Ep. 31 – New Podcasts from the Consortium and Kepler Education
This is Episode 31 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog of Kepler Education. In this episode, we announce the new lineup of podcasts…
Ep. 30 – How to Have a Successful Academic Year
This is Episode 30 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog of Kepler Education. Classes at Kepler Education have begun and in this episode,…
The Answer to the Oldest Question in Education
There is a single question every teacher will eventually hear, and every student will be tempted to ask: Why do we have to learn this?…
First Knowledge
The first knowledge we have of any thing is the delight we take in our senses when we encounter the thing (i.e., an artifact, idea,…
The Process of Inquiry
There is a process of inquiry that is indispensable for unearthing human knowledge and only the person whose mental habits conform to this process can…
Leisure and Music in Education
Aristotle followed Plato, was his student, in fact. And he joined his teacher is asserting the music was a necessary part of one’s education because…
Socrates On Music in Education
Throughout the Classical period and all the way up until the Age of Enlightenment, prerational knowledge was not only viewed as legitimate but essential to…
Improving Quality in the Classroom
In a recent post, Seth Godin wrote about the misconception of quality being the result of effort. He states, Quality is defined as consistently meeting…
The Spirit of Inquiry
Classical Education is not, preeminently, of a specific time or place. It stands instead for a spirit of inquiry and form of instruction concerned with…
On the Importance of Memorization
In the modern world, memory is often disparaged as unnecessary, a distraction or hindrance to progress even. Thus, the practice of rote memorization in education…