Tag: Liberal Learning
On Teaching, Writing, and Other Discontents ~ The Imaginative Conservative: Mark Malvasi
By Mark Malvasi Teaching at a time when civilization is in such obvious disarray and such marked decline imposes even more stringent and pressing obligations on the teacher. I have reached the conclusion that what American teachers must do is really very basic: Teach… Continue Reading “On Teaching, Writing, and Other Discontents ~ The Imaginative Conservative: Mark Malvasi”
We all agree that college isn’t for everyone. We should start acting like it. | The Thomas B. Fordham Institute
By Michael J. Patrilli One of the biggest shifts in education reform in recent years has been widening acknowledgment that the “college for all” mantra was misguided. Yet so far our commitment to “multiple pathways” to opportunity is almost all talk accompanied by very… Continue Reading “We all agree that college isn’t for everyone. We should start acting like it. | The Thomas B. Fordham Institute”
Labor, Leisure, & Liberal Education ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Mortimer Adler The most prevalent of all human ills are these two: a man’s discontent with the work he does and the necessity of having to kill time. Both these ills can be, in part, cured by liberal education… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/09/labor-leisure-liberal-education-mortimer-adler.html
When Books Die, All at Once ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Stephen Masty So, neither with a bang nor a whimper, the world ends with the remains of Western Civilization, now unlettered for many reasons, increasingly under-read, alone by choice, and still self-compelled to communicate. — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/08/when-books-die-timeless-stephen-masty.html
Living Well On Earth & Entering Heaven: The Nineteen Types of Judgment ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Peter Kreeft Making judgments is a privilege of persons only. A privilege that is necessary, both to live well on earth and to enter Heaven… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/08/living-well-earth-entering-heaven-nineteen-types-judgment-kreeft-timeless.html
The Neglected Muse: Why Music Is An Essential Liberal Art ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Peter Kalkavage — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/07/timeless-neglected-muse-why-music-essential-liberal-art-peter-kalkavage.html
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