Joshua Gibbs

The Great Solution Is Also The Simple One

Richmond Public Schools (RPS) students average almost five hours a day on YouTube, according to a Chromebook Usage Data report presented to the school board Monday night. “I wish there was a great solution to this,” Richmond School Superintendent Jason Kamras said.” -from a recent Channel 6 news story

On The Anchored Podcast To Discuss “So Your Parents Are Thinking Of Sending You To A Classical Christian School”

I was the guest on the latest episode of Anchored to talk about my new pamphlet. The pamphlet is entirely finished and will be available to purchase on Gibbs Classical in the next week.

Oooh, Ouch: Are You An Asset Or A Liability To The Classical Christian Movement?

In a Target parking lot… Gibbs: Excuse me, sir. I know you have shopping to do, but I was wondering if we could speak for a moment. Driver: About what? Gibbs: About your bumper sticker. Driver: Which one? Gibbs: The one that says in very large letters, “My children receive a classical Christian education.” Driver:Continue reading “Oooh, Ouch: Are You An Asset Or A Liability To The Classical Christian Movement?”

Wear A Mask While You TikTok

“When it comes to the matter of sheltering and protecting, the modern parent cares far more about a child’s body than its soul. We are fastidious about sheltering our children from germs, sickness, and broken bones, but largely indifferent about protecting our children from lies, vulgarity, mediocrity, kitsch, banality, and perversity. A great many parentsContinue reading “Wear A Mask While You TikTok”

This Is The Best Promotional Video For A Classical School I Have Ever Seen

Having seen a good number of these (and become even a little cynical about them), let me commend to you this video from the Holy Innocents School in Long Beach, California. Make sure you watch through the end so you can see “the scholar’s pledge.” It is good, strong, bracing stuff. I love it.

Failed Prophetess

Did any 20th century author fail more miserably at predicting the future than Margaret Atwood?

Proverbial, Episode 90: How To Buy A Bottle Of Wine

“There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.” -Francis Bacon “How To Buy A Bottle of Wine” is this week’s episode of Proverbial. It’s my favorite episode since “Marvin,” which aired last Summer.

Sex And Marriage

“Traditionally, sex has been a very private, secretive activity. Herein perhaps lies it powerful force for uniting people in a strong bond. As we make sex less secretive, we may rob it of its power to hold men and women together.” -Thomas Szasz (1974)

Beware Of Pity

I am only about half way finished with it, but with every chapter I finish, I can sense that Beware of Pity is creeping higher and higher on my list of favorite novels. It is presently up in the realm of Stoner and Strangers on a Train and might finish beside The Road and TillContinue reading “Beware Of Pity”

A Conversation With My Daughter About Keeping A Diary

“Camilla: My new diary arrived in the mail today. Gibbs: Before you start this diary, I’m going to lay down a few rules for how it can be kept. Camilla: What are the rules? Gibbs: First, your diary will not be a secret diary. I might pick it up and read it whenever I choose. Secret diariesContinue reading “A Conversation With My Daughter About Keeping A Diary”