“I’ve seen many college profs conduct high school classes with the same game plan they use in a Lit 510 discussion of Milton or Dante. It doesn’t work. They ask a lot of provocative questions and get a lot of short answers, bad answers, or silence. Socratic discussions work far better among older people whoContinue reading “Tips For College Teachers Applying At Classical High Schools”
Author Archives: Joshua Gibbs
A Few Comments On My Latest Book
“When I was young, popular music was a sort of religion to me, but then I got a job teaching classical literature, and over the last twenty years, I’ve come to see just how very different things which last are from pleasant, trendy things that come and go quickly. I’ve also seen how prolonged exposureContinue reading “A Few Comments On My Latest Book”
“Love What Lasts” Is Now Available For Pre-Order
Love What Lasts is now available for pre-order on the CiRCE website. I’ve been waiting a long time to say that.
Who Is Matthew Freeman?
I’d kind of like to know.
Fired For Showing Michelangelo’s David In Class? I’m Not Shocked.
Over the last several weeks, the news cycle has chewed through a story about a principal at a classical school in Florida who was forced to resign after showing sixth grade students a picture of Michelangelo’s David. If you read a half dozen articles about the matter, you’ll find it’s a bit more complicated thanContinue reading “Fired For Showing Michelangelo’s David In Class? I’m Not Shocked.”
Used Or Enjoyed
St. Augustine famously said we my use all things, but only God may be enjoyed. It’s a commonly misunderstood aphorism. All things may be used inasmuch as they aid in our enjoyment of God. If anything detracts from our enjoyment of God, that thing is being enjoyed and it is detracting from our enjoyment ofContinue reading “Used Or Enjoyed”
How Bad Students Become Good Teachers
“Badly behaved students generally get away with quite a lot, and they have a sense of just how often they should have been caught and punished. I recently spoke with an administrator who admitted to being a bad student back in high school and he remarked that slackers grew up with a keener sense ofContinue reading “How Bad Students Become Good Teachers”
“A Short Introduction to Classical Christian Education” is Now Available
“If classical Christian education is more than simply a refuge from troubled, dumbed-down, secular school systems, what is it? In his introduction, Joshua Gibbs offers a teacher’s clear, concise, and thoughtful answer. Classical Christian education is a choice. Every parent ought to read this pamphlet before making it.” David Hicks, author of Norms & Nobility ReadContinue reading ““A Short Introduction to Classical Christian Education” is Now Available”
Act Like A Lady
“There are aspects of the aristocratic life which people born average are never going to participate in. They’re never going to shop on Saville Row. They’re never going to pay a talented composer to write a requiem mass. They’re never going to subsidize the composition of an epic poem which pays tribute to the historicContinue reading “Act Like A Lady”
“A Short Introduction To Classical Christian Education” Will Be Available To Purchase This Weekend
“Classical Christian education is a movement caught in a strange moment. Because classical Christian education is a rapidly growing movement, it is presently filled with both many newcomers and many veterans. One of my goals in authoring this pamphlet is to get newcomers and veterans on the same page. It is tempting to speak toContinue reading ““A Short Introduction To Classical Christian Education” Will Be Available To Purchase This Weekend”
There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. 