Student: I know how you feel about the matter, but I’m thinking about going to a secular college next year. Gibbs: How come? Student: I don’t want to live in a bubble. If I don’t go to a secular college, I’m worried I’ll go through my whole life without ever knowing anything about other people’sContinue reading “Fear Of A Sheltered Life”
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Proverbial, Episode 94: The Hours
The latest episode of Proverbial is available now. For those who listen to the episode, you might be amused to know that I did in fact burn my arm cooking dinner less than an hour later.
Underlying Causes Of Underlying Causes
Tom: It is not enough to punish crimes like theft. You have to look at the underlying causes of theft. You have to ask why people steal. Figuring out why people steal can help prevent theft in the future. Harry: And why do people steal? Tom: Studies show one of the biggest underlying causes of theft is poverty. Harry: AndContinue reading “Underlying Causes Of Underlying Causes”
We Need More Metaphors For Classical Education
“While I appreciate agrarian metaphors for classical education, I think it better to liken a classical school to a farm than a garden. In the last ten years, gardens have become lifestyle accessories for #intentional social media users. Don’t get me wrong. I keep a little herb garden next to my front door and IContinue reading “We Need More Metaphors For Classical Education”
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”
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”
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”
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”
Five Questions To Ask Before You Take A Job A Classical School
“Question One: Is this the sort of school where the children of board members get away with murder?” –my latest for CiRCE
There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. 