May 20, 2016 The Legacy and Modern Renewal of Classical Education What are the liberal arts? What is wisdom, eloquence, or the virtues? How does classical education affect the modern student? Continue reading
May 03, 2016 Teaching Reading—the Detour About ten or eleven years ago, my friend Andrew Kern came to speak at The Geneva School in Winter Park, Florida. I hate to admit it, but I don’t recall the specific topic of the talk he gave to the... Continue reading
April 18, 2016 Classical Education: Rigorous or Vigorous? Some say that classical education is rigorous. My response to this is both “yes” and “no.” Continue reading
April 14, 2016 Writing & Rhetoric: The Method, the Philosophy & the Progymnasmata Students are often expected to write with no clear model before them. Continue reading
February 10, 2016 Once More, What is Classical Education? As I present seminars on classical education and train teachers around the country, I find that this question—What is classical education?—persists. Continue reading
February 10, 2016 Why Reading Dostoyevsky Has Changed Me The spring before I left for college, my family experienced a trauma that has deeply affected our lives ever since. Continue reading
