Education
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Colorado Needs Another Schooling on Religious Freedom
In Colorado, “universal” evidently means “everyone except those holding disfavored religious views.” Over the past two years,…
Catholic Colleges Defy National Downturn
Fr. Dave Pivonka, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville, recalls receiving a recent essay of interest from…
The Classroom Heals the Wounds of Generations
“Hope,” wrote the German-American polymath Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy, “is the deity of youth.” Wholly dependent on adults, children…
Education Is Not a Commodity
In a recent opinion piece for the Chronicle of Higher Education, University of Maryland classics professor Eric…
Charlie Kirk and the Rise of Radical Ideology in K–12 Schools
The murder of Charlie Kirk has raised awareness of the danger that politicized anger and resentment pose…
Conserving the Past through Education
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Robert L. Luddy…
Rehumanizing the Humanities
I have to admit to a tendency for my eyes to glaze over when people talk about…
Classical Education Is Not a Right-Wing Project
Recently a book of mine underwent a perplexing treatment in the New York Review of Books. Normally…
Children Have a Right to Classical Education
Bear the standard for religious orthodoxy with First Things. Make your contribution to our 2023 spring campaign today at firstthings.com/donate.…
The K–12 Education Renaissance
Few parents are going to want their children to waste their formative years in joyless, factory-style learning…
Why Are the Humanities Deteriorating?
The New Republic posted a little forum yesterday under the title “Do Humans Still Need to Study the…
Five Temptations for Classical Christian Education
Having taught at a classical Christian school for five years and followed the classical Christian education movement…
An Inhumane Humanities Lecture
Established in 1972, the Jefferson Lecture is the highest honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectual…
Teaching in the Twenty-First Century
Another college semester is ending. Students are hustling around, trying to finish final papers and prepare for…
Education & Soulcraft
Save the World on Your Own Time by Stanley Fish Oxford University Press, 208 pages, $19.95 Here…
