Joshua Gibbs

Is Classical Education On The Right Side Of History?

“Parent: Given the profound importance of recent events, I wondered what changes you planned on making to your curriculum for the coming year. Gibbs: That’s a question traditionalists have been asked for over two hundred years now. Ever since the French Revolution, there has been an endless succession of “profoundly important recent events” that areContinue reading “Is Classical Education On The Right Side Of History?”

Go Live Your Lives

At the end of a long lecture on some esoteric philosophical or theological subject, a teacher often wants to tell his students, “Alright, now go live your lives!” When he says this, he means, “Go on a long walk. Go write a poem for a girl. Go get a job. Go quit the job becauseContinue reading “Go Live Your Lives”

On Gifts

If man has no soul, giving gifts is nothing more than a slow form of suicide.

That Life

Yesterday, I passed a woman slowly driving a minivan with a bumper sticker that read, “Live the life you love.” She was driving slowly because she was texting. This was the life she loved.

Bad Times

My latest for CiRCE is about just how difficult the coming school year is going to be and how teachers need to spiritually and intellectually prepare for it.

GibbsClassical.com Is Now Live

You can now register at GibbsClassical.com to take my Foundations of Modern Politics class online in the fall. In the class, we will cover The Social Contract, The Communist Manifesto, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and Plato’s Republic. The class will meet Friday afternoons between late August and Christmas, is open to anyone 15Continue reading “GibbsClassical.com Is Now Live”

Gnostics Berate Going Through The Motions

My latest for CiRCE concerns the saying, “Fake It Till You Make It.” Is this good advice? Is there any alternative? Offensiveness rating: 3/5

I Don’t Mean To Brag

For the last two months, I have listened to about forty hours of Steve Roach’s music every week.

Grow A Spine

As have many classical educators, over the last several years I have written quite a lot about the need for teachers to “inspire wonder” in their students. But I have also written quite a lot about the need for classical schools to have a few dogmas, a few beliefs that simply aren’t up for debate.Continue reading “Grow A Spine”

Not Worried

Christian Pastor: *writes article about the importance of marriage* Christian singles in the comments section: This is so offensive. What about us? Singles are some of the most neglected people in the church. Christian singles on Instagram: Travel is *so* important.