The thing is, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” is far better if no one tries to explain it to you. You may as well try to explain why pain hurts. The same is true of A Farewell To Arms. If someone doesn’t understand A Farewell To Arms, they are simply too young to read it. ThisContinue reading “On Teaching Modern Literature”
Category Archives: Sane Fantasies
I Call Them Like I See Them
Teaching senior thesis is really more appropriate to science teachers than English teachers.
It Is The Responsibility Of Every Classical Christian Educator
It is the responsibility of every reasonable, courageous classical Christian educator to ensure that classical Christian schools do not simply become “Montessori schools for Republicans,” as a friend recently put it.
Alright Gang, Blues Riff On B
A Senior Thesis I Would Like To Hear
Thesis: Solo sports are superior to team sports. Arguments: On the practical differences between the two, this thesis would argue solo sports (tennis, swimming, golf, and track & field) are superior because they can easily be practiced and played into adulthood, unlike team sports (volleyball, basketball, and soccer), which are rarely carried into adulthood. OnContinue reading “A Senior Thesis I Would Like To Hear”
GibbsClassical.com 2021-2022 Classes
Registration opens on Friday, May 21, for the following GibbsClassical.com classes: Fall 2021 Courses: Foundations of Modern Politics and British Ladies of the Nineteenth Century Friday afternoons, September 3 through December 10 (no class November 26th) Foundations of Modern Politics will start at 1:45pm EST British Ladies of the 19th Century will start at 3:05pm EST Sessions run 65 minutes. __Continue reading “GibbsClassical.com 2021-2022 Classes”
Joshua Gibbs, Dangerous Truth Teller
Adoration
An aerial photograph of the flowers left outside Kensington Palace after Princess Diana’s death. The deluge of bouquets is waist deep.
Introducing Sometimes Gibbs
I simply could not find one of the echo chambers which I had heard so much about.
Should Students With Smart Phones Pay Higher Tuition?
If health insurance companies charge higher premiums for smokers, does it make sense to charge higher tuition for students with smart phones? I explore this question in a dialog for CiRCE.
There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. 