Teacher-Student Relationship
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The Transfiguration and the Authority of the Teacher
I’m late to the game with the new home of blogs: Substack. I will be moving my writing efforts there. However, I will continue to update this blog with new posts. Authority is not a very popular idea in our day and age. However, there is freedom in the right response to authority: the virtue… Continue reading
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Class Catechisms Are Awesome!
Class Catechisms are awesome, and you should consider using them as part of your class this school year. Here’s why: Class Catechisms are an effective way to evoke the kind of memory that cultivates wisdom and virtue. Class Catechisms are an effective way to guide the heads and hearts of our students for the sake… Continue reading
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Discovering Beauty in the Word
I first discovered the writings of Stratford Caldecott by winning a door prize at a CiRCE conference in 2012. The door prize was a copy of Beauty in the Word. I had been pursuing classical education for almost a decade at this point. I always had a hunch about the great unity between the liberal… Continue reading
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Principles of Classical, Catholic Education: An Examen
I composed an examen for students some years ago. The purpose was to identify and clarify enduring pillars of classical, Catholic Education worthy of examining our cultivation of wisdom & virtue. I find the examen works well as a teacher given the goal of being life-long learners. I hope others may also find value in… Continue reading
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