There are compelling reasons to learn about the arts, and we discuss a lot of them at the Circle of Scholars. I was listening to Andrew Pudewa, as I often do, and latched onto something he said: You can’t get something out of a brain … Read more
Explaining the news to children is hard. That’s why John De Gree’s new series explaining world events shines so! It’s part of his family outreach at Classical Historian and it’s free. Briefly, clearly, and without sensationalism, John breaks down subjects that are difficult to present, … Read more
The humanities have fallen on hard times. Knowledge of the humanities used to be the mark of a good education and the route to a fuller life. But education, in our technological world, is seen more and more merely as the route to a good … Read more
Are the arts really at the “end of the chain of necessity”? Charles C. W. Cooke at National Review Online argues that they are. His underlying concern is a legitimate one: too few students studying the sciences. And he points to John Adams’ writings for … Read more
For parents attempting to link the study of music to the study of history, the period of ancient history presents an obvious difficulty: few to no recordings of music from the period. However, the list of music about ancient history is long. In a short … Read more
In a talk I give at conferences called The Wrong Reasons to Teach Classical Music, I present what I believe to be an array of “right” reasons. Reason Number Six (in my countdown) involves the role music can play as our children study the Classical … Read more
What’s green, takes up a five-foot bookshelf, and promises to “carry you forward upon this road to the high goal toward which all of us are making our way“? If you shout The Harvard Classics, then you’ve guessed correctly. The 51 green volumes once widely … Read more
