In the last several years, the zeitgeist has begun insisting on “person first language,” and so it is now fashionable to say “enslaved person” instead of “slave,” “person with a mental health condition” instead of “mad man,” “person with autism” instead of “autistic,” and so forth. I have no interest in commenting here what IContinue reading “Person First Language”
Category Archives: Sane Fantasies
Molly Drake Is Sublime
Jon Paul introduced this record to me on a recent trip to New York City. At times, it sounds like Jules Massenet’s Les amoureuses sont des folles, at times it reminds me of Anne Briggs, at other times it sounds like nursery lullabies. It is fascinating to think of Nick Drake listening to these songs,Continue reading “Molly Drake Is Sublime”
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”
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.
Filling A Void
I have begun work on my next writing project, which will be an 8000 word pamphlet which begins: Greetings. If you are reading this, it means your parents are considering whether or not they ought to enroll you in a classical Christian school. There are a number of directions things could go from here. AsContinue reading “Filling A Void”
Growth
Last week, our church (St. Cyprian of Carthage in Midlothian, VA) received eight new catechumens, all of whom appeared to be under the age of thirty, and more than half of whom were unmarried. And this, at a small church in the middle of the woods, half an hour away from the city, with noContinue reading “Growth”
Dear
In the last several years, it seems that the conventional greeting “Dear” has become stigmatized, and so emails now begin, “Hey Josh,” “Hi Josh,” “Hey there,” “Hey,” “Hi ya Josh,” and so forth. Really, though, we should all use “Dear.” Unless you’re in fourth grade, “Dear So-and-So” isn’t a sign you’re in love. It isContinue reading “Dear”
The 2022 Gibbs Classical Online Conference
Save the date: July 8th and 9th, 2022. Tell your friends. Full details will be available soon.
A Proposition For Fellow Teachers
One of the reasons there is so much acrimony about grades is because a 0 to 100 scale is way too broad. If you hate grades as they are, and I know you do, imagine how much less you would hate them if every grade was issued on a 1 to 3 scale. Suppose alsoContinue reading “A Proposition For Fellow Teachers”
Gwyneth Who?
For as chic as the 90s are once again, the line, “What’s in the box?” was uttered during Dune and absolutely no one in the theater laughed.
There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. 