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When choosing speakers for an event in the Dallas/Fort Worth area on the topic of Classical Education, you really have to think of Barbara Rogers of Coram Deo Academy. I first met Barbara 15 years ago when we sang in the same church choir. I … Read more
“Why are we going to Bratislava?” Someone asks the question on this route every time we board our luxury coach to leave Vienna. Why aren’t we driving straight to Prague? That’s the city that most of us came to see. Prague is coming, yes! But … Read more
They’re back on the shelf: my set of Encyclopedia Britannica, 14th edition. Bound in brown leatherette with gilded letters, they date from 1966 and weigh a ton. We almost tossed them during our last two moves. Instead, whether due to inertia or wisdom, they stayed … Read more
If you were unable to attend our premiere event on Teaching Arts Classically last May, you missed some terrific presentations and good company. We had such a wonderful time, we’re going to do it again. This time we will meet on the campus of University of … Read more
We call it “country driving” and anyone in Big Sky country knows what that means. Distances are relative, so driving 30 miles to buy your favorite brand of goat feed is normal procedure. When Hank and I drive across country, we use “country-driving” concepts to … Read more
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No, it’s not Christmas. It’s the beginning of the academic year—a date that always comes too quickly and catches us by surprise. The start of the academic year affects most of us, whether by the need to watch out for school zones or to fight … Read more
It took me back nearly 40 years, this wash of chirps, clicks, and hoots surrounding my sister-in-law’s screened porch outside of Chapel Hill. A nighttime symphony cascading through the Carolina pines brought me back to a rickety trailer not far away and the cinderblock stoop … Read more
Did you grow up with people telling you to “practice what you preach”? Even in childhood I figured it must be difficult, considering the way adults said it. For the past two conference seasons I’ve delivered a talk called The Digital Dulling of our Children. … Read more
He caught only a glimpse of the monument. You know how it is, traveling as a tourist by bus. If you sit on the right side, whatever you need to see is on the left. About the time the guide mentions something important, the light … Read more
A swan passed by my window this morning at sunrise. No, it wasn’t a dream. I’m on a river boat serving as Study Leader for a two-week Rhine River cruise from Basel to Amsterdam. The focus for this trip is family. Of the 130 passengers … Read more