“There is a very real sense in which all the headmaster’s work comes down to the work his teachers do in the classroom. Delivering a classical education is like a relay race. The board runs the first leg, the headmasters runs the second, the curriculum runs the third, but the teacher runs the final leg.Continue reading “A School Is Only As Classical As Its Teachers”
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The Demand For Flattery At Private Schools Is Nearly Constant
This demand is both supplied and incited by sentimental bloggers who tell their readers, “Parenting is hard, but you’re doing great. Society demands too much of you anyway.” Here is how to fight such flattery.
9 Reasons Your Theology Program Changes So Often
From one classical school to the next, the two aspects of the high school curriculum most often in flux are the writing program and the theology program. Why? Here’s why your theology program changes so much and how you can create something more stable.
Gresham’s Law
The latest episode of Proverbial is devoted to Gresham’s Law: Bad money drives out good money.
Many Classical Christian Schools Have Their Own Sort Of Cancel Culture
“While somewhat awkward (and perhaps a little macabre), it would be worthwhile for any ecumenical school administration which fires an Orthodox or Catholic convert to ask in the exit interview, “What does it feel like to suffer such a huge loss for your convictions?” I suspect the answer would help the school deal in aContinue reading “Many Classical Christian Schools Have Their Own Sort Of Cancel Culture”
How To Not Raise Egotists
“There’s a certain sort of teenager who simply cannot appreciate the fact that adults—specifically teachers and parents—are reasonable, feeling human beings who respond in realistic ways to insult, abuse, slight, and offense.” -from How To Not Raise Egotists, my latest for CiRCE
Why It Matters If Movie Theaters Fail
“At the moment, it appears movie theaters are on their way out. I think this a shame for the same reasons I think the casualization of church over the last fifty years is a shame.” -from “If We Lose Movie Theaters,” my latest for CiRCE
Proverbial, Episode 55: Horace the Bear
“In the same way that very few people who have tattoos only have one, very few people trying to buy happiness are trying to buy it for the first time. You try to buy happiness—you buy something— but when it doesn’t make you happy, as opposed to concluding that happiness can’t be bought, you assume it wasContinue reading “Proverbial, Episode 55: Horace the Bear”
Against “Wellness”
“Wellness is a state quite beyond health; a state of being completely free from aches, pains, irritations, stress, anxiety, inflammation, fear, distress, or disquiet. Wellness is not only a condition of bodily perfection, but spiritual perfection, as well, high energy, perfect mental acuity, peace, sexual fulfillment, empowerment, control, contentment. Wellness is a divine state. Continue reading “Against “Wellness””
Against “Mindfulness”
“Because so many billion-dollar corporations now use mindfulness, leadership, community, passion, and teamwork to describe themselves and their reasons for existing, many Christians now tacitly understand the monetary value which attends an ability to speak of corporate values with familiarity. The more often a classical community hears these words, the more parents believe the point of a classical education isContinue reading “Against “Mindfulness””
There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. 