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Explore the educational practices of the ancient and medieval worlds in this hasty overview of the curriculum, pedagogies, and philosophies that preceded conventional approaches. Continue Reading
Explore the educational practices of the ancient and medieval worlds in this hasty overview of the curriculum, pedagogies, and philosophies that preceded conventional approaches. Continue Reading
Speaking in a winsome and persuasive manner is the capstone of a classical education, but training public speaking skills should not wait until the last few years of a student’s education. This workshop explores practical ways to train… Continue Reading
Art is a dynamic and energizing element to add to any subject. Discuss the grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric of art and discover how to use art to enhance the skills of each level of the trivium and energize your students in every subject… Continue Reading
The Abolition of Man is sometimes viewed as an attack on science. Anticipating this criticism, Lewis states that his remarks are not an attack on science but instead a defense of value—the value, among other things, of science. Lewis goes… Continue Reading
Interactive discussion of the most effective means of moving prospective parents to enrolled students. Continue Reading
The phrase ‘Ad Fontes’ or ‘To the sources’ was a common refrain during the 16th and 17th centuries among European scholars. Many prominent Christian reformers such as John Calvin were part of a movement of Christian humanists which… Continue Reading
As a professor of English at a Christian liberal-arts university (Houston Baptist University), I have dedicated much time to identifying the critical and creative skills that a liberal-arts university should instill in its students. In… Continue Reading
Classical Christian educators often ask for a description of “some aspects of the preparation, academic, spiritual, social, etc.” needed by our students to help them prepare for the secular university. These requests are sincere and… Continue Reading
Western liberal democracy has been the most successful political system the world has produced, but what began with Magna Carta and progressed to elections by all the adult electorate has also developed new features. In particular, the… Continue Reading
Calvin College In his collection of essays entitled What are People For? Wendell Berry envisions a responsible, contemplative living ethos that connects community, sustainability and place. When we work to understand what people are for we… Continue Reading
A very good teacher and administrator I know has a stack of four or five good books in perpetual company on the night stand. Each demands to be read now, but at the end of a long day of teaching, paper grading, and preparation for the next… Continue Reading
