What is “Classical” about Classical Education?

I’m not entirely sure why, but I really prefer to know where ideas come from, like who influenced what. Like how did it become mainstream for people to think they could decide their own reality and if they were a man, a woman, or a cat? Even 50 years ago, if someone had said that …

Do Kids Just Need a Slap to the Head?

Guerrilla Education : Teaching From the Trenches (Part 2) There once was a time in the not too distant past that any education was seen as a blessing and a gift. Most people before 200-300 years ago did not know even how to read. It was a skill for the upper class. Reading was a way …

Guerrilla Education: Teaching From the Trenches (Part 1)

You are what you teach If I have any expertise to my name, I would say that I am an expert learner. This is not to brag but more to say that I have spent more time in my life learning than anything else. I have been in school longer than any other job I …

Why Christians Have a Duty to Defy/Defend Some Governing Authorities

There is a reason that America is called the Great Experiment. It was founded at a time of great political and religious turmoil. The time of the 1500s-1800s was a time of revolts, secessions, and schisms. Countries, rulers, and churches were all coming and going. I’m welcomed to being fact checked, but as far as …

Universal Education Frustrates Human Growth

or Why Educating Everyone is a Bad Idea I remember a time that my mother asked me what I wanted to do with my life. I think I was around 7th or 8thgrade. I was a kid. I had no idea. I told her that I didn’t know, but I did know that I would not …