On Beauty in Textbooks
Classical educators know that the human mind and spirit need beauty. Classical schools are often willing to pay a premium to build facilities consistent with the literature and music studied... Read more
Quintilian and the Ideal Orator
As a classical educator, I find it ironic that we do not have many texts on education from the classical period. We can make some inferences based on the dialogues... Read more
Great-Hearted Teachers: Darrah Johnson
In recent years, many Great Hearts graduates have started to return to the network to teach. In a new series of interviews, Betsy K. Brown asks these young educators to... Read more
Authority and Docility
Exploring Charlotte Mason’s Third Principle of Education In this blog series, writer, teacher, and mother Tessa Carman explores the Twenty Principles of Charlotte Mason’s educational philosophy and their relevance in... Read more
The Merits of Memorization
In my poetry workshop at the National Symposium for Classical Education in March, we will be forthrightly old-fashioned, and we will devote much of our time to the merits of... Read more
Great-Hearted Teachers: Nikhil Jandhyala
In recent years, many Great Hearts graduates have started to return to the network to teach. In a new series of interviews, Betsy K. Brown asks these young educators to... Read more
VIDEO: Teaching Literature as a Compelling Story
“The scope of the epic, of the ancient, of the long-lasting, is something that hits students on a deep level … they’re hungry for that. … It’s important, when you teach... Read more
Great-Hearted Teachers: Madison Cordova
In recent years, many Great Hearts graduates have started to return to the network to teach. In a new series of interviews, Betsy K. Brown asks these young educators to... Read more
Nurturing Goodness
Exploring Charlotte Mason’s Second Principle of Education In this blog series, writer, teacher, and mother Tessa Carman explores the Twenty Principles of Charlotte Mason’s educational philosophy and their relevance in... Read more
VIDEO: The History of Happiness
“The idea that more is always desirable puts us into conflict with each other. It’s what generates a lot of the economic injustice that we see, and it puts a... Read more
Urgency, Change, and School Leadership
One of the most challenging features of school leadership is developing a good strategy to correct a problem within the learning culture. As a head of school for two decades,... Read more
