manners: The Art of Happiness&amp;nbsp;by Robert Greving Manners Make (More Than) the Man, review of&amp;nbsp;A Gentleman in Moscow&amp;nbsp;by Robert Greving Featured Opportunities: Mustard Seed Communities, donations for Jamaica hurricane relief The Art of Teaching Boys Conference at The Heights School (January 7-9, 2026 \/ May 6-8, 2026)    ","author_name":"HeightsCast: Forming Men Fully Alive","author_url":"https:\/\/heights.edu\/heightscast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39108875\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/195655450"}