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Singing a Sweeter Song

The Sirens’ song must be resisted, but how? There are two ways, according to Homer.

What if I Don’t Like Bach?

How do you get someone to love Johann Sebastian Bach when they would rather listen to Taylor Swift?

You’ve probably heard the phrase “truth, goodness, and beauty” repeated more than once at your child’s school. These words roll off the tongue as though they’re similar to each other, but one of the three is so much harder to teach.

This Year in History: 1825

When we think of great artists from the past, we usually don’t associate them with political movements. But this misses something key about politics: someone always has to be telling the story. And prior to the invention of a camera, you needed an artist for that.

Why didn’t 30 minutes of Homer do anything for my child?

Musing vs. Being Amused BY NATHAN DOWD “People will come to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.”from Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil PostmanOne of the reasons why a classical education can be challenging is that classical teachers seek to...

FOMO, FOBO, or Frodo?

“I will take the Ring,” he said, “though I do not know the way.”Frodo Baggins, The Fellowship of the RingWhen Frodo stood forth at the Council of Elrond and presented himself as the ring bearer for a quest which seemed certain to fail, he obeyed a sense of calling far...

The Discipleship of Godspeed

Setting the Right Pace for the School Year BY ROY GRIFFITH It’s official–the school year is well underway. Shorter daylight hours and earlier bedtimes are now the rule of life, along with new friends, new teachers, and new things to learn. The slower pace of summer...

Better Questions, Better Answers

Three Types of Questions to Ask Your Child BY MANDI GERTH As parents, we long to engage our children in meaningful conversation but often don’t know how. It’s hard to move a conversation forward after a reply like “fine” or “okay.” It’s also hard to fault the response...

Little Things

Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land. Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Make our earth an Eden, Like the heaven above. By: Julia Carney When my children were young, our days were filled with...

Rejoice When They Revile

When I was in fourth or fifth grade, I was at the home of a friend who attended a local public school. At some point during our pretend play, she said, “I know you’re nice, but your school is full of mean rich kids.” I don’t remember how I responded, but the...

Sándor’s Dream

One man’s vision for reclaiming Hungary’s classical Christian heritage by Carl Warmouth Sándor Szenczy ascended the stairs of the North Korean embassy. He rang the bell, pulled his coat collar up against the cold winter Budapest wind, stuffed his hands in his pockets...

Soulfood for Storytellers

HBO is telling stories that become social justice movements. Parents have a big job. If you’re a classical, Christian parent, that job is bigger. The real burden of this sort of education is shouldered at home and around the dinner table. You digest the...