Education and Reality
In The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, Carl R. Trueman writes, “We all live in a world in which it is increasingly easy…
Classical Recitations
In his classical approach to systematic theology, Thomas Oden references the fact that modern journalism unwittingly derives its sequence of good reporting from classical Christian…
The Ideal Teacher
“I believe the ideal teacher would approach any masterpiece that he was presenting to his class almost as if he had never seen it before.”1…
Educational Aims
The educational aims of a good teacher are less about training than they are about transforming. The former is aimed at doing while the latter…
Entrepreneurial Teachers
Entrepreneurial teachers exchange the security of the school for the freedom and responsibility to build their own unique brand as a teacher and to market…
Wisdom for the Classroom
Teachers are not in the classroom to be the students’ friend, but teachers should be friendly. Teachers are not in the classroom to be the…
Hurting Healthy Students
Ignaz Semmelweis was an obstetrician at Vienna General—a teaching and research hospital—during the mid-19th century. While Semmelweis worked there, the mortality rate among women in…
On Teaching Well
Welcome to the inaugural post for On Teaching, A daily thought on the art and endeavor of flourishing as an independent, classical Christian teacher. Posts…
Ep. 29 – Dr. Mitch Stokes on Teaching Math Classically
This is Episode 29 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog of Kepler Education. In this episode, Scott Postma and Joffre Swait interview Dr.…
Ep. 28 – Social Life and Online Education
This is Episode 28 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog of Kepler Education. In this episode, Scott Postma and Joffre Swait discuss the…