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John Dewey championed the dignity of the individual and sought an education system accessible to all Americans, regardless of background. However, influenced by Darwin, Dewey viewed man as malleable, something to be shaped by external… Continue Reading
"Turn him to any cause of policy, the Gordian knot of it he will unloose, familiar at his garter" –Shakespeare, Henry V Leaders, do you train your team how to make good decisions? If so, how do you do it? When, as part of a leader's… Continue Reading
Unreasonable hospitality is about being a little irrational in the pursuit of making people feel cared for. – Will Guidara Often, when we think of hospitality, we think of the dinner table. And if you’re from the South like me, you might… Continue Reading
In The Abolition of Man, Lewis writes, “For the wise men of old, the cardinal problem of human life was how to conform the soul to objective reality, and the solution was wisdom, self-discipline, and virtue. For the modern, the cardinal… Continue Reading
"But castles in the air—they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build, too." - Hilde, The Master Builder In Henrik Ibsen's play, The Master Builder, he tells the story of a legendary architect, Halvard Solness. Solness is… Continue Reading
There are hundreds of young, growing classical Christian schools developing around the country. For a school to become a thriving institution, it must develop a mature governance model. In this session, Eric will help boards develop a… Continue Reading
What we can learn from forerunners of our classical liberal education tradition? Britain was transformed in the middle of the 19th century by a remarkable group of leaders who worked for renewal rights across society. At the heart of this… Continue Reading
Five Starting Points In my last post, I asked the question: why don't churches start schools? I am encouraged to see such passion and interest in this topic. After a lot of discussion and some great questions, let me clarify one thing. In… Continue Reading
As Classical Christian educators, our goal is to teach all of history and the great stories of the past 4,000 years by integrating biblical and theological discussions into the study of literature. The goal of this session would be to help… Continue Reading
What makes students’ experience of math classical? What makes it Christian? This presentation will be structured around the Regents School of Austin mathematics department philosophy of math education. A number of years and a number of… Continue Reading
At many classical Christian schools, the Latin language is not only offered, savored, and cherished, but even required! In this way we enter into the long tradition of learning Latin and reading its literature alongside our forebears from… Continue Reading
As educators, we are constantly fighting the bell that scatters the class, the test in the next class period that is occupying the minds of the students, and the constraints of our subject matter and own expertise. As classical educators… Continue Reading
