Community = Conversation

We have been “discussing” the means by which community can be fostered at our school. I have taken the thesis that three things are necessary for community: commitment, a common vision, and conversation. I have stated that these three all naturally lead to each other. If we are committed to forming a community, then we [...]

Why are there so many songs about CCE? Or The Start of Something Big

I started out to write this as one blog, then it got huge, so now its a series.
I recently received a wonderful letter from an old colleague in Christian Classical Education (who I will address as Miss Classically-minded. I still rank her as being one of the finest teachers I have had the honor to [...]

HowdoUTeach Reading?

First we need to talk about our ends in teaching students to read. Why do we want students to read? This can produce a quick and veritable laundry list of reasons:
1. To read the Word of God.
2. To learn, as reading is fundamental to learning from others mediately. It is a major form of human [...]

Sources for Conversation

I am always looking for things that will spark more discussion about good, true, and beautiful education. Here are two spots on the web worthy of conversation:
Andrew Kern’s Foundational Principles
Andrew Campbell’s Ordering Principles
Give both a good read and keep the conversation going…

Retreating to the Hills

As a teacher and headmaster, there is nothing I love more than talking with others about what I do. I have gained such a thing for several days with my faculty by coming out to Charlotte for three days of retreat and then three days of conference from July 23-28. I will try [...]

There is more than one way to have a great conversation…

I just had a really fun time. My old friend and compatriot, Maurice Velasquez, and I had an online conversation with some other folks about Classical education. We chose the topic of “Entertainment and Education” and had a great time. Folks could call in just like a radio show. We had [...]

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 [...]