Clear thinking first requires imagination that is trained to expect things to make sense. Dragons get defeated, stories end happily ever after, 2 + 2 = 4, truth is objective — all of these ideas make sense to a well-trained imagination. If a person does not expect life to make sense (or, more crippling still, […]
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These ideas are for everyone. (Or, “Lessons from Pooh Bear.”)
“Hallo, Pooh,” said Owl. “How’s things?” “Terrible and Sad,” said Pooh, “because Eeyore, who is a friend of mine, has lost his tail. And he’s Moping about it. So could you very kindly tell me how to find it for him?” “Well, said Owl, “the customary procedure in such case is as follows.” “What […]
“Because we are given more than we are”: Good habits, good stories, and why we need both
“Stewardship.” “Inheritance.” “Heritage.” We keep returning to these words when we talk about classical education. Add up Shakespeare, Euclid, Augustine, and Laura Ingalls Wilder, and it equals a rich inheritance that can help teach us to be human and point us toward our Maker. We don’t have this heritage — these books and disciplines and […]
“I will learn the True, I will do the Good, I will love the Beautiful”: The culture of a classical school
As many of you know, we are in the process of founding a private classical school in Lansing sometime 2019-2021. We hosted an introduction to classical education on April 22 and visited two Michigan classical schools on May 1 and May 8. We have spent a lot of time this month talking pros and cons […]