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Practicing Happiness: Ancient Wisdom for Our Modern World
The pursuit of happiness is one of three rights originally drafted by Thomas Jefferson in the “Declaration of Independence.” These “unalienable rights” are “life, liberty and the pursuit…
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An Educational Renaissance for the Development Shop
The purpose of Educational Renaissance is to promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. Through synthesizing the insights of the great philosophers of education across…
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Charlotte Mason, the Educational Philosopher
In researching Charlotte Mason’s life for my forthcoming book on her with Classical Academic Press (preorder Charlotte Mason: A Liberal Education for all!), the latest in the Giants…
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Ending the Year with a Strong Parent Partnership
One key end-of-the-year objective for teachers is to bring parent partnerships to a positive conclusion. All year long teachers have worked diligently to facilitate these relationships. From first…
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Building Culture: The Architecture of a Successful Classroom
Previously I explored how we can create culture in our classrooms to foster growth in habits through the installation of rich values that inspire students to reach for…
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Why Classical Education Needs a Theology of Wisdom: A Foundation for Wise Integration in the Modern World
The modern world of education is characterized by the opposites of integration: isolation and reductionism. Colin Gunton, in the 1992 Bampton Lectures at Cambridge, entitled The One, The…
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