Classical Education News & Articles | September 2024
In addition to reviewing books, ClassicalEd Review provides our readers with a monthly compendium of recent articles and news stories related to classical education and the liberal arts.
Education Must Be More Than Just Classical
By Sarah Reardon | National Review
The classical tradition cannot be unwound from the Christian tradition.
Rehumanizing the Humanities
By James Hankins | First Things
I have to admit to a tendency for my eyes to glaze over when people talk about a crisis in the humanities.
The Case for Texas’s New Curriculum — Why Bible Stories Matter for Literacy
By Robert Pondiscio | The 74
Scrubbing biblical references might seem to boost inclusivity, but it could well make it harder for students to grasp what they're reading.
In too many Catholic schools, faith has become like ‘frosting on a secular cake’
By Michael J. Naughton | America
Many of us in Catholic schools have been formed in a largely modern, pragmatic model of education.
Classical or Catholic? A sacramental approach to education
By R. Jared Staudt | The Catholic World Report
Catholic education should reinforce our children’s identity as made in the image of God and called into a great work of renewing civilization, drawing from the past and imaginatively giving it new life today.
ISI Still Stands for Timeless Truths
By Susan Hanssen | The American Conservative
Accounts of decline, both of our country and of conservative institutions, fundamentally misunderstand the tradition.
Reclaiming Catholic Education: Tom Carroll on Renewing Faith & Forming Future Leaders
By Joshua Nelson | The Catholic Exchange
In a recent interview, I had the opportunity to discuss with Tom the challenges facing Catholic schools, the strategies he has employed to address them, and his vision for a nationwide renewal.
The American Experiment Can Endure Modern Chaos
By Jeremy Wayne Tate | National Review
Our country faces some of the same crises that beset ancient civilizations, but our system is better built to withstand them.
A Revolution Begins in Austin, Texas
By Pano Kanelos | The Free Press
Three years ago, the University of Austin was announced in these pages. Yesterday, the school welcomed the class of 2028. This is what the president told them.
Classical Education and Great Literature
By Joseph Pearce | The Imaginative Conservative
Here is my effort to construct a solid program of reading for a classical high school curriculum.
The Silicon Valley Canon: On the Paıdeía of the American Tech Elite
By Tanner Greer | The Scholar’s Stage
I often draw a distinction between the political elites of Washington DC and the industrial elites of Silicon Valley with a joke: in San Francisco reading books, and talking about what you have read, is a matter of high prestige. Not so in Washington DC. In Washington people never read books—they just write them.
The Restoration of Higher Learning
By Paul O. Carrese | Law & Liberty
We can restore genuine liberal education and the higher mission of our universities while resisting the pull of endemic ideological advocacy.
Inside America’s First-Ever Classical Jewish School
by Peter Savodnik | The Free Press
New York City parents are pulling their kids out of elite academies to enroll them in a school that promises no phones and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Learning Civics from History
by James Hankins | Law & Liberty
Civic thought and leadership institutes will thrive if they promote strong scholarship and courses in traditional fields the mainstream academy slights.
Lighthouse Parents Have More Confident Kids
by Russell Shaw | The Atlantic
Sometimes, the best thing a parent can do is nothing at all.
Kids Should Be Taught to Think Logically
by Vinay K. Chaudhri | Scientific American
Training in symbolic logic is critical in many careers, for responsible citizenship and better lives. It is also an underexploited antidote to today’s bizarre conspiracy thinking
A High School Experience that Can Only Be Described as “Classical”
By Jorge Elorza | Education Next
Former mayor of Providence reflects on his formative years as a student at Classical High School
In Defense of Tweed, Pipes, and Classical Education
by Paul Kearney | CiRCE Institute
Within the walls of K-12 classical schools, you will nearly always find at least one of a particular type of teacher.
Classical Education, Bad Behaviour and Building Character
by Conor Ross | Quadrant
If the discourse in Australian education is to be believed, our classrooms have never been more inclusive, collaborative, interactive, empowering, and fun. At the same time Australian primary and secondary students have never been as disruptive, aggressive, disengaged, and miserable.
‘No Politics’ Classical School Opened By Conservative School Board Rocks Colorado Tests
by Joy Pullman | National Review
The school was founded in 2021 over frustrations about Covid learning losses and the politicization of public school.