I teach in the most crime-ridden neighborhood in my city. I am not the best teacher in the building—they won’t make any Hollywood movies about me—but I am a good one. One administrator described my classes as a Jekyll-and-Hyde affair. There may be utter chaos elsewhere, but when my . . . . Continue Reading »
These classical schools are happy places. Humanities departments in higher ed are not. Continue Reading »
Catholic Colleges I greatly enjoyed Veronica Clarke’s “Why I Went to a Catholic College” and her clear reasoning for the superiority of choosing such a path (December 2022). Although I am a graduate of three universities (two private, one public), I can no longer bring myself to give them . . . . Continue Reading »
Classical K–12 alternatives are rapidly expanding while conventional schools struggle with an enrollment decline not seen since World War II. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Robert Jackson joins the podcast to discuss the Great Hearts Institute and its upcoming National Symposium for Classical Education. Continue Reading »
A rising number of students today are drawn to schools that emphasize tradition and faith. Continue Reading »
As college students are treated more as consumers than knowledge-seekers, what they learn and for what purpose becomes merely a consumer choice. Continue Reading »
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