Professor Carol
A slippery slope no longer, our public schools are in a disastrous tumble. Every time we think it cannot get worse, it does. With disbelief, I saw recent headlines about the public schools in Virginia potentially delaying advanced courses in mathematics until the eleventh grade. … Read more
The subject today is enlightenment, as in literally letting light come in to cast out the darkness. Since moving to Winston-Salem nearly three years ago, I have been scouring Ebay and Offerup to buy new lamps for every corner of our house. Partly, this was … Read more
“Is there any chance you will continue offering On-Line Conferences this year?” We heard versions of this question repeatedly during our first “live & in person” conference back in March in Greenville, S.C. “We loved having you all right there in our living rooms!” And … Read more
Stories of the family members of “great artists” can be more interesting than the artists’ biographies themselves. It is hard to top the story of Lev Tolstoy’s long-suffering, dutiful wife and editor Sophia Tolstaya (1844-1919) who bore him 13 children, tediously recopied and made literary … Read more
We’re back for Spring! The Classical Consortium is launching another exciting online conference April 15-17. In addition to me, speakers include Martin Cothran (Memoria Press), Andrew Pudewa (IEW), Christopher Perrin (Classical Academic Press), and Andrew Kern (Circe Institute). The full schedule and registration information are … Read more
I try to stay away from politics and social issues. I really do. But sometimes one just has to dip a toe in the waters. Here’s the best news I’ve heard all week. Someone, somewhere, moved by the touted interview between Oprah Winfrey, Meghan Markel, … Read more
Yes, that is the Matterhorn behind me. Not a photoshopped Matterhorn. Not a backdrop of the Matterhorn. The real thing. At the Gornergrat (an alpine ridge reached by cog railroad and perfect for viewing the Matterhorn) our guide related that such clarity of sky was … Read more
As often is the case, Hank had the initial idea: why not institute a series of concentrated presentations that may be helpful to our audience? The titles of these series (A Sprint Through and What’s So Great About?) were mine, though. Both wordings reflect pedagogical … Read more
While impossible to prove, reading The Chronicles of Narnia in childhood would have given me a richer understanding of life. For one thing, I would have better understood the puzzling gap between the adult world and the kaleidoscopic realm of the imagination. Narnia’s roster of … Read more
After several warm days, we’re back to February’s rain, mush, and slush. That groundhog should have slept in. Nonetheless, several bright spots are keeping me warm include a new webinar in our series What’s So Great About? The spot of honor this time goes to … Read more