"[T]he humanists inspired by Petrarch and later Erasmus and Thomas More saw themselves as helping to rebuild Christendom by returning it to its ancient roots. They believed the study of classical languages and literatures, neglected in the Middle Ages (a period concept they invented), could improve character and create a love for wisdom and true … Continue reading A Harvard Professor On Why Studying The Humanities Is Essential To A Good Life
How To Prepare Children For A Future That Will Be Very Different From Today
Education Week recently asked ten leading professionals how schools can prepare children today for the careers they will pursue in 10 or 20 years, given our pace of technological change makes technical skills outmoded much faster. Martin Cothran at the Classical Latin School Association exerpts some of their responses, with commentary: Michael Chui, with the … Continue reading How To Prepare Children For A Future That Will Be Very Different From Today
Employers: We’ll Train People Who Can Write And Speak
The dean of a community college, who blogs anonymously about his profession and has worked at three different colleges, recently wrote about a meeting with a set of local employers. Community colleges, of course, work closely with nearby employers on technical programs and certifications. The number one thing these employers wanted was not specific, technical training. … Continue reading Employers: We’ll Train People Who Can Write And Speak
Great Books Prepare You to Love
The New York Times' David Brooks is just the latest to discuss how a liberal arts education prepares people, not just for something as simple as a job, but for something greater: To love. In this weekend's column, he writes of Isaiah Berlin and Anna Akhmatova sharing a night in 1945's Soviet Union: By 4 … Continue reading Great Books Prepare You to Love
How Classical Education Prepares a Child for the Business World
Many people have this idea that classical education is extremely impractical in this "21st century global economy." A look at the news suggests governors and Republicans are even and especially susceptible to this hard-headed view. But two recent articles from the Wall Street Journal reinforce the truth that a broad liberal arts education will prepare young people … Continue reading How Classical Education Prepares a Child for the Business World
Some Thoughtful Essays
In thinking about education for others and oneself, I have found a few resources helpful to refresh my mind on the goal, or the idea of education. And education should not be confined to classrooms—it ought begin earlier and continue forever. One must consider what humans are to know more about why we are; and this is a lifelong discovery and … Continue reading Some Thoughtful Essays
Redeemer Classical School 