May 23, 2011

From the editor: Welcome to the first edition of our “Ask Andrew” column. In this debut edition Mr. Kern answers two questions about teaching literature. To submit your own “Ask Andrew” question please click here. From Donna in Plano, TX After reading “Watch your Assumptions” , what grammar book do you recommend for the advanced …

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During the apprenticeship this year we are going to read Plato’s Gorgias and discuss it on our retreats and in phone calls. It’s not an easy read, but we’ll be taking our time and enjoying it. One reason Gorgias is so great is because Gorgias is the counter self of Socrates. Socrates believed that the …

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