Classical educators vary in their opinions of Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Should they be offered? Do the objectives prescribed in an AP course conflict with the objectives of a classical curriculum? If a school chooses to offer AP… Continue Reading
I have served as guidance counselor for New Covenant Schools in Lynchburg, Virginia, for ten years. In 2001, we had a total of 24 students in grades 9-12. We have now doubled that number, going from 6 or 7 students per grade to 10-15… Continue Reading
Christian schools have faced great difficulty in the last several decades. Educating students in independent Christian schools—including classical, Christian schools—may become more difficult in the coming years. Those involved in… Continue Reading
In The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis says that education is more than filling the mind and training behaviors. It must also cultivate the soul. He maintains that ancients – such as Plato, Aristotle, and St. Augustine – sought to train the… Continue Reading
The English speaking world stands at a crossroads. Nations with English as their first language have some of the lowest literacy rates in the developed world. For decades educators have been debating about how best to teach students how to… Continue Reading
These are troubling times for our children. The range of dangers—both physical and spiritual—that exists cannot be understated. Our children are in jeopardy. We can measure a precipitous decline of morality in our youth, and we see them… Continue Reading
One of the most exhilarating moments in the learning experience is that moment in which the learner transcends habitual ways of looking at things. A new vision, a new map, a new paradigm – there is little to match such “Aha” moments… Continue Reading
Does it seem odd to hear the claim that mathematics and liturgy are related? That they are closely—even essentially—related? Or does it seem strange to consider that a mathematical proof may not be complete with the right answer if the… Continue Reading
What a pleasure it is to be here today. It is a great honor to be invited to talk at an institution I cherish so much and esteem so highly. Though I never had the chance to walk the halls of this building as a student, the spirit of the… Continue Reading
Classical education is first and foremost the education which flows from a certain understanding of reality. There is the modern way of understanding reality and there is the pre-modern way and they are radically different from one… Continue Reading
I have used the word “rigor” because that’s the word often used in the present-day Christian Classical movement. We often hear the word applied to the subjects we teach, to how deeply and thoroughly we teach them, and to the time… Continue Reading
I received a notice in the mail recently from the 100-year old Episcopal boarding school down the street announcing the appointment of a new headmaster. It took my breath away when I looked to the bottom of the letter to read the school’s… Continue Reading
