The Battle Hymn of the Refugee Teacher
Teaching Students the Way the Founders Learned: Classical Education Makes a Comeback
Bring memorization back to schools
The Battle Hymn of the Refugee Teacher
Teaching Students the Way the Founders Learned: Classical Education Makes a Comeback
Bring memorization back to schools
One college entrance exam is challenging the norm.

The explosive growth of classical education is luring teachers from traditional district schools—and reminding them why they became teachers in the first place

The way children learn in American public schools has changed a lot over the last 250 years. Methods practiced in today's classrooms are a far cry from those taught to our founders. However, that could be shifting as classical education makes a comeback.

"Through memorization, students begin to mimic the best that is in authors, employing their patterns of thought, lines of argumentation, and knowledge in their own thinking and academic work. Such engagement awakens their minds, sharpens their reason, and forms their character."
Eager minds are being failed by a smug and short-sighted cultural establishment

This article shares a vision for an education shaped by rigorous learning, family partnership, and the formation of students in wisdom, confidence, and character.

From Latin drills and logic lessons to hands-on ceramics, local schools are embracing the ancient trivium to cultivate critical thinking, character, and a deeper love of learning.

“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.” ~ G. K. Chesterton
"Education is that vast undertaking of passing on the wisdom and knowledge of one generation to the next."
— Dr. Christopher Perrin
Occasional stories, reflections, and resources to support your exploration of classical education.