Playing Down Will Not Get Us There
In his book, Study Smart: A Christian Guide to Academic Success, John Seel argues, Christian schools celebrate Lewis, Tolkien, and Chesterton, but we somehow give…
Education and Fallacy of Technological Progress
David Hicks rightly notes that the classical educator sees, as one of his aims, educating the student both for the world’s fight and for the…
A Christian Paideia
If Aristotle, who was a pagan and a philosopher too, painted such a picture among men who were not holy and learned in the Scriptures,…
10 Commandments for Independent Teachers
Thou shalt teach to the glory of God and for the love of thy neighbor. Thou shalt own more books than you will ever read…
The Right Use of Studies
The French philosopher, Simone Weil, wrote a short essay on education in 1942 titled, REFLECTIONS ON THE RIGHT USE OF SCHOOL STUDIES WITH A VIEW…
The World of Ideas
Modern education, explains Verene, “is a quest for certainty in thought and application in practice.” This is why our modern centers for education deplore freedom…
Questions for Teachers
A half-dozen questions for teachers to ask themselves before teaching their next class: What does a grade in my class measure: effort or achievement? What…
The First Thanksgiving
Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after have a special manner rejoice together after we…
Thank You, Teachers!
Teaching can be a thankless job. Teachers put in far more hours than just the hours they spend in the classroom. Outside of the classroom,…
Dumbing Us Down
Whatever an education is, it should make you a unique individual, not a conformist; it should furnish you with an original spirit with which to…