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  • Poetry: Teaching to Think

    Poetry: Teaching to Think0

    • September 30, 2015

    While paging through an 1894 Minnesota high school manual, I came across the recommendations for literature classes. Although it appears that students were expected to read many books on their own (and then present them to the class in twenty minute talks), the following list offers some suggestions for classroom readings:  As I looked through

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  • Poetry in Prose: The Genius of J.R.R. Tolkien

    Poetry in Prose: The Genius of J.R.R. Tolkien1

    Young John Ronald Reuel Tolkien curled up with his favorite book, reading the tale of Sigurd who slew the dragon Fafnir. Schooled at home, Tolkien’s widowed mother taught him Latin and French and grammar, explaining that “green great dragon” was incorrect—it should be “great green dragon.” Tolkien wanted to know why. Language fascinated him. After

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  • Podcast: Teaching Character in School

    Podcast: Teaching Character in School0

    Missed our webinar last week on character education? Check out the podcast below to get caught up on what you missed! For an overview of the panelists, click here. Your browser does not support the audio element. Please us the download link below Download an Mp3 Save this article to favorites

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  • Plutarch’s 3 Tips for Choosing a School

    Plutarch’s 3 Tips for Choosing a School1

    Today’s education world is full of options. In fact, there are so many options that it can be tempting for parents to throw up their hands and just pick one without much thought. But such is a terrible move, according to the ancient Roman author Plutarch. He suggests the following three steps in choosing an

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  • Pliny’s ‘Natural History’ Offers Odd Home Remedies

    Pliny’s ‘Natural History’ Offers Odd Home Remedies2

    Gaius Plinius Secundus (more commonly known simply as Pliny or Pliny the elder) was a Roman naturalist and physician who lived during the dawn of the Roman Empire.   Pliny was born in 23 A.D. in Lombardy, a province in Northern Italy, and spent many years in the Roman army as an officer. In his

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  • Playing With Fire: Are We Witnessing the Death of Europe?

    Playing With Fire: Are We Witnessing the Death of Europe?0

    In the wake of the fire at Notre Dame cathedral, some online commentators speculated that arsonists might have sparked the blaze, hinting at Islamists or radical secularists. Others immediately launched a furious counterattack, accusing these writers of religious bigotry and racism by their rush to judgment. To a point, I would agree with these critics.

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