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“It is of great importance that the main thing—the everyday, thankless, and never-ending struggle of human beings to live more freely, truthfully, and in quiet dignity—never impose any limits on itself, never be halfhearted, inconsistent, never trap itself in political tactics, speculating on the outcome of its actions or entertaining fantasies about the future.” Vaclav Havel, The Power of the Powerless In the last 20 years, truth has taken quite a beating. It has been Read more…

A classical education—by any worthwhile definition—emphasizes the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome in its curriculum. Their histories, literature, and ideas get more airtime than anyone else’s. That emphasis precipitates a persistent question in the minds of many present-day parents and educators who, being drawn to classical education through its recent resurgence, find they like some of the trimmings but struggle when their nine-year-olds start telling them of gorgons, furies, and the sometimes surly deeds Read more…

I stepped out of the fine arts building on a breezy spring afternoon to lead my fifth grade class back to our classroom in St. Patrick Cottage. It was one of those lovely Kentucky early spring days at Highlands Latin School that winter daydreams are made of when you expect to shiver, but the sunshine gently warms your whole body from your head to your toes. In a few more weeks the pink dogwoods would Read more…

When students enter the eighth grade in Highlands Latin School, they have studied the Bible from front to back three full times. So, in junior high our students transition to a study of the early church. Of course, there’s no better way to study the early church than to soak in one of the greatest books of history ever written, The Acts of the Apostles. The biblical book of Acts, attributed to an early Christian Read more…