Art of teaching
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Class Catechisms Are Awesome!
Class Catechisms are awesome, and you should consider using them as part of your class this school year. Here’s why: Before I make the case more thoroughly for why you should use Class Catechisms, I’ll first try and describe what they are. What is a Class Catechism? I first learned about this practice from Joshua Continue reading
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Discovering Beauty in the Word
I first discovered the writings of Stratford Caldecott by winning a door prize at a CiRCE conference in 2012. The door prize was a copy of Beauty in the Word. I had been pursuing classical education for almost a decade at this point. I always had a hunch about the great unity between the liberal Continue reading
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Principles of Classical, Catholic Education: An Examen
I composed an examen for students some years ago. The purpose was to identify and clarify enduring pillars of classical, Catholic Education worthy of examining our cultivation of wisdom & virtue. I find the examen works well as a teacher given the goal of being life-long learners. I hope others may also find value in Continue reading
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The Two Most Difficult of the Teacher’s Problems
In The Art of Teaching, Gilbert Highet writes on the methods of teaching and the general principles that underlie any subject being well-taught. Hinted in the title, Highet is firmly convicted (and firmly defends) teaching as an art. The work is almost impossible to summarize given his insights, anecdotes, and talent as a story teller. Continue reading
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