By Sheldon Greaves There is a lot of talk these days comparing the United States to the late Roman Empire. Like Rome, we are an empire, which people more freely acknowledge than they did even ten years ago. There is … Continue reading
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Last time I made passing reference to cultural decline in a discussion of the “monastic option” as one way of dealing with that. This decline is apparently more than just a general cultural disdain for Greek mythology or Shakespeare and … Continue reading
Some of my recent reading has been some very interesting material by Morris Berman, an author who is new to me and, I find that I have been missing something. His work is well-considered, well-sourced, and easier to read than … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves Frequent readers of this blog will know that I can get rather passionate about science and science education. I suppose it has much to do with being raised in the halcyon days of the Space Race, when … Continue reading
It’s long past time that I describe an extended experiment in group learning conducted over the last few years. The setting was Christ Church Episcopal in Portola Valley, California, where my spouse and I were Scholars in Residence, conducting seminars … Continue reading
Attn: Interested Parties Living in the Bay Area: An introductory evening class on reading New Testament Greek is forming, to begin in early July. This class will run for five weeks and give students a basic preparation for further study … Continue reading
By Sheldon One of the most useful learning experiences of my high school days was when I took an English class that required us to read several (somewhat) current novels and evaluate them. Up to that point, I had generally … Continue reading
By Sheldon Over the weekend I ran across a very interesting interview with Noam Chomsky on the future of democracy and education in the 21st century. Chomsky is one of America’s leading intellectuals, but on matters of education he … Continue reading
Traditional universities and accreditation bodies are becoming hide-bound by the intrusion of business practices. Could a new form of accreditation circumvent that?
Continue readingGeneral Education was designed to help students gain the ability to appreciate life, but when life kind of sucks because you don’t know how you’re going to pay the bills or where your life is going, it really is amazing how immersing oneself in some excellent creativity can nurture the soul.
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