Beauty in Tragedy

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Those of you who attended our last conference on Teaching the Arts Classically already know Dr. Matthew Post. Matt heads up the Classical Education outreach efforts at the University of Dallas. So, if you are engaged in Classical Education or just interested in it, Matt … Read more

Sym + posium

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I’ve always liked the Greek preposition syn. Meaning “together” (altered to sym before certain consonants), these three letters struck me decades ago when I first realized that symphony meant “sounding together.” The next coolest application (for me) came with the term synaesthesia while in college. … Read more

Teaching and Learning Writing

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Don’t miss our symposium on Teaching the Arts Classically, October 7 on the University of Dallas campus. Dr. Gregory Roper, Associate Professor and Chair of the English Department at University of Dallas, will present “Teaching and Learning Writing Through the Ancient Method of Imitation.” Here’s … Read more

In Praise of Polymaths

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The Liberal Arts can be your best educational path to achievement in a specialized field, according to Robert Twigger in his article “Anyone Can Learn To Be a Polymath.” Polymath refers to one who has learned much, people like Da Vinci, Goethe, and Benjamin Franklin. … Read more

A False Chain of Necessity

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

Music in Classical Greece

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