CONTINUING IN THE WORD
Perspectives on Homeschooling and Classical Christian Education from Scholars Online
Category: Character formation
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November 10: Leo the Great
Today is the feast of Pope Leo I, the first pope called “the Great”. Leo’s accomplishments span both the secular and spiritual worlds he helped govern. His negotiating skills must have been prodigious. As a deacon and archdeacon, he served Popes Celestine I and Sixtus III as well as Emperor Valentine III, settling disputes over…
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November 9: The Berlin Wall
I realize that this is more personal a reflection than I usually post here, but while one of the goals of education is to help you realize that you are part of a larger world, another equally critical goal is to learn to recognize when the larger world has become part of your identity. November…
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November 8: The Bodleian Library
I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately on the history of libraries, the level of literacy in the ancient and medieval world, and the manufacture of papyrus, parchment, scrolls, and codices. It’s a fascinating study, and sometimes painful, especially when the histories recount the destruction of libraries through deliberate acts or simply neglect and…