Joshua Gibbs

Controversial Sayings

Students: Mr. Gibbs, do you think the church should have political power? Gibbs: Why do you ask? Students: I don’t know. Gibbs: Do you just want to hear me say something controversial? Students: Yes. Gibbs: Then I’ll do you one better. I think the church should have spiritual power.

Early Pricing For The Gibbs Classical Conference

Just a reminder that tomorrow (March 31) is the last day for early pricing on the Gibbs Classical Online Summer Conference. Beginning Friday (April 1), the price of an individual registration goes from $150 to $225. You can register for the conference by clicking here.

The Limits Of Nurture

“In what ways are gardening metaphors helpful in understanding what happens at a classical Christian school? Well, a classical education is not chiefly concerned with the transference of information. It is not about getting data from the teacher’s brain into the student’s brain. Instead, a classical education is about nurturing a student, by which IContinue reading “The Limits Of Nurture”

Proverbial, Episode 92: Family of Trees

“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” but it’s better this way. The latest episode of Proverbial is available now.

Steal These Jokes: On The Chris Rock/Will Smith Slap

“After the attack, which took place in the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Chris Rock’s mother Rosalie insisted he shelter with his uncle and auntie who live eighteen miles away in Bel Air.”

Two Kinds Of Authors

There are two kinds of authors. The first kind gives their own books five star reviews on Goodreads. The other kind goes around giving “likes” to all the negative reviews.

Teaching Students To Handle Stress

“If you’re not a high school teacher, you might not appreciate the extent to which the fear of stress now dominates the academic landscape. What is true outside of school is true inside, as well, and stress is the great villain of our time. It is the root of all evil, all mental and physicalContinue reading “Teaching Students To Handle Stress”

Grist For The Mill

In a classical classroom, the curriculum is not grist for the mill. Our minds are the grist. The curriculum is the mill. That is, if the curriculum is any good.

“So Your Parents are Thinking of Sending You to a Classical Christian School” Is Available Now

The new pamphlet for prospective students is available now on Gibbs Classical. Head over to Gibbs Classical and read lengthy excerpts and reviews. An excerpt from the pamphlet: “There are many different kinds of Christians. There are Lutherans, Baptists, Catholics, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Methodists, and hundreds of other denominations. Most classical Christian schools are open toContinue reading ““So Your Parents are Thinking of Sending You to a Classical Christian School” Is Available Now”

Vindicated By The World

Around a year ago, I wrote an article suggesting “mindfulness” was a fake, morally vacuous corporate virtue. A few people howled. In the grocery store today, I saw this: “Mindful” literally means “fake” here.