Apr 10, 2013
The Two Most Common Misunderstandings I Have Seen Concerning Latin
I hope the end of the school year finds you well....
Read More
Apr 05, 2013
Why Does Classical Conversations Encourage One Teacher for All Subjects?
I remember an incident that occurred when my children were somewhat...
Read More
Apr 03, 2013
Learning from a Simple Melody: Scarborough Fair (Excerpted from The Neglected Muse: Why Music Is an Essential Liberal Art [Part IV*])
Music education that aims at real knowledge requires careful attention to...
Read More
Apr 02, 2013
Spontaneous Integration: Jazz Music, Playwrights, and the Cold War
What do Shakespeare, actors, newspapers, jazz, and communism all have in...
Read More
Apr 01, 2013
What If the Art Teacher Taught Math?
My thirteen-year-old daughter is in Challenge B this year, and she...
Read More
Mar 29, 2013
Skills versus Subjects
Classical education is a “curious thing,” viewed from the perspective of...
Read More
Mar 28, 2013
“Education is to train the heart to love that which deserves loving.”
This quote from John Hodges’ first lecture at the Toward the...
Read More
Mar 26, 2013
How to Tame the Testing Tempest
In Romans 12:2, Paul writes: “Do not conform to the pattern of...
Read More
Mar 25, 2013
Protocol, Served Just As You Like It
I marked my twelfth protocol, with a small group of students...
Read More
Mar 22, 2013
Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales
Our world isn’t clear regarding the differences between fables, myths, and...
Read More
Mar 21, 2013
Add a Bit of Silliness to Your Poetry Class
“This is just a bit of silliness, really,” says thirteen-year-old Peter...
Read More
Mar 20, 2013
Why Can’t My Child Get It All Done? (Or, Texting Is Not a Sin)
Aren’t we simply too busy to get it all done? When...
Read More