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Category Archives: education
How to Choose the Right Catholic High School for Your Children
I suppose twenty-eight years involved in small Catholic schools qualifies me as an experienced educator. Or at least it has provided me with plenty of experience in listening to parents and their children on the subject of “How to Choose … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, education, catholic education
Tagged Cassandra, Electives, Herodotus, High School, Xerxes
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Open Letter to My Daughter(s)
Is there anyone who was not profoundly touched by the flurry of open letters that loving parents wrote to their daughters concerning the recent election of our new president? (for example here and here and here) Ms. Sallie Krawcheck consoles her daughter after the … Continue reading
Concrete Thoughts
Liberal education works! I have been thinking about this for several weeks as I renovate the second floor kid’s bathroom, and the thought provides me with no end of pleasure (and humor) when I think about the two senses in which it is true. … Continue reading
Posted in bathroom restoration, classical education, education, liberal education works, Work
Tagged Adler, bathroom renovation, liberal education, Newman, Thales, work
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On small beginnings: Wisely and Slow Part V
Classical education has something to do with wisdom. It has something to do with becoming wise. The classical scholars among you will undoubtedly recognize two litotes in that clever opener. Of course classical education has something to do with wisdom. … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, education, truth for its own sake, Wisdom
Tagged Duane Berquist, number, wisely and Slow
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Wisdom Takes Time: Wisely and Slow Part III
I can tell when a topic is so fascinating that people are just not ready to move on. And you, O fortunate reader, are lucky that I have this gift! Many would have long since abandoned the interesting topic of … Continue reading
Aeschylus on Conscience: Why We Read Aeschylus Part II
Aside from its immense-attention grabbing power, the title of this post also serves as an effective reminder to those skeptics among you (you doubters, ye of little faith!) that when we, (i.e. we over here at Lionandox.com) make promises, we sometimes … Continue reading
The “Scandal” of Liberal Education
Blessed John Henry Newman, speaking of the unique status of Western Civilization in the history of the world, emphatically asserts, I think it has a claim to be considered as the representative Society and Civilization of the human race, as … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, education, Liberal Arts, Music, Newman
Tagged Berquist, Idea of a University, Jack Neumayr, Newman
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Classical Education and the Common Core
“Therefore, we ought to follow what is common”. Thus exhorted the philosopher Heraclitus in the seventh century B.C., and in our own time the governors and education commissioners of 45 states, as well as over 100 Catholic diocesan school systems … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, education, Liberal Arts
Tagged Common Core, Heraclitus, liberal education, Robert M Hutchins, Thales
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Don’t Mess With Newman!
It’s already been three years since his inauguration as the president of Catholic University of America, but I still haven’t forgiven John Garvey, for his mildly disparaging remarks about Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman. Now don’t get me wrong here. I … Continue reading
Posted in education, Liberal Arts, Newman
Tagged CUA, Idea of a University, John Garvey, Newman
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