I am a classical teacher based in Oregon, where I live with my wife and six daughters, all of whom are homeschooled.

I hold a B.A. in Liberal Arts and Culture from New St. Andrews College, and an M.A. in Humanities from the University of Dallas.

I have taught a wide array of subjects, including Bible, Classical History, Medieval History, Rhetoric, Latin (I-IV), and Classical Greek (I-II).
 
Here four related but distinct websites connect:
 
(1) this page, which contains my general audience classical education materials,
 
(2) my personal quasi-academic blog, Resident Pilgrim,
 
(3) my strictly academic classical education blog, Res Cogitandae, and
 
(4) my dedicated site for classical sources on politics, Politeuma.

Just below you will find my latest general audience blog posts on classical education matters.






Latest Blog Posts

  • Micro –> Man –> Macro
    From the smallest to the largest, it all proclaims the glory of God. Microcosm: Man: Macrocosm:
  • In Search of Nobility (6): Intrepidity
    After a long delay (due to a busy year at a new teaching job), I am at last getting to the sixth, penultimate, post in my series on recovering Nobility in a debased age. Rather […]
  • Beware the Wrecking of a Child’s Soul
    For some years now I've been reflecting on a maxim I've derived from constantly teaching young people: If you change the stories a people tell, you necessarily change the identity and character of the people. […]
  • Courage
  • In Search of Nobility (5): Magnanimity
    This fifth post in my series on Nobility continues expositing the first definition of "nobility" given by the Webster's 1828 Dictionary, as follows: 1. Dignity of mind; greatness; grandeur; that elevation of soul which comprehends bravery, […]
  • In Search of Nobility (4): Generosity
    This fourth post in my series on Nobility continues expositing the first definition of "nobility" given by the Webster's 1828 Dictionary, as follows: 1. Dignity of mind; greatness; grandeur; that elevation of soul which comprehends bravery, […]
  • In Search of Nobility (3): Bravery
    This third post in my series on Nobility continues expositing the first definition of "nobility" given by the Webster's 1828 Dictionary, as follows: 1. Dignity of mind; greatness; grandeur; that elevation of soul which comprehends bravery, […]
  • In Search of Nobility (2): “That Elevation of Soul Which Comprehends…”
    In the introductory post I noted that nobility in our times tends to be simply identified with concepts of social hierarchy expressed in terms of titles and possessions and cultural influence. Nobility, indeed, gets represented […]
  • The Liberating Knowledge of Letters (Literature)
    Here’s a snippet from a letter about the educated man, written ca. 1160 A.D.: ...it is the knowlege of letters [literature] that leads one forth from the common ignorance of human beings and from the […]