Joshua Gibbs

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.

Proverbial, Episode 91: Your People

Is your church lucky to have you as a member? The latest episode of Proverbial will help you find the answer to this vexing question.

You Need To Be Qualified To Read St. Paul

“The desire to treat every book of the Bible equally often inclines classical educators (and youth group leaders) to teach New Testament epistles to young students simply because St. Paul says a lot about grace and faith and salvation, which are subjects modern Christians obsess over. However, St. Paul’s teachings on faith are meaningless andContinue reading “You Need To Be Qualified To Read St. Paul”