Since the launch of Sputnik in 1957 educational reform in the United States has been generally motivated by a desire to be internationally competitive. Unfortunately, cycles of reform largely characterized by document-based attempts to… Continue Reading
We must endeavor to persuade those who are to be the principal men of our State to go and learn arithmetic, not as amateurs, but they must carry on the study until they see the nature of numbers with the mind only; … arithmetic has a very… Continue Reading
This summer there was a headline in my local paper that caught my eye. In large, bold, capital letters were the words, “FACING FACTS,” and then in bold type below that was the sub-heading, “Survey debunks negative opinion of teens and… Continue Reading
The day started like most other school days when I was in the first grade; Mrs. Schwartz instructed us to take out our Big Chief Tablet and, using our rulers, draw ten columns and then write the numbers from 0-100 with 10 numbers in each… Continue Reading
When I am in the middle of a lesson, cooking along explaining things, working examples, perhaps rejoicing in the beauty of the subject matter (or my own perception of cleverness in thinking up a new analogy), there is always one question a… Continue Reading
If we are to recover what has been lost in education, one of our most challenging tasks will be to reclaim mathematics as a liberal art. In particular, math faces not just the general challenges that confront other liberal arts but also… Continue Reading
As classical educators, we want to do more than produce articulate and informed graduates prepared to join the workforce. We also want to form the affections of our students which may seem to be a less objective task. How can we ensure… Continue Reading
A silver thread that Lewis explores through his work (alongside the Argument by desire) is the tutor of desire–pleasure. He speaks and embodies frequently the benefit of small human pleasures in the salvation of our souls. In Screwtape the… Continue Reading
This seminar will begin with a review of the relationship between the contemporary sciences and the role of the classical Seven Liberal Arts in classical and Christian schools. From there we will take a colorful and fascinating look at… 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
