Teaching the Great Books: What Should We Read?
Teachers who have just begun their journey in classical education may wonder what books should be read with students. When considering this question, Joshua Gibbs…
Category: Philosophy of Education
Reading the Book of Nature
Before my children learned to recognize the letters of the alphabet, reading a story to them was a mysterious, magical exercise. For example – some…
Lesson Learned over 40 Years of Recovering Classical Education
Over the last 40 years we have learned some lesson and made some mistakes. The list that follows is from a presentation I have delivered…
To Hear the Past Speak with its Own Voice
That he whose soul would touch the very pastMust build himself a delicate consciousnessOut of the dreams of old civilizations,Must see with ancient eyes, not…
Seeds of Learning
My daughters and I weeded their small gardens together a few weeks ago. We planted a few seed potatoes, onion sets, and bush beans. Since…
Reality and Imagination
Recording a course recently with ClassicalU.com about education as a whole life endeavor was enriching, encouraging, and renewing. May it be so and more for all…
Educating in (and into) Freedom
A student once confided to me during recess that he was planning to leave our small classical school at the end of the year. He…
The Apprenticeship Model: A Journey toward Mastery
A Master of . . . The Latin word magister (teacher, captain, director) is the root for our English word “master.” The title “Mr.” is also an…
ClassicalU–Training Classical Teachers
We have discussed the need for teachers to be trained by other human beings (mentor teachers) in order that they master the art of teaching.…