“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
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
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
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
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
The weather is warm in Germany today, with clear blue skies and a hint of fall scent drifting on the occasional breeze. Lush carpets of summer flowers now sport dry heads that break off in surrender to the changing seasons. Any day, the rainy reality … Read more
A few years ago, buried in term papers in my 2nd-floor office at the Meadows School of the Arts, I couldn’t have imagined spending Spring traveling cross-country for “convention season.” And yet, here I am, doing just that. Without question, the greatest delight is the … Read more
Wednesday, pre-dawn, we’ll be heading out for the Bay Area Homeschooling Conference – CHEA. It starts Friday evening at the Santa Clara Convention Center. We’re in booth 405, so do come by and visit. Also, please join me for two talks on Saturday, May 1st: … Read more
Tomorrow it starts in earnest—the 2010 Conference season! We’re off to St. Louis for SLHC, followed two weeks later by the mammoth Midwest Conference in Cincinnati, and then the Bay Area conference in California. And that’s just March and April. Educational conferences have the greatest … Read more
