Brian Phillips

Here are a few of the noteworthy classical education stories circling the web this week: Liberal Arts Take Wrong Direction “The classical understanding of the goal of liberal-arts learning is not to liberate us to act on our desires, but rather, and precisely, to liberate us from subjugation to them. Personal authenticity, on the traditional

Here are a few of the noteworthy classical education stories circling the web this week: If It’s 8:47, We Must Be Learning about Atoms The Intercollegiate Studies Institute has reprinted a section of Anthony Esolen’s excellent work, Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child. In his biting, satirical style, Esolen exposes the destructive

Here are a few of the noteworthy classical education stories circling the web this week: The Effect of the Liberal Arts in Hong Kong Dr. Gene Veith of Patrick Henry College gives us a glimpse into the power of a liberal arts curriculum. “Today, the still-Communist Chinese are blaming the liberal arts curriculum in the

Frank Boyden served as headmaster of Deerfield Academy for sixty-six years. Arriving at the school in 1902, Boyden began his labors with fourteen students and a group of trustees that were less than inspired. Shortly after arriving in town to begin his work, Boyden met one particular trustee who offered this encouraging assessment: “It’s a

For the week of 11/16/2014

Film Fisher, my favorite site for movie reviews, runs a regular segment called “Undefended” in which they list the “best” of a category without defense or explanation. Simple and direct, it serves as a great debate-starter. Another site I frequent is hosted by Dr. George Grant –Eleventary. On it, he lists, not ten or twelve,