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Teaching Is … an Art
Gilbert Highet wrote a book in 1950 called The Art of Teaching. Highet was a well-regarded teacher of classics at Columbia University (a colleague with Jacques Barzun) and he knew very well that the teaching profession was rapidly being transformed into a science by...
Dr. Peter Kreeft on the Benefits of Classical Education
Peter Kreeft (professor of philosophy at Boston College) has written several celebrated books on theology, philosophy and apologetics (Socratic Logic, Practical Theology, Summa of the Summa, Handbook of Christian Apologetics—just to name a few.) He has also written...
Yes, Small is Good
Most of us are seeking to educate in small settings—in our own homes, in community co-ops, in small classical schools. One might think we are doing so because we are in retreat, having left the big institutions (like the public schools) to do what we must do on our...
The Liberal Arts and the Fate of American Democracy
This article below is posted with grateful permission from Dr. Scott Samuelson and Rhodes Magazine in which the article appeared in November, 2014. The Atlantic Traditionally, the liberal arts have been the privilege of an upper class. There are three big reasons for...
Lincoln and Liberal Education
We are delighted to present a blog post by Christopher B. Nelson, president of St. John' s College in Annapolis, and a national spokesperson for the liberal arts. http://www.sjc.edu/ St. John's College, with campuses in Annapolis, Maryland, and Santa Fe, New...
The Common Core and the Classical Tradition
When I first heard the Common Core discussed in a news report, I had a schizophrenic reaction. Being an ardent advocate for the classical tradition of education, I responded positively to its captivating name. Classical educators love and support the idea that there...
What the Liberal Arts Give Inside and Out
In the classical tradition, the study of the liberal arts enabled one to most fully realize one’s humanity—to become the best version of oneself. Put another way, the arts helped a man to live well, to craft a life worth living. Living such a “good life” was regularly...
Classical Education: Christian and Secular
I cut my teeth on classical education as a headmaster of a Protestant classical school for ten years here in central Pennsylvania. Having studied history and classics in college, I...
Is Grammar Universal and Eternal?
Many classical educators claim that when you learn the grammar of say, Latin, you are learning the grammar of all language. Isn't this quite a stretch? How can we be so sure that the eight parts of speech and...
Docendo Discimus—By Teaching We Learn
Have you come across this phrase before? It has intrigued me for years. I like the alliterative quality, I like the hints of other words (doctrine from docendo; discipline from discimus). By teaching we...
Classical Education Online with Scholé Academy–Restful Learning Returns
Many of you have followed my writing and teaching on the concept of scholé in education. Scholé is a Greek word that means leisure, conversation, reflection--restful learning. Yes, scholé is the root word for our word for school, though...
A Remarkable Review of Noah
You have likely heard that that movie Noah is controversial among many Christians--is it biblical or not? Well, I have read many reviews of Noah, but this one has surpassed them all. FilmFisher.com is not your typical review site, and this review of Noah proves it. ...
Good Colleges for Classically-Educated Students
From time to time I am asked what colleges I think make for a good fit for classically-educated students. With my second child in college and my first already graduated, naturally I have thought about this a bit. In my work with...
Recovering Leisure (Scholé) Part II: Scholé in The Scriptures
Scholé in The Scriptures: Choosing What Is Better Those of you who know this blog (or anything about me) know that I have been reading and writing about returning scholé to our schools and...
Recovering Leisure (Schole) in Education: The Video (Part 2)
Those readers interested in the concept of schole (leisure, restful learning) may enjoy this video presentation I gave on the topic a few months ago at Providence Academy in Green Bay, Wisconsin. If you like the content, then you are really liking the book behind it:...
Recovering Leisure (Schole) in Education: Part I
Classical Academic Press (of which I am a part) has launched a new online academy called Schole Academy. Naturally, some want to know what schole means, and sense it has something to do with school. Well it does and it doesn't, it turns out. Here is the first essay...
Education in Wonder and Curiosity
Josef Pieper in his book Leisure The Basis of Culture says that education (philosophy and poetry for that matter) begins in wonder. Kevin Clark and Ravi Jain in their new book, The Liberal Arts Tradition, also...
The Question–New Book by Leigh Bortins
It is at this point that Leigh Bortins is helpful. She very well knows the challenge facing thousands of homeschooling moms around the country who are educating their children classically. She knows how to start at the beginning (a very good place to start) and keep...
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