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Tag Archives: Herodotus
Tiny Catholic School Sues City to Protect Civil Rights and Religious Freedom
The Lord does work in mysterious ways! When I founded The Lyceum in 2003, along with a couple of other teachers, a handful of adventurous students and their daring parents, none of us ever envisioned that our small school would ever … Continue reading
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 catholic education, classical education, education
Tagged Cassandra, Electives, Herodotus, High School, Xerxes
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Pagan Greeks Saw Easter Coming 500 Years Before It Happened!
Sorrow! Sorrow! Very few days pass but that we don’t hear of some new sorrow. A job is lost, a troubled marriage…a near relation passes away, serious illness falls, dashing promises and hopes…a calamity strikes affecting the national interest…a friend loses his … Continue reading
Posted in aeschylus, Carl Schmitt, classical education, Easter, Fine Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged aeschylus, Easter, Herodotus, Life, Newman, poetry
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An Easter Joy Crowns the Lent of Life
Sorrow! Sorrow! Very few days pass but that we don’t hear of some new sorrow. A job is lost, a troubled marriage…a near relation passes away, serious illness falls, dashing promises and hopes…a calamity strikes affecting the national interest…a friend loses his … Continue reading
Posted in aeschylus, Newman
Tagged aeschylus, Herodotus, John Henry Newman, Saint Paul
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Herodotus and History
Reading Herodotus with students in the ninth and tenth grade presents some challenges. I always tell them not to worry if they don’t feel like they are understanding it on the “first read.” That is the way Great Books are. … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, History, Literature
Tagged Athens, Classical Education, Croesus, Great Books, Herodotus, History, Xerxes
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