Commencement

Andrew Kern
I have to admit that I got caught up in what Andrew was saying, did not take notes, and as a result cannot now recreate them for you a week and a half later.  If anyone wants to send me their’s I will gladly post.

The Vision of God: The Culmination of Faith and The Goal of Classical Education

Dr. Lloyd Newton 
Again, I am able mostly to communicate here in notes form rather than paragraph.  There was so much in so little time.  I continuously face folks who cannot see the correlation between Christ and the pagans and Dr. Newton certainly helped me a lot with that. 

Harold Bloom suggested two texts for understanding Western [...]

Exordium III – The Prerequisite of Peace: What Genesis 1 Tells Us about Education

Martin Cothran

Rather than try to do Martin’s talk justice with a narrative or paragraph form, allow me to simply record the “outline” or flow chart of his wonderful talk.Introduction:

The first thing we discover in Genesis 1 is that God’s six days of creative work were centered on forming and filling.

Days 1-3 — forming
Days 4-6 — [...]

Paideia Prize Giving Banquet — Acceptance Address: Dr. Richard Hawley [Headmaster (retired): University School, Cleveland, OH]

Despite the minor inconveniences caused by the late arrival of our speaker (after airline delays in Detroit), the whole evening was a delight.  Set in the beautiful Memphis Botanical Gardens, I had a great time both privately and publically.  The six of us from Greenville seemed to be glad for a chance to rest from [...]